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
Stroll the charming historic district with its Victorian-style inns and colorful galleries.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Most visitors stay in low-key inns, cabins, rentals, or motels (like Roosevelt Base Camp) in surrounding towns like Orick, Klamath, and Trinidad, which are all less than 30 minutes driving from the nearest redwood trails.
—AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
With cozy inns, harborfront dining, and small-town charm, Rockport is a quintessential New England getaway year-round.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
At the Mills Falls Resort Collection at the Lake in Meredith, New Hampshire, general manager Barbara Beckwith said business is good at the four inns that have 170 rooms.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Starting in March 2026, Kyoto will introduce the highest accommodation tax in Japan, charging visitors more to stay in the city’s hotels, inns and guesthouses.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Read original Independent hospitality, from boutique hotels and bed-and-breakfasts to vacation rentals, inns and even glamping sites, is entering a new chapter.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Modern interpretations of inns layer rustic charm with contemporary finishes.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Hotels, inns, charmingly quaint bed-and-breakfasts.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
Most visitors stay in low-key inns, cabins, rentals, or motels (like Roosevelt Base Camp) in surrounding towns like Orick, Klamath, and Trinidad, which are all less than 30 minutes driving from the nearest redwood trails.
—AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
With cozy inns, harborfront dining, and small-town charm, Rockport is a quintessential New England getaway year-round.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
At the Mills Falls Resort Collection at the Lake in Meredith, New Hampshire, general manager Barbara Beckwith said business is good at the four inns that have 170 rooms.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Starting in March 2026, Kyoto will introduce the highest accommodation tax in Japan, charging visitors more to stay in the city’s hotels, inns and guesthouses.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Read original Independent hospitality, from boutique hotels and bed-and-breakfasts to vacation rentals, inns and even glamping sites, is entering a new chapter.
—Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Modern interpretations of inns layer rustic charm with contemporary finishes.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Hotels, inns, charmingly quaint bed-and-breakfasts.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inns
Noun
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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.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Nov. 2025
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Some hotels explicitly prohibit such gratuities, with employees risking termination if caught accepting them.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 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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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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“Inns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inns. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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