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
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.
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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
Criterion’s Head of Hotels Halima Aziz told me that the capsule hotel addresses a gap in the market between budget hostels and affordable accommodation.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
The buildings were colorful, sort of like upmarket hostels, but made up of small apartments.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Ortiz Mena noted that Tulum has 10,800 hotel rooms, ranging from luxury suites to hostels priced between $20 and $22 a night.
—Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
His lodgings included a mix of Airbnbs, hostels, hotels and family friends' homes.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
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
Criterion’s Head of Hotels Halima Aziz told me that the capsule hotel addresses a gap in the market between budget hostels and affordable accommodation.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2025
The buildings were colorful, sort of like upmarket hostels, but made up of small apartments.
—Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
Ortiz Mena noted that Tulum has 10,800 hotel rooms, ranging from luxury suites to hostels priced between $20 and $22 a night.
—Mauricio Torres, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
His lodgings included a mix of Airbnbs, hostels, hotels and family friends' homes.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostels
Noun
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Cost of gas and maybe hotels for longer road trips vs cost of plane tickets?—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Old Town is walkable and full of affordable New Mexican food, and the city’s hotels and motels offer some of the best value of any destination in the Southwest.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
23 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
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“Hostels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostels. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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