boarding houses

Live-in rental accommodations

Boarding houses are lodging establishments where residents rent rooms and typically receive meals, usually sharing common areas with other tenants.

They were once common housing for unmarried workers, students, and travelers before apartments and hotels became widespread.

The term now sounds old-fashioned, though similar arrangements persist: She found a room in a boarding house near the university.

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G