as in hostel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco
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Recent Examples of hotel
Police are looking for a man accused of defrauding a Waterbury hotel out of more than $100,000 while posing as a business owner.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss For an idyllic day on the water, head to Wailea Beach in South Maui, located near some of the island's best hotels.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
That profit engine is also why Disney has committed to spend $60 billion through 2033 on expanding the division through new attractions, lands, hotels and cruise ships.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
To transform the complex into something more like a hotel than a residence.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss For an idyllic day on the water, head to Wailea Beach in South Maui, located near some of the island's best hotels.
—Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
That profit engine is also why Disney has committed to spend $60 billion through 2033 on expanding the division through new attractions, lands, hotels and cruise ships.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
To transform the complex into something more like a hotel than a residence.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotel
Noun
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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
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Other on-site dining options include Macondo, which sits in a gathering space that feels akin to an elevated hostel lounge, which features live music over Middle Eastern cuisine.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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By 1753, the lot held an inn and a tavern, but about two centuries after the garden was created, the area was slated to be torn down.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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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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The whole project began when Patti and Bill Tullar fell in love with Grand Rivers, Kentucky, and put down roots in 1975 by buying a six-room cinder block motel.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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The house itself was built in 1948 and started life as a motel, and was once owned by a Radio City Rockette, according to the listing.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotel. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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