Hostel
WordNet
noun
(1) Inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
(2) A hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
WiktionaryText
Etymology
from , from late Latin hospitale 'hospice', from hospitalis 'hospitable', itself from hospes 'host' + -alis '-al'
Noun
- A budget-oriented overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities
- Especially, short for youth hostel
- A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food (this definition is not used in the USA)