: 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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Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Business travelers can select flight seats, hotel rooms, workspaces, and meeting locations based on personal preference.
—Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The postponement of the U.S. dates came after Payne’s death in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct. 16 at age 31 following a fall from the balcony of his hotel room.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
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Dreamy housekeeper Aliye spends her days between hotel rooms, escaping into the lives of the guests.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Even just a few weeks after opening, The Manner already has the rare thing that so many hotels profess to offer, but aren’t always able to achieve: the genuine feeling of being at a home away from home.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
Business travelers can select flight seats, hotel rooms, workspaces, and meeting locations based on personal preference.
—Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The postponement of the U.S. dates came after Payne’s death in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Oct. 16 at age 31 following a fall from the balcony of his hotel room.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2024
And The Rest Will Follow Director: Pelin Esmer Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania
Dreamy housekeeper Aliye spends her days between hotel rooms, escaping into the lives of the guests.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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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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