guesthouse

noun

guest·​house ˈgest-ˌhau̇s 

: a building used for guests (as on an estate)

especially : a house run as a boardinghouse or bed-and-breakfast

Examples of guesthouse in a Sentence

The estate includes a small guesthouse.

Recent Examples on the Web

An eight-bedroom main house and a 10-bedroom guesthouse sit atop more than two park-like acres, alongside a pool house, a three-bedroom carriage house for staff and security, and two studio apartments tucked underneath a sports court complex. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2025

The Prospect Place home was built to be a guesthouse. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025

Francis’ convalescence will take place in the Casa Santa Marta, designed as a guesthouse primarily for cardinals taking part in conclaves. —Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025

Also Wednesday, the United Nations said one of its employees was killed in Gaza and five others were wounded in an apparent strike on a guesthouse. —arkansasonline.com, 20 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for guesthouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse