hotel

noun ho·tel \ hō-ˈtel , ˈhō-ˌtel \

Updated on: 13 May 2018

Definition of hotel

: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn

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hoteldom

play \hō-ˈtel-dəm, ˈhō-ˌtel-\ noun

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Examples of hotel in a Sentence

check out of a hotel
for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco

Recent Examples of hotel from the Web

In another video, the same woman followed Thompson into his hotel, and was seen leaving a few hours later.

— PEOPLE.com, "What It's Really Like When Your Partner Cheats on You While You're Pregnant," 10 May 2018
Pence also spoke Wednesday with the parents of Otto Warmbier, the American college student who had been detained in North Korea for trying to steal a propaganda poster from a hotel.

— Fortune, "'This Is a Special Night.' North Korea Talks Yield First Big Diplomatic Coup for Trump," 10 May 2018
Kim lived in a Chinese city near the border with North Korea and had worked as the head of a hotel services company in the special economic zone between the two countries since 2001.

— alex ward, Vox, "North Korea has just released 3 American hostages," 9 May 2018
On a recent vacation, Sameer Samat was settling into his hotel when his partner asked to see his phone.

— arielle pardes, WIRED, "Google and the Rise of "Digital Wellbeing"," 9 May 2018
One night, after the team had watched the rushes from that day’s shoot and had dinner, everyone returned to their hotel in St. Petersburg.

— farah nayeri, New York Times, "Fighting for the Palme d’Or, and the Right to Fly to Cannes," 9 May 2018
The downtown Hyatt's pool bar is opening to the general public on Sundays for the first time in its 30-year history, the hotel announced Wednesday morning.

— benjy egel, sacbee, "Downtown Sacramento hotel's swim-up bar opening to general public this summer | The Sacramento Bee," 9 May 2018
Disney has since added its other hotels to the lineup.

— dewayne bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Disney World: More Minnie Vans in more places," 7 May 2018
The AL Central leaders arrived at their New York hotel around 3:30 a.m. Torres lined a three-run drive into the left field seats in the fourth.

— ben walker, courant.com, "Miguel Andujar Lifts Yankees Past Indians In 9th," 5 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of hotel

French hôtel, from Old French hostel hostel

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First Known Use: 1687

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hotel Synonyms

Synonyms

hospice, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, public house, tavern;

Related Words

B and B, bed-and-breakfast, guesthouse;

apartment hotel;

accommodations, lodgings, rest;

court, motel, motor court, motor inn, motor lodge, resort, spa, tourist court, youth hostel;

camp, campground;

bunkhouse, dorm, dormitory;

boardinghouse, lodging house, rooming house;

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

Hotel

communications code word

Definition of Hotel

—used as a code word for the letter h

First Known Use of hotel

1951

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Other Alphabet Terms

cuneiform, linear, minuscule, pictograph, rune, symbology, wedge

HOTEL Defined for English Language Learners

hotel

noun

Definition of hotel for English Language Learners

: a place that has rooms in which people can stay especially when they are traveling : a place that provides food, lodging, and other services for paying guests