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
Visitors can take the shuttle over to Bar Harbor for a variety of restaurants, inns and tourist offerings without leaving Mount Desert Island.
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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
From homey taverns to colonial inns, the region's historic restaurants offer dining experiences loaded with 200–300 years of local history.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 1 Mar. 2026
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
From homey taverns to colonial inns, the region's historic restaurants offer dining experiences loaded with 200–300 years of local history.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inns
Noun
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Founder and creator Jerry Negrete spent several years working in the scent marketing industry, servicing environments like apartment buildings and hotels.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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On a federal level, there’s no blanket law requiring hotels to waive penalties for medical emergencies, but the Federal Trade Commission does monitor businesses for misleading practices.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
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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It's located among several other taverns and restaurants in the heart of Fells Point.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
15 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 30 Apr. 2026.
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