guest ‧ house /ˈɡesthaʊs/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals
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THESAURUS
▪ hotel a building where people pay to stay and eat meals:
We’re staying at a hotel in Salzburg.
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the Plaza Hotel in New York
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a four-star hotel
▪ motel a hotel for people travelling by car, usually with a place for the car near each room:
the Palm Court Motel on Highway 23
▪ inn a small hotel, especially an old one in the countryside. Also used in the names of some big modern hotels:
an 18th-century country inn
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the Holiday Inn
▪ bed and breakfast ( also B & B ) a private house or small hotel, where you can sleep and have breakfast:
There’s a nice bed and breakfast in the village.
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I’ve got a list of bed and breakfasts from the tourist information.
▪ guesthouse a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals:
We stayed in a well-run guesthouse near the sea.
▪ hostel/youth hostel a very cheap hotel where people can stay for a short time while they are travelling. Hostels are used especially by young people:
New Zealand has a network of small hostels, ideal for backpackers.