: an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public : inn
Hotel
2 of 2communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter h
Examples of hotel in a Sentence
Noun
check out of a hotel
for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco
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Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
But two days later, at least two people who attended the drug deal at the RiNo hotel joined with others in the attack on Reynolds, prosecutors allege.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
As previously reported by PEOPLE, the series will follow 12-year-old Paris Star, a girl who lives in a hotel penthouse alongside her five dogs, all inspired by Hilton’s own pets.
—Marissa G. Muller, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
That means making restaurant reservations, chatting with a hotel concierge, or confirming details with a vacation rental host just got a lot smoother.
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Noun
Sea-level rise has long been a pesky issue at the Coliseum, presenting problems for the buyers’ goals of eventually transforming the property into a new hub of live sports, entertainment, restaurants, retail, hotels and new housing.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2025
But two days later, at least two people who attended the drug deal at the RiNo hotel joined with others in the attack on Reynolds, prosecutors allege.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
As previously reported by PEOPLE, the series will follow 12-year-old Paris Star, a girl who lives in a hotel penthouse alongside her five dogs, all inspired by Hilton’s own pets.
—Marissa G. Muller, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
That means making restaurant reservations, chatting with a hotel concierge, or confirming details with a vacation rental host just got a lot smoother.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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hotel
noun
ho·tel
hō-ˈtel 
: an establishment that provides lodging and often meals, entertainment, and personal services for its guests
Etymology
Noun
from French hôtel "hotel," from early French hostel "a place for travelers to spend the night," derived from Latin hospitalis "of a guest, showing hospitality," from hospit-, hospes "host, stranger, guest" — related to hospital, hospitality
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