as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
the grande dame of the city's hostelries, it has played host to presidents, kings, and Hollywood royalty
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Recent Examples of hostelry
The Oriental Hotel, then the premier hostelry in the city, was not large enough to satisfy their grandiose civic ambitions.
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Dallas News, 24 May 2022
The 231-room hostelry, which greets its visitors with a proto-modern red brick facade, incorporates everything from Norwegian folklore motifs at the entrance — carved into the stone bas-reliefs — to Scandinavian Art Deco touches within.
—Kurt Soller J.s. Marcus Monica Mendal Gisela Williams Adam H. Graham Chris Schalkx Michaela Trimble, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
The 14th-century Palazzo Minerbetti has been transformed into a chicly elegant hostelry—part of the AG Group—amid the treasures of the city center, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2022
The property originally opened in 1926 as an exclusive women's hostelry, and has recently been remodeled.
—Lea Winkler, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2022
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Dallas News, 24 May 2022
The 231-room hostelry, which greets its visitors with a proto-modern red brick facade, incorporates everything from Norwegian folklore motifs at the entrance — carved into the stone bas-reliefs — to Scandinavian Art Deco touches within.
—Kurt Soller J.s. Marcus Monica Mendal Gisela Williams Adam H. Graham Chris Schalkx Michaela Trimble, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
The 14th-century Palazzo Minerbetti has been transformed into a chicly elegant hostelry—part of the AG Group—amid the treasures of the city center, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2022
The property originally opened in 1926 as an exclusive women's hostelry, and has recently been remodeled.
—Lea Winkler, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostelry
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The bill would allow a limited number of destination resort style casinos, which have amenities such as a hotel, shopping, entertainment venues and meeting rooms.Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Jan. 2025
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Best Pillows at the Brooklinen Comforter Sale This Best Sleep Award winner offers unmatched comfort and will make your bedroom feel like a luxurious hotel.Rebecca Shinners, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
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Lots of restaurants around town serve them, either as a starter or as the main event of a humble, satisfying winter meal, but the refined 37 Alpine Eating and the classic family-run tavern Gasthaus Fink just beside Piazza Walther are especially nice places to enjoy them.Ann Abel, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Those in Birmingham can also visit the tavern that inspired the show's criminal hangout.Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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About five hours north of the Elqui Valley, the tourist-friendly town of San Pedro de Atacama offers a mix of budget hostels and luxury accommodations in the Atacama Desert, such as the sustainable Explora Atacama Lodge.Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
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She had been reunited with an older sister at the hostel — a bittersweet moment because the sister had attempted suicide weeks earlier, following a difficult divorce.Declan Walsh, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Hostelry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostelry. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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