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
While many international hotels in town have served as training grounds for international hospitality students, the staff here is almost entirely Chinese.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
As anyone familiar with East Tennessee knows, black bears wandering through Gatlinburg neighborhoods, parking lots and hotels is hardly unusual this time of year.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Yeah, it’s been exciting for hotels in Albuquerque.
—AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
And yet so many fans and media are some cocktail of shocked and outraged over tickets to a World Cup being high, or the travel cost to get here being a lot, or local hotels and public transportation jacking their prices.
—Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
The platforms are designed to steer cardholders toward hotels and restaurants that earn more points, and away from alternatives.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 11 May 2026
That was the second of three hotels shuttered, joining Whiskey Pete’s.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Anika Reed Nearby New York hotels, including The Carlyle, The Mark, The Pierre and The Lowell, are popular destinations for celebrities to get ready – and for fans to spot them – ahead of the red carpet.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
Joe and the five boys relocated to Los Angeles, initially staying at various places around the city, including several hotels and the homes of Gordy and Ross.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 May 2026
As anyone familiar with East Tennessee knows, black bears wandering through Gatlinburg neighborhoods, parking lots and hotels is hardly unusual this time of year.
—Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Yeah, it’s been exciting for hotels in Albuquerque.
—AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
And yet so many fans and media are some cocktail of shocked and outraged over tickets to a World Cup being high, or the travel cost to get here being a lot, or local hotels and public transportation jacking their prices.
—Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
The platforms are designed to steer cardholders toward hotels and restaurants that earn more points, and away from alternatives.
—Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 11 May 2026
That was the second of three hotels shuttered, joining Whiskey Pete’s.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Anika Reed Nearby New York hotels, including The Carlyle, The Mark, The Pierre and The Lowell, are popular destinations for celebrities to get ready – and for fans to spot them – ahead of the red carpet.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 5 May 2026
Joe and the five boys relocated to Los Angeles, initially staying at various places around the city, including several hotels and the homes of Gordy and Ross.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotels
Noun
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There are heaps of hotels, hostels, and homestays in Hạ Long for around $15 a night.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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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
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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 May. 2026.
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