Thesaurus results for INN

inn

noun

ˈin

Definition of inn

as in hotel

a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests we decided to stay at an inn rather than keep driving all night

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Recent Examples of inn Vacant for decades, the mansion is now home to an elegant inn and restaurant. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2026 Historic estates and centuries-old inns sit alongside independent shops, galleries, and restaurants that draw heavily from Vermont’s farms and producers. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2026 Boutique hotels and inns are among the accommodations, helping to immerse travelers in a destination. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 From backpacking to tent, car, or RV camping to unique inns to luxurious private accommodations, there’s something for everyone here no matter what ages or abilities are in your group. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inn

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Chigurh kills Wells in his hotel room and then answers a call from Moss intended for Wells.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
The restaurant is a beautiful glass and wood building that looks over the hotel's gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hotel

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What to do nearby A stone’s throw away is the Water Street Market, a complex of shops that includes an antiques mall, the Grazery café, and a neighborhood tavern called Parish.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
The restaurant carries the fantasy theme into its food and atmosphere, designed to feel like a tavern straight out of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign.

— Beret Leone, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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The organization originally announced plans to open a European-style hostel there before transitioning the space into a shelter.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
And the old Rapp Saloon — an 1875 brick building at 1436 2nd Street — was reborn in the late 1980s as a meeting space within a four-story hostel, now known as Hostelling International’s HI Los Angeles Santa Monica Hostel.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of hostel

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