Synonyms of caravansary

caravansary 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˌker-ə-ˈvan(t)-sə-rē 

variants or caravanserai

as in hotel

a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests

a caravansary designed specifically for self-styled cheapskates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hotel
• tavern
• hostel
• inn
• hostelry
• motel
• hospice
• campground
• lodge
• public house
• auberge
• lodgings
• guesthouse
• accommodations
• resort
• apartment hotel
• spa
• dormitory
• motor court
• youth hostel
• rest
• bed-and-breakfast
• motor inn
• bunkhouse
• B and B
• camp
• tourist court
• boardinghouse
• motor lodge
• dorm
• flophouse
• lodging house
• rooming house
• court
• fleabag
• doss-house

caravansaries

2 of 2

noun (2)

variants or caravanserais or caravanserai

plural of caravansary

as in hotels

a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests

a caravansary designed specifically for self-styled cheapskates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hotels
• taverns
• hostels
• inns
• motels
• hostelries
• campgrounds
• hospices
• public houses
• auberges
• lodges
• lodgings
• accommodations
• apartment hotels
• guesthouses
• motor courts
• tourist courts
• resorts
• dormitories
• motor inns
• bed-and-breakfasts
• motor lodges
• youth hostels
• boardinghouses
• spas
• camps
• bunkhouses
• rests
• lodging houses
• rooming houses
• dorms
• flophouses
• courts
• B and Bs
• doss-houses
• fleabags

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caravansary

Noun

Another restaurant that scores high on the authenticity meter is Archive, in the basement of an old caravansary by the banks of the Kura River. — Gary Shteyngart, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2025

Another of Bogaczewicz’s photographs captures a Saudi family having a picnic under a highway overpass, much as their bedouin ancestors might have stopped their caravansary by a desert wadi to have a meal. — Wired, 26 Nov. 2019

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