youth hostel

noun

Definition of youth hostelnext
as in tourist court

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Recent Examples of youth hostel Nordic Skiing with Aventure Rose-des-Vents Aventure Rose-des-Vents is a friendly, unpretentious youth hostel in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. — Outside, 3 Nov. 2025 Rajinikanth leads Coolie as Deva, a former labor leader who now runs a youth hostel. — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025 After all, youth hostels have been around for over a century. — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024 San Francisco supervisors Tuesday agreed to open a new homeless shelter for 250 people in a vacant youth hostel building just north of the Tenderloin. — J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for youth hostel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youth hostel
  1. tourist court
  2. motor inn
  3. motel
  4. spa
  5. motor lodge
  6. resort
  7. accommodations
  8. lodgings
Noun
  • 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
Definition of tourist court
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Wayne picks Gregory up at a motel, in Mobile, Alabama, and hands him a briefcase containing, among other things, a gun.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That’s how Duncan ended up at the motel across the Red River in Alexandria, with half of his belongings packed into the back of a truck.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of motel
Noun
  • The spa, in the fort’s ancient temple, blends Ayurveda with Six Senses’ inimitable touch.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
  • What’s more, the balm’s spa-like scent of jasmine, rose-geranium, and basil brings a dose of aromatherapy to mature-skin maintenance.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of spa
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 other words, everything a day at a golf resort should bring to mind.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The resort begins clearing the beach before sunrise each morning, but nature doesn't always cooperate.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of resort
Noun
  • Universal accommodations create an inclusive safety net without singling anyone out.
    — Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the country’s most spectacular regions have little to no infrastructure, meaning accommodations, supplies, and transportation must all be carefully coordinated.
    — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of accommodations
Noun
  • Kimberly Schlarman, local history supervisor for the Glenview Public Library and a member of the Glenview History Center Board of Directors, said the Glen View House was a saloon by the 1890s, with lodgings on the second floor.
    — Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Along the way, travelers will pass through many towns that offer sleeping accommodations, including guesthouses, lodgings, mountain huts, hotels, hostels, and campsites, according to Thru-Hiking, an online community for long-distance hikers.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of lodgings

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