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
There are heaps of hotels, hostels, and homestays in Hạ Long for around $15 a night.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Look for places with reliable public transit, hostels and walkable city centers — that infrastructure makes navigating alone way easier.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Less baggage means easier navigation of public transit, hostels and crowded streets.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
Infrastructure projects such as toll roads and school hostels are generating very high returns owing to high traffic volumes and massive student population in the country.
—Emele Onu, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
The community of backpackers moving through the Chinese hostels had the values of a slutty, hippie utopia.
—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
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
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Look for places with reliable public transit, hostels and walkable city centers — that infrastructure makes navigating alone way easier.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2026
Less baggage means easier navigation of public transit, hostels and crowded streets.
—Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2026
Infrastructure projects such as toll roads and school hostels are generating very high returns owing to high traffic volumes and massive student population in the country.
—Emele Onu, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026
The community of backpackers moving through the Chinese hostels had the values of a slutty, hippie utopia.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostels
Noun
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Other sports franchises followed the Giants’ example, and dynamic pricing, which had already been employed by airlines and hotels, gradually became the norm in American sports.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Another way to protect bees from moisture issues is to install bee hotels at a slightly downward-facing angle.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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As the vessel toured Baja California, Diana Sanders of Vacaville sampled tequila shots — 14 or 15 in total — from six ship taverns, tequileras and pubs, according to court documents.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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It's located among several other taverns and restaurants in the heart of Fells Point.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Hostels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostels. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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