bed-and-breakfast
noun
bed-and-break·fast
ˈbed-ən(d)-ˈbrek-fəst 
: an establishment (such as an inn) offering lodging and breakfast
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Staying at a bed-and-breakfast often meant spending the night in someone's home, so the experience—the way we were greeted, how we were looked after—felt more intimate and personal than staying at a hotel in London.
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Mike Nolan, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Toile Blanche started life as a restaurant and small bed-and-breakfast about 20 years ago.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Stay in a boutique hotel, mountain lodge, charming bed-and-breakfast, or luxury resort.
—AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
If this sounds like your ideal getaway, but staying in a cabin or bed-and-breakfast isn’t your style, there’s a new lodging option in the area that’s decidedly different.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 May 2025
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Mike Nolan, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Toile Blanche started life as a restaurant and small bed-and-breakfast about 20 years ago.
—Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Stay in a boutique hotel, mountain lodge, charming bed-and-breakfast, or luxury resort.
—AFAR Media, 23 May 2025
If this sounds like your ideal getaway, but staying in a cabin or bed-and-breakfast isn’t your style, there’s a new lodging option in the area that’s decidedly different.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for bed-and-breakfast
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“Bed-and-breakfast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed-and-breakfast. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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