auberges

noun

plural of auberge
as in hotels
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests they spent their honeymoon at a little French auberge that overflowed with charm

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Recent Examples of auberges Often lush, but occasionally sinister, this is a France of rustic auberges rather than refined arrondissements. — Rob Crossan, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for auberges
  1. hotels
  2. hostels
  3. taverns
Noun
  • Sometimes, with design-forward hotels, form precedes function.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The company also advertised heavy promotions for on-property Walt Disney World hotels.
    — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of hotels
Noun
  • Along the way, travelers will pass through many towns that offer sleeping accommodations, including guesthouses, lodgings, mountain huts, hotels, hostels, and campsites, according to Thru-Hiking, an online community for long-distance hikers.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Rafi says separate arrangements were made for female DIU students to watch late-night kickoffs in Bangladesh, through screenings at their hostels, which is why fewer women are to be seen in the videos that flooded social media.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of hostels
Noun
  • Every evening, Sal and Tony finish their shifts and hit the taverns.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The smaller, working-class towns that dot the southeast part of the county are filled with the types of pubs and taverns that give a place character.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of taverns

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