guest houses

Intimate traveler accommodations

Guest houses are small lodging establishments offering overnight accommodation, typically more modest and personal than hotels.

A guest house may be a converted private home where travelers rent rooms, or a separate building on a property where hosts put up visitors.

The term sometimes overlaps with bed-and-breakfast, though guest houses don't always include meals.

We stayed at a charming guest house near the coast.

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