hotelnoun [ C ]
uk/həʊˈtel/us/hoʊˈtel/hotel noun [ C ] (PLACE TO STAY)
A1 a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you can sometimes eat meals:
a four-star hotel
the Clarendon Hotel
We stayed in/at a hotel on the beach.
hotel guests
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- They've booked us into the hotel in the main square.
- We stayed in the best hotel in town.
- Huge modern hotels have ruined this once unspoilt coastline.
- We spent a luxurious weekend at a country hotel.
- Please hand in your keys at reception on your departure from the hotel.
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Tourism & holidays
- ABTA
- agritourism
- awayday
- break
- camping ground
- caravan park
- caravan site
- Cinco de Mayo
- courier
- docent
- holiday
- holiday package
- holidaymaker
- low season
- resort
- season
- self-catering
- staging post
- vacationer
- weekend
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Hotels & hostels
hotel noun [ C ] (PLACE TO DRINK)
Australian English a building where alcoholic drinks can be bought and drunk and where food is often available
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Selling & serving alcoholic drinks
- bar
- barkeeper
- barmaid
- barman
- bartender
- cut sb off
- free house
- gastropub
- hostelry
- innkeeper
- landlady
- licensee
- liquor store
- nineteenth
- public bar
- public house
- publican
- roadhouse
- saloon bar
- wine bar
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Public entertainment venues
hotel noun [ C ] (PLACE TO EAT)
Indian English a restaurant
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Restaurants & cafes
- all-you-can-eat
- automat
- bill of fare
- bistro
- brasserie
- buffet
- coffee house
- coffee shop
- diner
- drive-through
- eatery
- grill
- mess
- restaurateur
- roadhouse
- rotisserie
- salad bar
- send
- truck stop
- à la carte
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