tourist court

noun

Definition of tourist courtnext
as in motor court

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Recent Examples of tourist court Other than a rebranding from Goodnight Court to Classic Inn, little has changed over the past eight decades at the tourist court. — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026 No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home. — Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025 Fewer still remember the traditions of autocamps and tourist courts. — Andrew Wood, Smithsonian, 30 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tourist court
  1. youth hostel
  2. motor inn
  3. spa
  4. motel
  5. motor lodge
  6. resort
Noun
  • The pair had spent the previous night talking for hours after meeting by chance in the elevator of a youth hostel in Munich in May 1998.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Home to a youth hostel and folk museum, Glencoe is mostly a destination for outdoorspeople looking to kayak, mountain climb, go trekking, or pitch tents.
    — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of youth hostel
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  • In the not-too-distant past, the building at the west end of Hart Lane was a former mid-century motor inn that had seen its best days.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Penny Lane The Lark Hotel Group has taken over a former motor inn that had seen better days.
    — Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026
Definition of motor inn
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  • The spa setup includes a proper sauna, a genuinely cold cold plunge, hot tubs, and a quiet outdoor lounge overlooking the dunes.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The 10-room estate sits on four magnificent acres and offers spa treatments, healing yoga, and meals to nourish the soul.
    — Stefanie Benjamin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of spa
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  • The Pleasantville Fire Department went to check on the well-being of motel guests at the Travel Inn and New Sea Breeze motels and found the first-floor rooms were flooded with 2 to 3 feet of water, police said.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The preliminary investigation determined that two suspects allegedly entered the motel lobby, jumped over the front counter and demanded cash from the clerk, police said.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of motel
Noun
  • The hotel itself, which had opened as a motor lodge in the 1950s and then transformed into a Southwestern roadside hotel, had also fallen into disrepair.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Previously a 1960s motor lodge, it’s been reimagined by hospitality experts Keath and Dave Jacoby, who took it from being a botched reno property to one that feels mid-century cool.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of motor lodge
Noun
  • In March 2025, Moncler Grenoble traveled to Courchevel, the French Alps ski resort located in the Tarentaise Valley, and the show was staged amid a blizzard at the Courchevel Altiport, Europe’s highest airport at 6,588 feet.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For families As is customary in Bali, kids are treated like royalty by virtually all resort staff, and there is always someone ready with open arms to hold or play with them.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of resort

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