Definitions for hotel
hoʊˈtɛlho·tel

Princeton's WordNet(4.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hotelnoun

   a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

Wiktionary(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hotelnoun

   A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.

   Etymology: From hôtel. Compare hostel.

2. hotelnoun

   An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guest house, and often one of a chain.

   Etymology: From hôtel. Compare hostel.

3. hotelnoun

   The letter H in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

   Etymology: From hôtel. Compare hostel.

4. hotelnoun

   The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses.

   Etymology: From hôtel. Compare hostel.

Webster Dictionary(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hotelnoun

   a house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class

   Etymology: [F. htel, OF. hostel. See Hostel.]

2. Hotelnoun

   in France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth

   Etymology: [F. htel, OF. hostel. See Hostel.]

Freebase(3.75 / 20 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hotel

   A hotel is an establishment that provides lodging paid on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms and air conditioning or climate control. Additional common features found in hotel rooms are a telephone, an alarm clock, a television, a safe, a mini-bar with snack foods and drinks, and facilities for making tea and coffee. Luxury features include bathrobes and slippers, a pillow menu, twin-sink vanities, and jacuzzi bathtubs. Larger hotels may provide additional guest facilities such as a swimming pool, fitness center, business center, childcare, conference facilities and social function services. Hotel rooms are usually numbered to allow guests to identify their room. Some hotels offer meals as part of a room and board arrangement. In the United Kingdom, a hotel is required by law to serve food and drinks to all guests within certain stated hours. In Japan, capsule hotels provide a minimized amount of room space and shared facilities.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Hotel

   hō-tel′, n. a superior house for the accommodation of strangers: an inn: in France, also a public office, a private town-house, a palace.—ns. Hôtel′-de-ville (Fr.), a town-hall; Hôtel′-dieu, a hospital. [M. E. hostel—O. Fr. hostel (Fr. hôtel)—L. hospitalia, guest-chambers—hospes.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. HOTEL

   A place where a guest often gives up good dollars for poor quarters.

Editors Contribution(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. hotel

   A type of building.

   The hotel was amazing and very comfortable.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 29, 2020  

Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hotel

   See “Hostelry.”

Matched Categories

1. • Building

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hotel' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #845

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hotel' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1716

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'hotel' in Nouns Frequency: #307

Anagrams for hotel »

1. helot

2. thole

How to pronounce hotel?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hotel in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hotel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of hotel in a Sentence

1. Shelly Wimberly:

   There’s not a lot else to do, all the stores are closed. The movie theater is closed. The museums are closed. The restaurants are closed and our hotel is filled with reporters.

2. Monarch Airlines.In a statement:

   While arrangements are being made, please do not make a payment to your hotel unless instructed otherwise by the CAA team, if our guarantee is not accepted by the accommodation provider, we may need to relocate you to another hotel for the duration of your stay.

3. Bruce Broillet:

   They gave out information that they shouldn't have and multiple hotel witnesses in this case admitted that was a violation of the standard.

4. Will Ripley:

   Note the 105-story pyramid skyscraper, the Ryugyong Hotel. Work began in 1987. Still unfinished.

5. Justice Samuel Alito:

   We came down here, we checked into the hotel under an assumed name arranged by the White House.

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