as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route
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However, cheaper options are available in this regard, such as bunks in hostels that cost less than $50 per night.
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Will McGough, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
This classic pillow is really nice for front-country camping, overnighters, and even use in hostels.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
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Traveling on a budget doesn't have to involve staying in hostels, eating cheap food or sleeping in train stations.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
This is not the first time Mangione has seen support because of his looks, especially after an image of him smiling, unmasked at a New York City hostel hit the internet.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Will McGough, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
This classic pillow is really nice for front-country camping, overnighters, and even use in hostels.
—Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2025
Life advice Photograph by Tsering Bista and Beck Harlan
Traveling on a budget doesn't have to involve staying in hostels, eating cheap food or sleeping in train stations.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
This is not the first time Mangione has seen support because of his looks, especially after an image of him smiling, unmasked at a New York City hostel hit the internet.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostel. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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