hotel Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

WordNet

Ho*tel" noun
Etymology
F. hôtel, OF. hostel. See Hostel.
Definitions
  1. A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class.
  2. In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth.

Webster 1913