hotel UK /həʊˈtɛl/US /hoːˈtɛl/ noun7 •a large building where people pay by the night for a room to sleep in while they are away from home •The guest accommodation and dining section of a cruise ship. •The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses. •(Australia, Canada) A public house or pub. •A restaurant; any dining establishment. •(historical) A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.[T]he cream-coloured house (supposed to be modelled on the private hotels of the Parisian aristocracy) was there[.] — 1920 •Alternative letter-case form of Hotel from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet. formshotels
