: 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
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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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And in San Diego County, 34-year-old Grant Parker fatally stabbed a man outside a downtown hotel in February while on diversion for threatening to kill his mother with a knife, carjacking and attacking a cellmate.
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The Ranch at Laguna Beach In Travel + Leisure's 2025 World's Best Awards, readers named The Ranch at Laguna Beach one of the top hotels in California thanks to its gorgeous scenery, top-tier restaurants, and environmentally friendly commitments.
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Noun
The day before Rowfest, Offset broke his silence on the April 6 shooting, which went down at the hotel’s valet stand.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
For travelers looking to cut costs, these features may help cut expenses on hotels, rental cars and other parts of a trip.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
And in San Diego County, 34-year-old Grant Parker fatally stabbed a man outside a downtown hotel in February while on diversion for threatening to kill his mother with a knife, carjacking and attacking a cellmate.
—Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
The Ranch at Laguna Beach In Travel + Leisure's 2025 World's Best Awards, readers named The Ranch at Laguna Beach one of the top hotels in California thanks to its gorgeous scenery, top-tier restaurants, and environmentally friendly commitments.
—Acacia Gabriel, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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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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