3 definitions
for Hotel
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Hotel \Ho*tel"\, n. [F. h[^o]tel, OF. hostel. See Hostel.]
1. A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or
public house, of the better class.
[1913 Webster]
2. In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of
rank or wealth.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
hotel
n : a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and
other services
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "hotel":
boardinghouse, dorm, dormitory, doss house, fleabag, flophouse,
guest house, hospice, hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge, lodging,
lodging house, motel, motor hotel, ordinary, pension, posada, pub,
public, public house, roadhouse, rooming, rooming house, tavern