as in hotels
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
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Recent Examples of hostels
The community of backpackers moving through the Chinese hostels had the values of a slutty, hippie utopia.
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Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
When choosing where to stay, hostels and guesthouses with communal spaces are ideal for solo travelers who want a mix of independence and social connection.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Consider hostels or private hostel rooms to offset the cost.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Several times during the high season, which runs from June to early September, Air Greenland created makeshift hostels inside airports to compensate for a lack of proper accommodations.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
The spacious lecture halls and hostels of the Friendship University were significantly superior to its overcrowded counterparts in western Europe at the time, but discipline was strict and students were strongly discouraged from traveling even around Moscow.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Most hostels have a list of activities available for guests to sign up for, and if not, then there are walking tours or live music events at local bars.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
The main square of the expedition town of Futaleufú is lined with gear shops, hostels, and adventure travel companies like Patagonia Elements, Eleven's outfitter for white-water rafting.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
The return-to-office mandate has left workers who don’t live in cities scrambling to find inexpensive ways of staying in the city, without having to resort to unattractive options like hostels.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
When choosing where to stay, hostels and guesthouses with communal spaces are ideal for solo travelers who want a mix of independence and social connection.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
Consider hostels or private hostel rooms to offset the cost.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Several times during the high season, which runs from June to early September, Air Greenland created makeshift hostels inside airports to compensate for a lack of proper accommodations.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
The spacious lecture halls and hostels of the Friendship University were significantly superior to its overcrowded counterparts in western Europe at the time, but discipline was strict and students were strongly discouraged from traveling even around Moscow.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Most hostels have a list of activities available for guests to sign up for, and if not, then there are walking tours or live music events at local bars.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
The main square of the expedition town of Futaleufú is lined with gear shops, hostels, and adventure travel companies like Patagonia Elements, Eleven's outfitter for white-water rafting.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
The return-to-office mandate has left workers who don’t live in cities scrambling to find inexpensive ways of staying in the city, without having to resort to unattractive options like hostels.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostels
Noun
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The financial impact includes visitors in local hotels and, along with Sacramento fans, shopping at Sacramento spots, including in the Downtown Commons, or DoCo.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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This is Bali in the slow lane, devoid of Ubud‘s notorious traffic jams and souvenir stores, and with barely any other hotels in the surrounding area.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Immigrant families brought Old World recipes and a fierce commitment to hospitality to Iowa’s capital, opening humble groceries, taverns and corner cafés that gradually evolved into full‑service dining rooms.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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There are 50,000 video gambling terminals, in most of the taverns and convenience stores in the state.—
Jim Nowlan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hostels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostels. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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