inns
Small roadside hotels
Inns are small hotels or lodging establishments, typically offering food and drink alongside overnight accommodation.
The word evokes a traditional, intimate atmosphere—a country inn, a roadside inn—often suggesting cozier quarters than a modern hotel chain.
Historically, inns provided rest stops for travelers, and some old establishments still trade on that heritage.
Warm-fermented malt drink
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- barkeepTavern drink server
- taproomBar serving draft beer
- hearthFireplace floor area
mead · tankard · patrons · alehouse · saloon · drinking · spirits · cider
Temporary place to stay
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
- bed-and-breakfastLodging with morning meal
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- motelRoadside lodging for drivers
hotel · room · reservation · check-in · vacancy · overnight · boarding · bunk
One who journeys
- journeyTravel from place to place
- pilgrimReligious journey-taker
- wandererRootless, roving person
- lodgerRenting occupant of rooms
guest · sojourner · waystation · stopover · roadside · coach · stagecoach · turnpike
Hospitable greeting offered
- hostOne receiving guests
- warmthHeat you feel
- serviceAid or maintenance
- cordialitySincere friendly warmth
graciousness · friendliness · attentiveness · reception · courtesy · hosting · comfort · generosity
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- thatchedRoofed with dried vegetation
- timber-framedBuilt with wooden skeleton
courtyard · cobblestone · antiquity · landmark · heritage · preservation · restoration · period
ale
Warm-fermented malt drink
hearth · mead · tankard · patrons · alehouse · saloon · drinking · spirits · cider · brewery
lodging
Temporary place to stay
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
- bed-and-breakfastLodging with morning meal
- hostelShared traveler lodging
motel · hotel · room · reservation · check-in · vacancy · overnight · boarding · bunk · quarters
traveler
One who journeys
lodger · guest · sojourner · waystation · stopover · roadside · coach · stagecoach · turnpike · milestone
welcome
Hospitable greeting offered
cordiality · graciousness · friendliness · attentiveness · reception · courtesy · hosting · comfort · generosity · goodwill
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- thatchedRoofed with dried vegetation
timber-framed · courtyard · cobblestone · antiquity · landmark · heritage · preservation · restoration · period · vintage
merriment
Lighthearted fun together
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
feasting · banter · mingling · sociable · joviality · fellowship · bonhomie · regulars · locals · company
- hospitalityhotel, hotels, warmth, kindness, welcome
- lodginghotel, motel, hotels, hostel, guesthouse
- rural lodgingsfarmhouse, cottage, cabin, country cottage, hunting lodge
- tavernstavern keeper, taverns, tavern sign, tavern wench, pubs
- English travelstagecoach, grand tour, turnpikes, travel diaries, travel guides
- Grand Tourgrand tour, aristocrats, aristocrat, nobleman, tutors
innshotel chains
Franchised lodging corporations
convention centers · Marriott · Hilton · Holiday Inn · casino hotels
innshomes
Personal living quarters
houses · homesteads · dwellings · apartments · domiciles
- seventh inning stretchBaseball's mid-late pause
- historic innAged lodging of significance
- no room at the innNo vacancies available
- country innRural overnight accommodation
- ninth inningBaseball's concluding segment
- Holiday InnBudget lodging chain