No. 4,427 in French
hôtel
A place providing lodging, meals, and other services for travelers.
In a sentence
Nous avons passé nos vacances dans un hôtel au bord de la mer.
We spent our vacation in a hotel by the sea.
Hôtel is used in its primary sense to refer to a place providing accommodation for travelers.
L'hôtel de ville de cette commune est très ancien.
The town hall of this municipality is very old.
Hôtel is used here to mean 'town hall,' which is a formal or official usage.
Ils ont transformé un ancien hôtel particulier en musée.
They transformed an old mansion into a museum.
Hôtel is part of the term 'hôtel particulier,' which refers to a private mansion in urban settings, showcasing its metaphorical application.
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