hotels

NOUN

place where one pays for accommodation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hostel house inn lodging motel resort tavern

STRONG

auberge caravansary dump fleabag flophouse hospice hostelry roadhouse spa

WEAK

boarding house motor inn public house rooming house

Example Sentences

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Only a fraction of British households have AC, and even vacation rentals and some hotels don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The government has pledged to stop the use of hotels by 2029.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

The alleged conduct took place in 2022 and 2023 when New York City contracted with local hotels to help address an influx of migrants it was legally required to house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

The services side of the economy — hotels, restaurants, sports venues and so forth — employs most Americans.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

Or they took up positions in the glitzy new downtown hotels and restaurants, waiting on tables and cleaning floors.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield