Types of hotel or guest house
B & B
noun
a bed and breakfast
bed and breakfast
noun
a small hotel or private house that provides this service
boutique hotel
noun
a small hotel that gives a high level of service and is considered fashionable
capsule hotel
noun
a type of hotel in Japan where people stay when they finish work late and do not have time to go home. They sleep in small narrow areas like long boxes.
coaching inn
noun
a hotel or pub where old-fashioned coaches and their passengers used to stop for the night
dude ranch
noun
a very large farm in the western US or Canada where people go on holiday to ride horses and do activities such as hiking (=walking in the countryside)
five-star
adjective
a five-star hotel or restaurant is of excellent quality
fleabag
noun
a dirty cheap hotel
flophouse
noun
a cheap hotel, especially one that has many beds in one room
four-star
adjective
a four-star hotel, restaurant etc is of a very high standard or quality
gîte
noun
a house, usually in the countryside, that you can rent for a holiday in France
guest house
noun
a small hotel or private home where people can pay to spend the night
hostel
noun
a youth hostel
hostelry
noun
an old word meaning ‘a small hotel’
hotel
noun
a building where you pay to stay in a room and have meals
inn
noun
a small hotel or pub, especially one in the country
inn
noun
used in the names of hotels
motel
noun
a hotel for people who are travelling by car
one-star
adjective
a one-star restaurant, hotel etc is not expensive and provides only a basic standard of service
pension
noun
a small and fairly cheap hotel in France and some other European countries
resort hotel
noun
a hotel in a resort, for people who are on holiday rather than on business
roadhouse
noun
a hotel or bar on a main road in the countryside
ryokan
noun
a small traditional Japanese hotel
three-star
adjective
a three-star hotel, restaurant etc is of fairly good quality
two-star
adjective
a two-star hotel is of an average standard
villa
noun
a home in the country or close to the sea, especially one used for holidays
youth hostel
noun
a cheap place where travellers, especially young people, can stay for a short period of time