guest room

American  

Or guestroom

noun

1. a room for the lodging of guests.

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Etymology

Origin of guest room

First recorded in 1630–40

Example Sentences

In the exterior of the dwelling, Jenner transformed her Bambi Airstream into a third guest room—having received the vehicle as a “very special birthday gift” that she found she did not need in L.A.

From MarketWatch

“It was here in L.A. with me, and I didn’t have much use for it. Then I thought, ‘Wait a minute, how cute would that be as a guest room?’”

From MarketWatch

When he was a kid, he says, his family’s guest room hosted teenage members of the 1970s singing group, Up With People.

From The Wall Street Journal

His guest room houses a full array of loaners.

From The Wall Street Journal

During Thanksgiving week, from the soft neutral cocoon of my parents’ guest room, I burrowed into an impulsive rewatch of the BBC “Sherlock” — yes, the Benedict Cumberbatch era, all sculptural cheekbones and good outerwear.

From Salon

Related Words

• drawing room
• living room
• lounge
• salon