as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route
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Recent Examples of hostel
Now that’s paying into a bill for costs that the hostel doesn’t even need to absorb.
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
6 June 2026
Mother pleads for help finding son His mother asked community members to check hotels, hostels, capsule hotels, internet cafés, manga cafés, train stations, convenience stores, hiking areas, rivers, shrines and other places.
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Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Homestay travel is lodging in a local resident’s home instead of a hotel, hostel or campsite — but the real value lies in the cultural immersion that comes with it.
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Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
What a Homestay Actually Is A homestay is simply lodging in a local’s home rather than a hotel, hostel or campsite.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2026
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Torie Bosch,
STAT,
6 June 2026
Mother pleads for help finding son His mother asked community members to check hotels, hostels, capsule hotels, internet cafés, manga cafés, train stations, convenience stores, hiking areas, rivers, shrines and other places.
—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
Homestay travel is lodging in a local resident’s home instead of a hotel, hostel or campsite — but the real value lies in the cultural immersion that comes with it.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
What a Homestay Actually Is A homestay is simply lodging in a local’s home rather than a hotel, hostel or campsite.
—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hostel
Noun
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Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife, Kelly, were spotted leaving their hotel en route to the celebration, while Fox Sports personalities Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson were also seen arriving for the event.
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Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.
Noun
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The rocky beach is lined with beach chairs that can be rented, and there are several traditional taverns and snack shacks.
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Disgruntled colonists in taverns and town squares borrowed British melodies to support new lyrics expressive of a developing national consciousness.
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“Hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostel. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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