: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn
Hotel
2 of 2communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter h
Examples of hotel in a Sentence
Noun
check out of a hotel
for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Where to Stay Flamingo Lodge There is only one hotel within Everglades National Park.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The Illinois Restaurant Association said restaurants, bars, hotels and delivery services are welcoming the Bears' playoff run, which comes at a typically quiet time for the industry.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Travel insurance policies offer a financial backstop to buyers for various unforeseen snafus, like having to pay for medical care abroad or for a hotel room after a flight delay or cancellation.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Frey said an incident Friday night that led to property damage at an area hotel and confrontation with police officers was an outlier to the largely peaceful events in recent days.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
Where to Stay Flamingo Lodge There is only one hotel within Everglades National Park.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The Illinois Restaurant Association said restaurants, bars, hotels and delivery services are welcoming the Bears' playoff run, which comes at a typically quiet time for the industry.
—Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Travel insurance policies offer a financial backstop to buyers for various unforeseen snafus, like having to pay for medical care abroad or for a hotel room after a flight delay or cancellation.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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hotel
noun
ho·tel
hō-ˈtel 
: an establishment that provides lodging and often meals, entertainment, and personal services for its guests
Etymology
Noun
from French hôtel "hotel," from early French hostel "a place for travelers to spend the night," derived from Latin hospitalis "of a guest, showing hospitality," from hospit-, hospes "host, stranger, guest" — related to hospital, hospitality
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