innkeeper
Runs a hostelry
An innkeeper is the owner or manager of an inn—a small establishment offering lodging and often food to travelers.
The term has an old-fashioned ring, evoking roadside lodges and taverns rather than modern hotels: The innkeeper showed us to our room above the pub.
Business holder
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- landladyFemale rental property owner
- publicanKeeper of a tavern
- barkeepTavern drink server
taverner · alewife · patron · welcomer · greeter · host · hostess · licencee
Drinking establishment
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- taproomBar serving draft beer
- barkeepTavern drink server
- tapsterOne who draws ale
publican · ale · mead · cider · grog · draught · flagon · cellar
Public drinking establishment
- alehouseDrinking establishment
- public-houseLicensed drinking establishment
- caravanseraiTraveler's courtyard lodge
- posthouseMail relay station
hostelry · roadhouse · resthouse · wayfarer · pilgrim · stabling · courtyard · drovers
Lodging for visitors
- bed-and-breakfastLodging with morning meal
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- motelRoadside lodging for drivers
- lodgeTemporary woodland dwelling
tavern · boardinghouse · suite · vacancy · reservation · check-in · reception · amenities
Hospitable greeting offered
- warmthHeat you feel
- serviceAid or maintenance
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- attentivenessConcentrated awareness of surroundings
friendliness · graciousness · cordiality · generosity · accommodation · comfort · congeniality · goodwill
proprietor
Business holder
barkeep · taverner · alewife · patron · welcomer · greeter · host · hostess · licencee · freeholder
alehouse
Drinking establishment
tapster · publican · ale · mead · cider · grog · draught · flagon · cellar · barmaid
tavern
Public drinking establishment
- alehouseDrinking establishment
- public-houseLicensed drinking establishment
- caravanseraiTraveler's courtyard lodge
posthouse · hostelry · roadhouse · resthouse · wayfarer · pilgrim · stabling · courtyard · drovers · hearth
guesthouse
Lodging for visitors
- bed-and-breakfastLodging with morning meal
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- motelRoadside lodging for drivers
lodge · tavern · boardinghouse · suite · vacancy · reservation · check-in · reception · amenities · linens
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
attentiveness · friendliness · graciousness · cordiality · generosity · accommodation · comfort · congeniality · goodwill · hosting
wayfarer
Traveler, especially walking
boarder · guest · tourist · backpacker · traveller · voyager · merchant · journeyman · wanderer · itinerant
- old innstables, courtyard, taproom, common room
- hospitalityhotel, hotels, warmth, kindness, welcome
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, capsule hotels, check-in
- b&bguesthouse, homestay, cottage, farmhouse, host
- B&B itemsguestroom, ensuite, four-poster bed, continental breakfast, guest book