guesthouse
noun
guest·house
ˈgest-ˌhau̇s 
: a building used for guests (as on an estate)
especially
: a house run as a boardinghouse or bed-and-breakfast
Examples of guesthouse in a Sentence
The estate includes a small guesthouse.
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In the 1920s Rogers built a 31-room residence with 11 bathrooms, a guesthouse, a golf course, stables and a corral on about 360 acres.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Afterward, Johnny and I return to Luis's guesthouse and lie side by side in gently swinging hammocks.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Some opened guesthouses where tourists could drink wine made from grapes first introduced to the area by the French and Swiss.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Dec. 2024
At guesthouses all along the way, that zest for life was palpable.
—Clodagh Kinsella, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2024
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Afterward, Johnny and I return to Luis's guesthouse and lie side by side in gently swinging hammocks.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
Some opened guesthouses where tourists could drink wine made from grapes first introduced to the area by the French and Swiss.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 17 Dec. 2024
At guesthouses all along the way, that zest for life was palpable.
—Clodagh Kinsella, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Guesthouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guesthouse. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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