as in hostels
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 hotels
People typically use them to keep the house smelling consistently fresh, to replicate the signature scents found in hotels, spas and luxury retailers, to neutralize odors from pets, cooking or smoke, or to set a specific mood — relaxing, clean, seasonal or otherwise.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Visit Lauderdale, the county’s tourism marketing agency, served as host, lining up everything from local hotels and transportation for visitors to events and promotions.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
The study found that five-star hotels average about $400 per night, far less than luxury stays in places like Aspen or Lake Como.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Emory was still travelling between chess tournaments, and his posts were interspersed with blurry photos of hotels and dark city streets.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Tucci has shared specific recommendations on cities to visit, hotels to book, dishes to order and mistakes to avoid — all rooted in deep family ties to the country.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
Last month, the American Hotel & Lodging Association issued a report that said World Cup bookings were running behind original estimates for roughly 8 in 10 hotels that expected to see some business from the event.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Wolters said that information is proprietary information for each of the hotels that entered contracts with FIFA.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
This is the thing with the best of the Four Seasons hotels, and indeed with Rochon, who designed these newer rooms as well.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
Visit Lauderdale, the county’s tourism marketing agency, served as host, lining up everything from local hotels and transportation for visitors to events and promotions.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026
The study found that five-star hotels average about $400 per night, far less than luxury stays in places like Aspen or Lake Como.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2026
Emory was still travelling between chess tournaments, and his posts were interspersed with blurry photos of hotels and dark city streets.
—Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Tucci has shared specific recommendations on cities to visit, hotels to book, dishes to order and mistakes to avoid — all rooted in deep family ties to the country.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
Last month, the American Hotel & Lodging Association issued a report that said World Cup bookings were running behind original estimates for roughly 8 in 10 hotels that expected to see some business from the event.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Wolters said that information is proprietary information for each of the hotels that entered contracts with FIFA.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
This is the thing with the best of the Four Seasons hotels, and indeed with Rochon, who designed these newer rooms as well.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotels
Noun
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Mother pleads for help finding son His mother asked community members to check hotels, hostels, capsule hotels, internet cafés, manga cafés, train stations, convenience stores, hiking areas, rivers, shrines and other places.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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As a result, many people living near Mavecure have gotten out of gold mining, which polluted the jungle rivers with mercury and sediment, to work as tour guides, operate restaurants and hostels, or sell arts and crafts.—
John Otis,
NPR,
30 May 2026
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Keep in mind that despite the significance of the date of July 4, 1776, royalists and republicans had been arguing in print, pamphlets, taverns and on town greens long before 1776.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
27 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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And our best times at motels were spent swimming in the dark in the motel pool.—
Anne Carson,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Hotels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotels. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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