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Recent Examples of bed-and-breakfast
The French property had previously served as a bed-and-breakfast, and its last significant renovation had taken place in 1906.
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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
Other highlights include Lark & Key art gallery and The Morehead Inn, a historic bed-and-breakfast.
—Chase Jordan
march 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
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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
Other highlights include Lark & Key art gallery and The Morehead Inn, a historic bed-and-breakfast.
—Chase Jordan
march 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 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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Farther up the shore are photogenic lighthouses, wild beaches and artsy communities like Mendocino and Fort Bragg that blend galleries, gourmet dining, and lodging in seafront inns and Victorian mansions.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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After Harvey died in 1894, the house was donated to the Kansas City Women’s College and briefly housed both an inn and a mineral water company.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 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
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Hosted at Grapevine House, surrounded by vineyards, pistachio orchards and olive trees, with breakfast and daily takeaway lunch from a local tavern.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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Toast to history at Ye Olde Trail Tavern Restaurant, Ohio’s oldest tavern, built in 1827.—
Sarah Miller,
Midwest Living,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Bed-and-breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bed-and-breakfast. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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