: 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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Noun
He was found dead in his hotel room on Feb. 28, 2023, by his co-workers, and toxicology results from an autopsy showed significant recent exposure to hydrogen sulfide, which was indicated by elevated thiosulfate levels, according to the lawsuit.
—Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
Logan Thorpe, a fitness content creator and coach who described himself as someone who worked with Tippet’s fitness business, said Tippet’s body was discovered in his Turkish hotel room.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The first, and only, place that came to mind was this hotel restaurant.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
Guests of the Banyan Tree Puebla hotel have prime access, as one tunnel leads straight to its garden.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotel. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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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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