Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: hostel  hós-t(u)l
  1. A hotel providing overnight lodging for travellers
    - hostelry, inn, lodge, auberge
     
  2. Inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
    - youth hostel, student lodging

Derived forms: hostels

Type of: hotel, housing, living accommodations, lodging

Encyclopedia: Hostel, part ii