hotel
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
a word used in communications to represent the letter H.
Hotel, Military. the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered Soviet submarines armed with single-warhead ballistic missiles: in service with the Soviet Navy 1959–91.
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Origin of hotel
1synonym study For hotel
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Other words from hotel
- ho·tel·less, adjective
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How to use hotel in a sentence
He owns a vast array of businesses, including coal mines, resort hotels and agricultural interests, many of them regulated by the state agencies that report to him.
This Billionaire Governor’s Coal Company Might Get a Big Break From His Own Regulators | by Ken Ward Jr. | September 17, 2020 | ProPublicaThere are few hotels near the club, the former official said, so it was vital to have a space available for agents and equipment.
Trump’s businesses charged Secret Service more than $1.1 million, including for rooms in club shuttered for pandemic | David Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostThe Housing Commission is set to vote this Friday on the proposal to buy Residence Inn hotels in Mission Valley and Kearny Mesa.
Morning Report: The Dreaded Purple Tier | Voice of San Diego | September 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoHe said those who made reservations in other hotels will have to contact the hotels directly to cancel their reservations.
D.C. Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend 2021 cancelled due to COVID | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | September 15, 2020 | Washington BladeI didn’t want to get caught, so I suggested we go back to his hotel.
Flesh encircled him at the main pool of the Paradise hotel and Residences at Boca.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’ | Asawin Suebsaeng | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTScalise has called the talk, which he delivered in a hotel outside New Orleans, “a mistake I regret.”
The added charge for access to hotel Wi-Fi is not only exploitative but increasingly irrelevant.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security | Kyle Chayka | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security | Kyle Chayka | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf someone wants to ensure a direct and secure connection, no entity, whether a hotel or otherwise, should be able to block it.
How ‘Ethical’ Hotel Chain Marriott Gouges Guests in the Name of Wi-Fi Security | Kyle Chayka | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“This house must have been the hotel of some distinguished family, Baron; it is nobly proportioned,” said David Arden.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuThere he gave orders for the car to be put into running condition for the following morning, and returned to the hotel.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeOutside the hotel he came upon the two sisters sitting on a bench and drinking coffee.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeI turned round, thrust my purse into the lap of the nearest, and with a light heart led the lady back to the hotel.
When he returned to the hotel he kissed his incongruous room-mate with the gentleness of a woman.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for hotel (1 of 2)
/ (həʊˈtɛl) /
a commercially run establishment providing lodging and usually meals for guests, and often containing a public bar
Origin of hotel
1British Dictionary definitions for Hotel (2 of 2)
/ (həʊˈtɛl) /
communications a code word for the letter h
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