: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn
Hotel
2 of 2communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter h
Examples of hotel in a Sentence
Noun
check out of a hotel
for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco
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Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
For safety concerns, the Mexican national team decided to change hotels earlier in the week and moved from downtown to Long Beach.
—Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
When Kaja returned by herself, the sisters left the hotel.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 June 2025
In late February of 2020, shortly before the pandemic shut down just about every avenue for an independent country singer to make a living, Angel White was already living in a vacant hotel, playing underground shows with theme nights.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
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Noun
Wellness programs aren't confined to luxury hotels.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
For safety concerns, the Mexican national team decided to change hotels earlier in the week and moved from downtown to Long Beach.
—Carlos Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
When Kaja returned by herself, the sisters left the hotel.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 14 June 2025
In late February of 2020, shortly before the pandemic shut down just about every avenue for an independent country singer to make a living, Angel White was already living in a vacant hotel, playing underground shows with theme nights.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for hotel
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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hotel
noun
ho·tel
hō-ˈtel 
: an establishment that provides lodging and often meals, entertainment, and personal services for its guests
Etymology
Noun
from French hôtel "hotel," from early French hostel "a place for travelers to spend the night," derived from Latin hospitalis "of a guest, showing hospitality," from hospit-, hospes "host, stranger, guest" — related to hospital, hospitality
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