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
For example, Category 7 Hyatt hotels cost 25,000 points per night (for standard nights).
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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The area is so popular that hotels and resorts — many named for the arch — have sprung up to accommodate visitors.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Hotel, other apartment projects by developer Founded in 2005, RK Investors has developed hotels and apartment communities in Charlotte, Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Charleston, according to its website.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2026
High-end hotels are increasingly turning to celebrity bakers rather than celebrity bartenders.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Booking a stay at one of the top Jackson Hole hotels is also much easier.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Miami’s South Beach, Florida South Beach, Miami, is the perfect place to admire Art Deco architecture—its blue, pink, and purple pastel apartment buildings and hotels could be the settings of a Wes Anderson film.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Feb. 2026
Much of the space in Sedona is taken up by rentals and hotels, making long-term living in Sedona extremely hard.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Impressively, all three hotels are Relais & Châteaux crowned—the only hotels in Sri Lanka to be so.
—Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
The area is so popular that hotels and resorts — many named for the arch — have sprung up to accommodate visitors.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Hotel, other apartment projects by developer Founded in 2005, RK Investors has developed hotels and apartment communities in Charlotte, Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Charleston, according to its website.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Feb. 2026
High-end hotels are increasingly turning to celebrity bakers rather than celebrity bartenders.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Booking a stay at one of the top Jackson Hole hotels is also much easier.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 16 Feb. 2026
Miami’s South Beach, Florida South Beach, Miami, is the perfect place to admire Art Deco architecture—its blue, pink, and purple pastel apartment buildings and hotels could be the settings of a Wes Anderson film.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 15 Feb. 2026
Much of the space in Sedona is taken up by rentals and hotels, making long-term living in Sedona extremely hard.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Impressively, all three hotels are Relais & Châteaux crowned—the only hotels in Sri Lanka to be so.
—Harriet Compston, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotels
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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,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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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
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Visitors can explore cheese-making at Grafton Village Cheese, dine at cozy taverns and a beloved general store, and enjoy museums, trails, and covered bridges.—
Megan Margulies,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
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This was the original use for Bar Keepers Friend, to polish brass rails at bars and taverns, often underfoot.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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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 17 Feb. 2026.
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