inn keeper
Small hotel manager
An innkeeper is a person who owns or manages an inn—a small establishment offering lodging and often meals to travelers.
The term evokes a pre-modern era when inns dotted roads between towns: The innkeeper showed us to our room above the tavern.
In modern use, innkeeper appears mostly in historical fiction, fantasy settings, or for operators of bed-and-breakfasts seeking old-world charm.
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- bed and breakfastSmall inn serving morning meal
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
proprietor · barkeep · hospitality · front desk · no vacancy · hearth · rooms · ale · weary · board · publican · room and board · fireplace · keys · stables · horse and carriage · supper · bed
- restauranteurowner, proprietor, founder, operator, franchisee