hotel
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Hotel \Ho*tel"\, n. [F. h[^o]tel, OF. hostel. See Hostel.]
1.A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class. [1913 Webster]
2.In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth. [1913 Webster]