home away from home

noun phrase

: a place that is as pleasant and comfortable as one's own home

Whenever he came to the city, his brother's place was like a home away from home.

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In some ways, this was their home or their home away from home, and still have that sense of complication. —

Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024 The Berkeley The fashion-forward set has long been calling The Berkeley its home away from home, and not just because of the Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star hotel’s proximity to Harvey Nichols, Harrods and Sloane Street designer shops. —

Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 The Hive’s full-time dedicated staff—a manager/concierge, private chef, waitstaff, and housekeeping—is there to see that guests’ needs are catered to, that this is, indeed, a carefree home away from home. —

Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024 This time, to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, a transplantation center that soon would become a home away from home. —

Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for home away from home

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