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 families Grand Hyatt is the most family-friendly of the three Baha Mar hotels, largely because of how easy everything is to access.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
After taking office in 2022, Bass declared a local emergency on homelessness and launched her Inside Safe initiative, which has put thousands of people into hotels and motels.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The passengers returned to Port Denarau and were accommodated at Denarau hotels, per Blue Lagoon Cruises.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
Slap said that every year small businesses including hotels and restaurants advocate for more tourism dollars at the Capitol.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
But then the Biden administration’s open borders policy had the government throwing tax dollars at hotels and motels all across the country just to house the overflow.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
The financial impact includes visitors in local hotels and, along with Sacramento fans, shopping at Sacramento spots, including in the Downtown Commons, or DoCo.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
In an email to the sponsor group, officials noted that their tax reports do not differentiate between hotels and short-term rentals.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Cost of flights and hotels were not included in the ticket price.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Apr. 2026
After taking office in 2022, Bass declared a local emergency on homelessness and launched her Inside Safe initiative, which has put thousands of people into hotels and motels.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The passengers returned to Port Denarau and were accommodated at Denarau hotels, per Blue Lagoon Cruises.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
Slap said that every year small businesses including hotels and restaurants advocate for more tourism dollars at the Capitol.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
But then the Biden administration’s open borders policy had the government throwing tax dollars at hotels and motels all across the country just to house the overflow.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
The financial impact includes visitors in local hotels and, along with Sacramento fans, shopping at Sacramento spots, including in the Downtown Commons, or DoCo.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
In an email to the sponsor group, officials noted that their tax reports do not differentiate between hotels and short-term rentals.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Cost of flights and hotels were not included in the ticket price.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotels
Noun
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Infrastructure projects such as toll roads and school hostels are generating very high returns owing to high traffic volumes and massive student population in the country.—
Emele Onu,
Bloomberg,
7 Apr. 2026
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The community of backpackers moving through the Chinese hostels had the values of a slutty, hippie utopia.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Plenty of food and drink options will be available, and 16 pubs and taverns will cater to the 21-and-up crowd.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Narrow, cobblestone streets take you past historic buildings filled with trinket shops, cafes, and taverns that are ideal for a quick bite.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 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 13 Apr. 2026.
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