guesthouse
Americannoun
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guesthouses
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of guesthouse
before 1000; Middle English; Old English giest hūs. See guest, house
Example Sentences
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I was staring at my 61-year-old reflection as I repeated these mantras suggested by my new therapist SuzAnn, embarrassed at the idiocy although I lived alone in a small West L.A. guesthouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Finishes were changed, an enlarged primary suite was completed, an additional guest suite was added, and the guesthouse was completely remodeled, listing agent Greer previously explained.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Richard Edwards, who owns the Courthouse guesthouse in Betws-y-Coed, said residents in his street were used to anti-social behaviour from camper van owners, but the overnight parking ban had made problems worse during recent weeks.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
It is made up of a main residence, a guesthouse, pool house, and a five-stall barn complete with a tack room and a private equestrian arena.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
I selected the fountain that gurgled outside the guesthouse where the Paqo and I had stayed, although it was weaker and quieter now.
From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis
She loved Thalori, a compound of traditional guesthouses set in a village in the Cretan mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The printers, the bookshops, the guesthouses and taverns, they followed.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
Multiple buildings stand on the property, including three separate guesthouses, a 5,500-square-foot movie theater with a stage, several barns, animal shelter facilities, corrals, and a maintenance shop.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
Just to be sure, the chapel and the two guesthouses will be swept for microphones and bugs.
From BBC ● May 5, 2025
He also stayed away from hotels and guesthouses, where he feared he would be asked to show identification.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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