innkeepers
Hosts overnight guests
Innkeepers is the plural of innkeeper, a person who owns or manages an inn—a small establishment offering lodging and sometimes food to travelers.
The term evokes an older era of roadside hospitality: The innkeeper showed us to our room above the tavern.
In legal contexts, innkeeper liability refers to the duties owed to guests by those who provide temporary lodging.
Holder of title
- landlordProperty owner renting out
- publicanKeeper of a tavern
- managerOne who directs others
- operatorOne who works machinery
host · hostess · restaurateur · licensee · establishment · business · trade · livelihood
Lodging for visitors
- bed-and-breakfastLodging with morning meal
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- motelRoadside lodging for drivers
accommodation · rooms · vacancy · reservation · check-in · overnight · amenities · linens
Preserving working condition
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
- groundskeeperProperty maintenance worker
- upkeepOngoing preservation effort
- stewardManager for another
custodian · attendant · provisions · supplies · stables · kitchen · hearth · cellar
Hospitable greeting offered
- warmthHeat you feel
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
courtesy · service · attentiveness · hosting · reception · accommodation · comfort · generosity
owner
Holder of title
operator · host · hostess · restaurateur · licensee · establishment · business · trade · livelihood · family-run
guesthouse
Lodging for visitors
- bed-and-breakfastLodging with morning meal
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
motel · accommodation · rooms · vacancy · reservation · check-in · overnight · amenities · linens · housekeeping
maintenance
Preserving working condition
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
- groundskeeperProperty maintenance worker
- upkeepOngoing preservation effort
steward · custodian · attendant · provisions · supplies · stables · kitchen · hearth · cellar · stores
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- warmthHeat you feel
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
friendliness · courtesy · service · attentiveness · hosting · reception · accommodation · comfort · generosity · congeniality
alehouse
Drinking establishment
barmaid · tapster · brewhouse · hostelry · taphouse · ale · mead · spirits · cask · patrons
- hotel staffbellhop, concierge, housekeeper, front desk clerk, receptionist
- tavernstaverns, tavern sign, tavern wench, inns, pubs
- Edo Japanshogun, samurai, shogunate, daimyo, Tokugawa
- colonial workersblacksmiths, carpenters, cobblers, coopers, craftsmen
- hospitality historyinns, taverns, hotels, hostels, lodges
- Ancient RomansJulius Caesar, patricians, consuls, Marcus Aurelius, Nero