Synonyms of hostel

hostel

noun

ˈhä-stᵊl 

as in hotel

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

in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hostel

One five-star reviewer wore it daily during a month-long solo trip through Europe, including on long hikes and while sleeping in hostels. — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 6 Oct. 2026

Their train arrived late and their hostel no longer had room. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Six of them — where dozens of victims were killed in bars, houses, at a hostel or outside on the street — were carried out by multiple gunmen. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

The Mahony Group runs three pubs and five backpacker hostels around Australia, from Melbourne in the state of Victoria to Cairns in the far north. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026