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

Built between 1922 and 1926, the Grand Mosque housed a prayer room, a library, a hammam – or public bath – a hostel and a restaurant. — Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

Beni’s place was a single room in what had once been a hostel. — Ledio Cakaj, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Along the way, travelers will pass through many towns that offer sleeping accommodations, including guesthouses, lodgings, mountain huts, hotels, hostels, and campsites, according to Thru-Hiking, an online community for long-distance hikers. — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

It will be charged to all overnight accommodation types, whether at a hotel, Airbnb, hostel or camping site. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 July 2026