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| bed |
to have sleeping accommodations, as in a hotel. [1/10 definitions] |
| betel pepper |
a climbing plant of tropical Asia; betel. |
| bethel |
a sailors' chapel or hostel. [1/2 definitions] |
| captain |
the chief waiter in a restaurant, or the chief bellhop in a hotel. [1/8 definitions] |
| check-in |
the act or an instance of registering, as at a hotel. |
| hostel |
an inn or hotel. [1/3 definitions] |
| hostelry |
an inn or hotel. |
| hotelier |
one who owns or manages a hotel. |
| maître d'hôtel |
the manager or owner of a hotel. [1/2 definitions] |
| mantelpiece |
an ornamental shelf that projects over a fireplace; mantel. |
| mantle |
variant of mantel. [1/9 definitions] |
| motor hotel |
see "motel." |
| porter1 |
one who carries luggage for travelers at a station or hotel. [1/2 definitions] |
| suite |
several adjacent rooms forming a unit, as at a hotel. [1/2 definitions] |
| tourist court |
a motel. |
| youth hostel |
an inexpensive, usu. supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle tours, hikes, or the like; hostel. |
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