innkeeping
Running a hostel
Innkeeping is the business of running an inn—providing lodging and often meals to travelers.
The term evokes a traditional, personal style of hospitality distinct from modern hotel management: They left corporate jobs to try their hand at innkeeping in Vermont.
An innkeeper is one who practices it.
Advance arrangement to hold
- check-inRegistering one's presence
- checkoutPayment completion process
- front-deskEntrance service counter
- housekeepingDomestic cleaning and upkeep
booking · occupancy · tariff · deposit · concierge · porter · bellhop · valet
Public drinking establishment
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- posthouseMail relay station
- caravanseraiTraveler's courtyard lodge
- hostelryLodging establishment for travelers
wayfarer · pilgrim · courtyard · hearth · livery · yeoman · cobblestone · sconce
Enclosed interior area
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
- bedFurniture for slumber
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
- vacancyUnoccupied space or position
accommodation · overnight · linen · pillow · duvet · mattress · double · single
Hospitable greeting offered
- warmthHeat you feel
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
hosting · reception · courtesy · generosity · amiability · congeniality · bonhomie · entertaining
Traveler, especially walking
- sojournBrief stay away
- journeyTravel from place to place
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
destination · tourism · lodging · stopover · roadside · waystation · traveler · guest
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- check-inRegistering one's presence
- checkoutPayment completion process
- front-deskEntrance service counter
housekeeping · booking · occupancy · tariff · deposit · concierge · porter · bellhop · valet · maintenance
tavern
Public drinking establishment
- stagecoachHorse-drawn route vehicle
- posthouseMail relay station
- caravanseraiTraveler's courtyard lodge
hostelry · wayfarer · pilgrim · courtyard · hearth · livery · yeoman · cobblestone · sconce · alehouse
room
Enclosed interior area
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
- bedFurniture for slumber
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
vacancy · accommodation · overnight · linen · pillow · duvet · mattress · double · single · queen
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
- warmthHeat you feel
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
friendliness · hosting · reception · courtesy · generosity · amiability · congeniality · bonhomie · entertaining · goodwill
wayfarer
Traveler, especially walking
- sojournBrief stay away
- journeyTravel from place to place
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
itinerary · destination · tourism · lodging · stopover · roadside · waystation · traveler · guest · visitor
breakfast
Day's first eating
banquet · feast · kitchen · pantry · ale · mead · barkeep · waitstaff · catering · provisions
- hospitalityhotel, hotels, warmth, kindness, welcome
- hospitality historytaverns, hotels, hostels, lodges, guest houses
- keeping thingssafekeeping, recordkeeping, bookkeeping, housekeeping, timekeeping
keep, keeping, inn, innkeeper, inns, innkeepers, hostelling