BED-AND-BREAKFAST Synonyms: 37 Similar Words

bed-and-breakfast

noun

Definition of bed-and-breakfast

as in guesthouse

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Recent Examples of bed-and-breakfast Visitors can enhance their experience by staying overnight in one of four bed-and-breakfast-style suites at Falcon Manor, located on the mansion’s grounds. — Korrin Bishop, Southern Living, 18 July 2026 But there are also farming and mining jobs, both under pressure, and charming bed-and-breakfasts. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 In LowerTown, the Belle Louise Guest House is a bed-and-breakfast in an 1879 Italianate mansion with a handful of luxe guest rooms and suites. — Matt Kirouac, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026 The official website offers hotel recommendations ranging from small local bed-and-breakfasts to chain hotels, so travelers can match their stay to their budget. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bed-and-breakfast

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Noun

In addition to a secluded primary suite featuring a private ipe wood deck, dressing room, and limestone and Calacatta marble bath, other highlights include a one-bedroom guesthouse with a full kitchen, plus its own living and dining area.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026
Minutes ago, Molly arrived at Casa San Juan, the guesthouse where Peace Action’s visitors stay, to have an early breakfast with this delegation of students.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of guesthouse

Noun

Farther afield, there are cozy inns like The Old Inn on the Green in New Marlborough and 33 Main in nearby Lenox.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
The historic house dates to 1923 and has a storied history that includes time as four different inns.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of inn

Noun

The other option, pushing the Super Bowl back a week, was initially rejected because New Orleans, the host city, had booked an automobile dealers’ convention that had gobbled up most of the desirable hotel rooms.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
There’s this scene in a hotel, where the narrator is a teenager, and is sleeping in the same hotel room with his parents, with the father basically forcing the mother to have sex.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of hotel

Noun

Nearly 50 years ago, Kamiguchi, now 93, closed his father’s multistory hotel to build an intimate, 10-suite hostelry showcasing the region’s traditional arts.

— Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
Austin could see the Statler from the elevated tram, a 15-story red brick Italianate building on Grand Circus Park, opened in 1915 as one of the first modern hostelries with a shower and toilet in every room.

— NEAL RUBIN, Freep.com, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of hostelry

Noun

The five-story building, which housed a boys’ hostel, collapsed on Sunday in Satya Niketan, a densely populated neighborhood known for its private student accommodations near a Delhi University campus.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bhandari expects that, at best, his 122-bed hostel will reach 60% occupancy during that peak tourist season this year, down from 100% last year.

— Sam Meredith,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of hostel

Noun

Vanderhoff was transferred to in-home hospice care at the end of July.

— Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
West believes Gilkar and Ahmed plan to put the baby into hospice care in California rather than moving forward with his potentially life-saving surgeries, according to the filing.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of hospice

Noun

Remember to reserve a room well in advance; up to 2 million people come to the festival each year, so lodgings (mostly small B&Bs) book up fast.

— Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 2 Sep. 2026
In Manon Coubia’s visually arresting film Forest High, solo caretakers keep the fires burning in a remote Alpine chalet where weary hikers find modest lodgings.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

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