youth hostel

noun

Definition of youth hostelnext
as in tourist court

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Recent Examples of youth hostel Nordic Skiing with Aventure Rose-des-Vents Aventure Rose-des-Vents is a friendly, unpretentious youth hostel in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. — Outside, 3 Nov. 2025 Rajinikanth leads Coolie as Deva, a former labor leader who now runs a youth hostel. — Randall Colburn, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025 After all, youth hostels have been around for over a century. — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024 San Francisco supervisors Tuesday agreed to open a new homeless shelter for 250 people in a vacant youth hostel building just north of the Tenderloin. — J.d. Morris, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for youth hostel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for youth hostel
  1. tourist court
  2. motor inn
  3. motel
  4. spa
  5. motor lodge
  6. resort
  7. accommodations
  8. lodgings
Noun
  • Other than a rebranding from Goodnight Court to Classic Inn, little has changed over the past eight decades at the tourist court.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home.
    — Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
Definition of tourist court
Noun
  • In the not-too-distant past, the building at the west end of Hart Lane was a former mid-century motor inn that had seen its best days.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Penny Lane The Lark Hotel Group has taken over a former motor inn that had seen better days.
    — Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026
Definition of motor inn
Noun
  • The word motel itself was coined in 1925, a year before Route 66 became a part of the map, and the two grew up together.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Directed by Linklater, the low-budget drama was built around three characters confined to a motel room.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of motel
Noun
  • There’s also a lively wine bar, a brasserie that provides great people-watching from the sidewalk terrace, and the promise of a full-service spa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Among the amenities at the hotel today, according to its website, are conference facilities, indoor pool, sauna, solarium, fitness center, spa, massage room, hot tub, library and bicycle rental.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of spa
Noun
  • Down the road, Hotel Willa, which occupies the site of a former 1960s adobe motor lodge, reopened in May 2025 as a 51-room luxury boutique hotel.
    — Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2026
  • The hotel itself, which had opened as a motor lodge in the 1950s and then transformed into a Southwestern roadside hotel, had also fallen into disrepair.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of motor lodge
Noun
  • Benaroya said Aspen is complementary to the mountain resorts where the brand sells in Europe.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • On land, over 1,000 trees were preserved while building the resort.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of resort
Noun
  • The ship’s accommodations are varying and offer different set ups that accommodate the entire family.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Defaulted players forfeit their rankings points, hotel accommodations and prize money from a tournament.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of accommodations
Noun
  • Upgrade your lodgings by booking a room with a fireplaces or even a covered terrace.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Dylan was reportedly so wasted that the burly Von Schmidt had to carry him back to his lodgings.
    — Sean Wilentz, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodgings

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