hostelry

Meaning

1. (countable) An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
2. (uncountable) The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.

Synonyms

inn

hostel

lodge

auberge

stableboy

tavern

rest house

equison

stablehand

guesthouse

hotel

🏨

public house

Translations

posada

🏨

auberge

otel

🏨

Wirtshaus

hospedaria

herberg

mosso de quadra

fonda

نُزُل

Wirtschaft

Stallknecht

ξενώνας

πανδοχείο

alberg

Herberge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɒstəlɹi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hostelerie

In summary

From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry.