as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route
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The pod-style rooms offer just enough space for a bed, providing a bit more privacy and comfort than a hostel.
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The hostel has 150 beds and is continuing to welcome other guests.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Europe’s largest private hostel chain – a&o Hostels – with 26,800 beds across 26 locations released its annual a&o Sustainability Report to document its efforts and progress on sustainability issues while serving as an inspiration – even a road map – for other hospitality operators to follow suit.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
However, cheaper options are available in this regard, such as bunks in hostels that cost less than $50 per night.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025
The hostel has 150 beds and is continuing to welcome other guests.
—Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Europe’s largest private hostel chain – a&o Hostels – with 26,800 beds across 26 locations released its annual a&o Sustainability Report to document its efforts and progress on sustainability issues while serving as an inspiration – even a road map – for other hospitality operators to follow suit.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
However, cheaper options are available in this regard, such as bunks in hostels that cost less than $50 per night.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hostel
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“Hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostel. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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