guesthouseguest‧house /ˈɡesthaʊs/ noun [countable] 
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Thesaurus- Covering motels, private hotels, guesthouses, inns, bed & breakfast, farmhouses.
- Isaac took him to Rosehill Plantation, a hotel and guesthouse where Mitchell checked in until he found quarters of his own.
- My lady and her women are lodged in the guesthouse, you need have no fears in joining their company.
- Simply by sitting there, he rendered the dining-room as cold and cheerless as a room in a commercial traveller's guesthouse.
- The body of Mrs Campbell, 46, of Swindon, Wilts, was found in a suitcase in a guesthouse.
- The hotels and guesthouses still treat their visitors like royalty.
THESAURUS► hotel
a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals a building where people pay to stay and eat meals: · We’re staying at a hotel in Salzburg.· the Plaza Hotel in New York· a four-star hotel
► motel a hotel for people travelling by car, usually with a place for the car near each room: · the Palm Court Motel on Highway 23
► inn a small hotel, especially an old one in the countryside. Also used in the names of some big modern hotels: · an 18th-century country inn· the Holiday Inn
► bed and breakfast (also B & B) a private house or small hotel, where you can sleep and have breakfast: · There’s a nice bed and breakfast in the village.· I’ve got a list of bed and breakfasts from the tourist information.
► guesthouse a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals: · We stayed in a well-run guesthouse near the sea.
► hostel/youth hostel a very cheap hotel where people can stay for a short time while they are travelling. Hostels are used especially by young people: · New Zealand has a network of small hostels, ideal for backpackers.
Longman Language Activatorto drink very quickly► gulp/gulp down to drink something quickly, taking large mouthfuls: · I gulped down my tea and dashed out of the house.· Rodney gulped his wine nervously.· Manny gulped his beer down and followed me.
► swig to drink something quickly, especially from a bottle, taking large mouthfuls: · The soldiers took it in turns to swig vodka.· Jack swigged the last of his tea and got up to leave.swig from: · The old man wandered along, swigging occasionally from a whiskey bottle.
a place where you can stay for a short period of time► a place to stay/somewhere to stay especially spoken a place where you can stay, for example a hotel or a room in someone's house: · She needs somewhere to stay while she's at college.· If I can't find a place to stay, maybe I could stay at your pad.
► accommodation also accommodations American a place where you pay money to stay, for example a hotel or a room that you rent: · The price includes flights, accommodation and transport.· You won't find any really luxurious accommodations, but there are adequate hotels and guest houses.· The cost of the six-day trip includes meals and motel accommodations.· The cost of rented accommodation keeps going up.
► lodgings British a house where you pay rent to the people who own it so that you can live in one of their rooms: · The Henstocks were lucky enough to find lodgings in the village while they awaited a new home.· She's going to stay in lodgings until she finds a place of her own.board and lodgings (=when the price you pay includes some or all of your meals): · She was given free board and lodgings at the school where she worked.
► guest house a small hotel where it is fairly cheap to stay, or a small house close to a larger house, where visitors can stay: · They told me the old cinema had been turned into a guest house.· We pulled up at a little guest house, but there were no vacancies there.
► boarding house a private house where you pay to sleep and eat, and where you stay for a short time: · He took two rooms in a private boarding house.· Some of the boarding houses we stayed in were really run-down.
► bed and breakfast also B and B a small hotel or house where you pay to sleep for the night and have breakfast the next morning: · We found a cheap bed and breakfast near the coast.· 'Where will you stay when you get there?' 'Oh, a B and B or a little guest house I expect.'
► digs British informal a room in a house that you pay rent for, especially temporarily, for example because you are a student: · In our third year at university, we moved into digs in Elm Street.
WORD SETS► Buildingsadjoin, verbalcove, nounantechamber, nounanteroom, nounapartment block, nounapse, nounarcade, nounart gallery, nounatrium, nounattic, nounauditorium, nounawning, nounback door, nounback-to-back, nounbailey, nounbalcony, nounbalustrade, nounbanister, nounbarn, nounbasilica, nounbastion, nounbay window, nounblock, nounbrownstone, nounbungalow, nounbunkhouse, nounbyre, nouncabin, nouncampanile, nouncanteen, nouncarport, nouncasement, nouncastle, nounceiling, nouncellar, nouncentre, nounchalet, nounchamber, nounchancel, nounchanging room, nounchateau, nounchimney, nounchimney breast, nounchimney pot, nounchimney stack, nouncladding, nounclerk of works, nouncloakroom, nouncloister, nounclubhouse, nouncoatroom, nouncocktail lounge, nouncolonnade, nouncolumn, nouncommon room, nouncomplex, nouncompound, nounconcourse, nouncondominium, nounconservatory, nounconvent, nouncoping, nouncornerstone, nouncorn exchange, nouncorridor, nouncottage, nouncountry house, nouncountry seat, nouncourthouse, nouncowshed, noundado, noundance hall, noundetached, adjectivedoor, noundoorpost, noundormer, nounedifice, nounentry, nounentryway, nounestate, nounestate agent, nounextension, nouneyrie, nounfacade, nounfallout shelter, nounfamily room, nounfarmhouse, nounfire door, nounfire escape, nounfire station, nounfitment, nounfixture, nounflatlet, nounflight, nounfloor, nounfolly, nounforecourt, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoyer, nounfrontage, nounfront room, nounfuneral home, noungable, noungabled, adjectivegargoyle, noungrandstand, noungrange, noungranny flat, noungrille, nounground floor, nounguardhouse, nounguesthouse, nounguildhall, noungutter, nounguttering, noungym, noungymnasium, nounhabitation, nounhall, nounhallway, nounhatch, nounhatchway, nounhayloft, nounhealth centre, nounhigh-rise, adjectivehospice, nounhospital, nounlaboratory, nounlanding, nounleaded lights, nounlean-to, nounledge, nounlightning conductor, nounlintel, nounlobby, nounlodge, nounloft, nounlog cabin, nounlounge, nounlouvre, nounmaisonette, nounmezzanine, nounmilking parlour, nounmoving staircase, nounmullion, nounnave, nounniche, nounoast house, nounobelisk, nounoffice building, nounoratory, nounoutbuilding, nounouthouse, nounoverhang, nounparapet, nounparty wall, nounpediment, nounpenthouse, nounperistyle, nounpicture window, nounpilaster, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplatform, nounplumber, nounplumbing, nounpodium, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounpotting shed, nounpresbytery, nounpress gallery, nounprivy, nounpublic convenience, nounpyramid, nounrafter, nounrail, nounrampart, nounribbon development, nounrotunda, nounsanctuary, nounschoolhouse, nounscience park, nounsepulchre, nounservice charge, nounshack, nounshed, nounshop front, nounskylight, nounskyscraper, nounsliding door, nounsmokestack, nounsmoking room, nounspiral staircase, nounspire, nounsports centre, nounstack, nounstadium, nounstair, nounstaircase, nounstairway, nounstairwell, nounstall, nounstately home, nounstateroom, nounstation, nounsteeple, nounstep, nounstonework, nounstoop, nounstoreroom, nounstorm cellar, nounstory, nounstudio, nountenement, nountepee, nounterrace, nountheatre, nountoilet, nountool shed, nountower block, nountown hall, nountownhouse, nountransept, nountransom, nountrapdoor, nountreasury, nounturret, nounvault, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounventilator, nounvestibule, nounvilla, nounwalkway, nounwall, nounwatchtower, nounwater tower, nounweatherboard, nounwedding chapel, nounwing, nounwoodshed, nounworkhouse, nounworkroom, nounworkshop, noun
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