guesthouse

noun

Definition of guesthousenext
as in hotel

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Recent Examples of guesthouse Topping it all off is a separate guesthouse and keys to the private Riviera II Beach, plus an attached two-car garage and an expansive motor court with extra parking for up to six vehicles. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026 Nick Reiner has struggled with addiction for years and had been living in a guesthouse on his parents’ property, according to a family friend. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 My first staycation at this impressive countryside-style guesthouse was with my youngest child in tow. — Wendy Altschuler, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 In this tall, slender building though, there’s a feel of being tucked away in the eaves of a guesthouse on some cobblestoned European side street, especially after the long and creaky elevator ride. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guesthouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guesthouse
  1. hotel
  2. hostel
  3. inn
  4. hostelry
  5. bed-and-breakfast
  6. hospice
Noun
  • With Ryan having completed work on an ampoule that could make super-position possible, the two strike out on their own journey, only to land in the same dimension and hotel floor as the Dessens.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Rooms Nearly all of the property’s 244 rooms sit inside the main hotel; 208 of them, to be exact.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of hotel
Noun
  • Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bhandari expects that, at best, his 122-bed hostel will reach 60% occupancy during that peak tourist season this year, down from 100% last year.
    — Sam Meredith,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Built between 1922 and 1926, the Grand Mosque housed a prayer room, a library, a hammam – or public bath – a hostel and a restaurant.
    — Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hostel
Noun
  • Farther afield, there are cozy inns like The Old Inn on the Green in New Marlborough and 33 Main in nearby Lenox.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The historic house dates to 1923 and has a storied history that includes time as four different inns.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of inn
Noun
  • Nearly 50 years ago, Kamiguchi, now 93, closed his father’s multistory hotel to build an intimate, 10-suite hostelry showcasing the region’s traditional arts.
    — Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Austin could see the Statler from the elevated tram, a 15-story red brick Italianate building on Grand Circus Park, opened in 1915 as one of the first modern hostelries with a shower and toilet in every room.
    — NEAL RUBIN, Freep.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of hostelry
Noun
  • Tucked into an old 1912 estate in Carlsbad, Fiddler's Inn feels less like a traditional bed-and-breakfast and more like a hip hotel stay, complete with excellent Wi-Fi.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Moon Jong-won rounds out the cast as Um Sang-pil, who runs a bed-and-breakfast and carries a past shrouded in mystery.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of bed-and-breakfast
Noun
  • Bullaro, who has pancreatic cancer that spread to her liver, has been in hospice for two years, since June 5, 2024.
    — Michael Collins, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In July, the hospice workers staged a one-day strike for similar reasons outside Allina Health's headquarters in Minneapolis.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of hospice

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“Guesthouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guesthouse. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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