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
His lodgings included a mix of Airbnbs, hostels, hotels and family friends' homes.
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Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Its sturdy construction and combination lock provide extra protection in hotel rooms, hostels, or vacation rentals.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
The a&o hostels welcome a significant number of business travelers each year and offer amenities tailored specifically to their needs.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Its sturdy construction and combination lock provide extra protection in hotel rooms, hostels, or vacation rentals.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
The a&o hostels welcome a significant number of business travelers each year and offer amenities tailored specifically to their needs.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostels
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The allure is, of course, obvious — a private members’ club for creative elites with chic hotels and restaurants scattered across major international cities.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Hernandez is still focused on Sundance 2026, and his team has yet to make many key decisions about Sundance 2027, from screening venues and hotels to festival hubs.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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Given that smoking was a popular leisure activity at taverns, Trussell expected to find numerous clay smoking pipes — but spotted far fewer than expected.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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State officials recently expressed interest in working with lawmakers to improve the program, market the state's product to taverns and bring in more property tax relief.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Hostels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostels. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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