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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
Thompson revised his position Wednesday to asking for a total of about $3,100 more, because reimbursements for the families’ expenses for hotels and travel to Boise do not qualify.
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Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
Some hotels explicitly prohibit such gratuities, with employees risking termination if caught accepting them.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Travelers booking through JetBlue Vacations can choose from packages that include a combination of flights, hotels, cruise and points.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
It’s celebrated for its impeccable service, including complimentary transfers to and from hotels.
—Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The city now also wants to raise fees on restaurants and hotels using valet parking spaces and/or outside dining spaces.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
The price range is wide this year, with some restaurants and hotels dropping prices and others raising them to make up for slow business going into the holidays.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2025
The economic impact extends beyond industry payroll to rental cars, hotels, meals and other services.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Hernandez is still focused on Sundance 2026, and his team has yet to make many key decisions about Sundance 2027, from screening venues and hotels to festival hubs.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
Some hotels explicitly prohibit such gratuities, with employees risking termination if caught accepting them.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Travelers booking through JetBlue Vacations can choose from packages that include a combination of flights, hotels, cruise and points.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
It’s celebrated for its impeccable service, including complimentary transfers to and from hotels.
—Carla Vianna, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
The city now also wants to raise fees on restaurants and hotels using valet parking spaces and/or outside dining spaces.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
The price range is wide this year, with some restaurants and hotels dropping prices and others raising them to make up for slow business going into the holidays.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2025
The economic impact extends beyond industry payroll to rental cars, hotels, meals and other services.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Hernandez is still focused on Sundance 2026, and his team has yet to make many key decisions about Sundance 2027, from screening venues and hotels to festival hubs.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotels
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Volunteering opportunities across each of these platforms are as vast and varied as any other form of travel, from hostels seeking receptionists, cleaners and party promoters, to surf schools in need of teachers, to local families looking for childcare workers.—
Georgiana Ralphs,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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His lodgings included a mix of Airbnbs, hostels, hotels and family friends' homes.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Given that smoking was a popular leisure activity at taverns, Trussell expected to find numerous clay smoking pipes — but spotted far fewer than expected.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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State officials recently expressed interest in working with lawmakers to improve the program, market the state's product to taverns and bring in more property tax relief.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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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 16 Nov. 2025.
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