: 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
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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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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
Only recently had many countries stopped treating solo female travelers as a problem to be managed, no longer refusing them hotel rooms when traveling without a man, or denying them credit cards to pay for it.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Its benefits can offset the annual fee, but the hotel credit is broken up semiannually and only applies to stays of two nights or longer booked through Bilt Travel.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Lemon was arrested in his hotel in Los Angeles after attending a Grammys party on January 29, after his husband had already gone to bed.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The neighborhood/area The hotel is right next door to the gorgeous Mystic Seaport Museum and across the bridge from the historic downtown area.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2026
Only recently had many countries stopped treating solo female travelers as a problem to be managed, no longer refusing them hotel rooms when traveling without a man, or denying them credit cards to pay for it.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
Its benefits can offset the annual fee, but the hotel credit is broken up semiannually and only applies to stays of two nights or longer booked through Bilt Travel.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 16 Feb. 2026
Lemon was arrested in his hotel in Los Angeles after attending a Grammys party on January 29, after his husband had already gone to bed.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hotel
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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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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