: 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
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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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Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The hotel and gaming union in particular benefited from his backing for expanding casino gambling in the state.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The resort is home to four historic hotels: The Carolina Hotel, The Holly Inn, The Magnolia Inn and the Manor, with many things to do and enjoy from a coffee house and retail outlet to pools and bars.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
Tucked among the winding roads and resplendent trees of this tony enclave is a property that feels like pulling into a majestic boutique hotel.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Several top hotels, including the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul and Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus, sit along the waterfront on Istanbul’s European shore.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The hotel and gaming union in particular benefited from his backing for expanding casino gambling in the state.
—Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The resort is home to four historic hotels: The Carolina Hotel, The Holly Inn, The Magnolia Inn and the Manor, with many things to do and enjoy from a coffee house and retail outlet to pools and bars.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2025
Tucked among the winding roads and resplendent trees of this tony enclave is a property that feels like pulling into a majestic boutique hotel.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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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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