as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
we decided to stay at an inn rather than keep driving all night
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Recent Examples of inn
The property originally opened in 1920 as a café bar, gradually evolving into an inn where the owner would accept art from the village’s residences in exchange for a stay or a few meals (one such neighbor including Pablo Picasso).
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
The inn is in central Lake Louise and has larger rooms, some with full kitchens, fireplaces, and hot tubs.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
The road from Bozeman to the valley might be a paved highway dotted with inns and restaurants.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Spend time wandering along the river at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park or shopping on Bay Street, and then check into a historic inn shaded by the generous arms of an ancient live oak.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
The inn is in central Lake Louise and has larger rooms, some with full kitchens, fireplaces, and hot tubs.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
The road from Bozeman to the valley might be a paved highway dotted with inns and restaurants.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Spend time wandering along the river at Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park or shopping on Bay Street, and then check into a historic inn shaded by the generous arms of an ancient live oak.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inn
Noun
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The hotel food facility was cited by county inspectors for unsafe food and another major violation.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Question: Will the new hotel tax hike be enough to expand the convention center?—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The regular inspections include restaurants, taverns, grocery stores, meat markets and bakeries.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Apr. 2025
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Be sure to keep an eye out as the windmill atop the tavern is engulfed in flames several times an hour.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Save on lodging Instead of staying at a hotel, consider a hostel.—
NerdWallet,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Singapore address led to a hostel building within the campus of the Management Development Institute of Singapore, but the company could not be located during a Reuters visit.—
AJ Vicens,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Inn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inn. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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