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hostel

[hos-tl] / ˈhɒs tl /
NOUN
lodging
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Since then, I’ve corresponded with Nimblewill Nomad, the record holder and caretaker of a hostel at Flagg Mountain, the start of the Pinhoti Trail in Alabama.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Finally there was a trip to Germany where he was given the code to access a hostel room in Dusseldorf.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Her mother and grandmother are still living in a hostel seven years later -- just two of the many thousands of people evacuated from ruined buildings to cramped temporary lodgings.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

A year on, the hostel struck by the plane still stands like an open wound.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

“You’re both worn out. You should go back to the hostel and sleep if you can.”

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

They were soon joined by young, adventurous backpackers, who filled hostels and traveled on the cheap.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Those staying in hotels, self-catering apartments, holiday lets such as AirBnbs, aparthotels, bed and breakfasts, guest houses and hostels are all eligible.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

The first U.S. case of Andes virus actually occurred in January 2018, in a woman who had stayed in cabins and youth hostels in the Andes region of Argentina and Chile.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Alan also criticised homeless hostels for requesting money he had legitimately earned, but since moving to the park he has been able to save all his earnings.

From BBC May 4, 2026

There were a couple of hostels, giant projects built by the government for housing migrant workers.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Her parental father and his family retinue, large and small, married and unmarried, were hosteled on the 12th floor of the Waldorf.

From Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Rogers of Indiana' by Douglas (Douglas N.) Hay

When “Should I Stay or Should I Go” blasted from the sound system, it summarized my ambivalence toward the hostel — and about the haute hosteling concept in general.

From New York Times Apr. 26, 2013

Created last year, the place represents a subtrend in haute hosteling: an offsite annex of swish private rooms set up by an established traditional hostel — in this case the Violeta Hostel.

From New York Times Apr. 26, 2013

In fact he devoted a whole chapter of his guide to hostelling.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2018




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