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hostal

Definitions of hostal
  1. noun
    a private house that provides accommodations and meals for paying guests
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    type of:
    casa
    a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
  2. noun
    a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
    synonyms: hotel
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    types:
    fonda, hospedería, hostería, mesón, parador, posada, taberna
    a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
    caravanera, caravansar, caravasar
    an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
    motel
    a motor hotel
    ventorrillo
    an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling
    type of:
    edificio, inmueble
    a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
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