Synonyms of hostelry

hostelry

noun

ˈhä-stᵊl-rē 

as in hotel

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

the grande dame of the city's hostelries, it has played host to presidents, kings, and Hollywood royalty

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hostelry

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

Said to be one of the oldest inns in the Western world, this 12th-century hostelry in the Cotswolds has accumulated quite the collection of supernatural guests over the years. — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025

Located in the West Loop at the intersection of May Street and Washington Boulevard, this three-story hostelry was restored in 2016 by Vero Design + Build and architects Kara Boyd and Krista Petkovsek, and Siren Betty Design. — Brian E. Clark, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025

The Turf, like the Miners an institution for generations that is now known around the world thanks to the Welcome to Wrexham documentary, was among those hostelries packed to the rafters. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025