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Recent Examples of bed-and-breakfast
Hosts Tom and Denise Bessler’s historic farmhouse bed-and-breakfast is a place where the focus is on comfort and building community.
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Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 6 May 2026
The French property had previously served as a bed-and-breakfast, and its last significant renovation had taken place in 1906.
—Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
Though it was used during World War II as a convalescent home for Italian soldiers and later operated as a bed-and-breakfast, which left parts of it worn down, Les Colombières stayed in the Ladan-Bockairy family until 1995.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
The inn is in a 134-year-old Victorian home, but nothing about the eco-friendly and design-focused bed-and-breakfast seems dated.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 6 May 2026
The French property had previously served as a bed-and-breakfast, and its last significant renovation had taken place in 1906.
—Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 29 Apr. 2026
Though it was used during World War II as a convalescent home for Italian soldiers and later operated as a bed-and-breakfast, which left parts of it worn down, Les Colombières stayed in the Ladan-Bockairy family until 1995.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
The inn is in a 134-year-old Victorian home, but nothing about the eco-friendly and design-focused bed-and-breakfast seems dated.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bed-and-breakfast
Noun
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With six bedrooms, no real communal spaces, and a reception with varying opening hours, this is definitely more guesthouse than hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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The 66-year-old fashion designer's oceanfront property features a main house and a guesthouse connected by a stone path.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Take a break from the town’s many festivities and events and stay at one of Berlin’s historic inns.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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The Star Wars mastermind began buying land in Marin County, California, in 1978, and built a compound that, to this day, is home to his Skywalker Sound facility, an extensive research library, an inn where guests can stay, and other amenities.—
Patricia Leigh Brown,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Demi Moore’s Outfit Blueprint Demi Moore wore cuffed jeans ahead of the 79th Annual Cannes Film Festival outside her hotel in Cannes, France.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Noun
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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
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The tub, along with an adjacent swimming pool, once belonged to a coastal hostelry not far from Pullen’s home, until they were swallowed by the shifting sands.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
12 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Andrews was released in 2019 to a probation hostel, People reported.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Old Barn Resort offers a campground and hostel, plus a golf course, a pool, and tubing between Lanesboro and Preston.—
Robin Pfeifer,
Midwest Living,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many of the women there have spent decades in prison and become family to one another, caring for women in hospice so no one has to die alone.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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An 89-year-old Kentucky Derby super fan in hospice care was granted a special wish — to make it to one more race.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Nicaragua may be one of the world’s hot eco-destinations, but the lodgings were hippie-chic at best—until Mukul opened last year.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 May 2026
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Upstairs, another bathroom and two main bedrooms provide spacious lodgings for up to nine guests.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The whole pie is cut into small squares or rectangles, known as a party or tavern cut.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Riegelsville Housed in an 1838 building along the Delaware River, Riegelsville Inn serves hearty American fare in a cozy tavern setting.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
12 May 2026
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“Bed-and-breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bed-and-breakfast. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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