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

Rafi says separate arrangements were made for female DIU students to watch late-night kickoffs in Bangladesh, through screenings at their hostels, which is why fewer women are to be seen in the videos that flooded social media. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026

In Rome, three-star hotels and above generally have air-conditioning, said Fabio Coppola, the owner of YellowSquare, a hostel chain in Rome, Milan, Florence, Italy, and Athens, Greece. — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026

It's also filled with lots of hostels, backpacker retreats, and two- to three-star hotels. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

The youth hostel in the Marin Headlands didn’t host a single butterfly. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026