as in hotels
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
we decided to stay at an inn rather than keep driving all night
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Recent Examples of inns
The rentals also cannot be ADUs, or Accessory Dwelling Units, junior ADUs, recreational vehicles, hotels, motels, timeshares, bed and breakfast inns or affordable housing.
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Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Visitors can take the shuttle over to Bar Harbor for a variety of restaurants, inns and tourist offerings without leaving Mount Desert Island.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
After a day enjoying some of Lake Michigan's most pristine beaches, rest your head at one of the adorable inns or bed-and-breakfasts in town.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Instead, opt to spend your vacation at one of several charming inns that dot the island.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
More to Explore To import horses across land routes, the Mughals built roads and set up travelers’ inns known as caravanserais.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2026
The money will allow the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to distribute 45 track chairs to each state park and the seven state park inns.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
All of this is why the Blue Bell Inn stacked up centuries of history as one of the oldest continually operating inns in the nation.
—Kim Hudson, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The upmarket, independent brand has cultivated a network of inns throughout rural China, and now counts 18 properties across Yunnan, Tibet, and Sichuan among its collection.
—Adam H. Graham, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
Visitors can take the shuttle over to Bar Harbor for a variety of restaurants, inns and tourist offerings without leaving Mount Desert Island.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
After a day enjoying some of Lake Michigan's most pristine beaches, rest your head at one of the adorable inns or bed-and-breakfasts in town.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2026
Instead, opt to spend your vacation at one of several charming inns that dot the island.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
More to Explore To import horses across land routes, the Mughals built roads and set up travelers’ inns known as caravanserais.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 Mar. 2026
The money will allow the Indiana Department of Natural Resources to distribute 45 track chairs to each state park and the seven state park inns.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 19 Mar. 2026
All of this is why the Blue Bell Inn stacked up centuries of history as one of the oldest continually operating inns in the nation.
—Kim Hudson, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The upmarket, independent brand has cultivated a network of inns throughout rural China, and now counts 18 properties across Yunnan, Tibet, and Sichuan among its collection.
—Adam H. Graham, Time, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inns
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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
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Travelers can bundle flights, hotels, car, rentals, excursions, and cruises at one time and save money while doing so.—
Paris Wilson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 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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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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“Inns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inns. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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