guesthouse
/ˈɡesthaʊs/noun
उच्चारण गेस्ट्हाउस
अतिथि-गृह, गेस्ट हाउस
Basic word
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a small hotel or private house where people can pay to stay and have meals
अतिथि-गृह, गेस्ट हाउस
- We stayed in a small guesthouse near the lake in Nainital.
- The guesthouse offers clean rooms and home-cooked meals.
- We booked a room in a guesthouse close to the beach.
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- The owner of the guesthouse gave us a map of the town.
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a small house near a larger one, or a building owned by an organization, where guests can stay
अतिथि-गृह, विश्राम-गृह
- the university guesthouse
- Visiting professors are put up in the university guesthouse.
- The company's guesthouse is available to clients free of charge.
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- They stayed in the guesthouse behind the main bungalow.
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guesthouse (countable noun)
A guesthouse is a small hotel or private house where visitors pay to stay, often with meals.
Guesthouse एक छोटा होटल या निजी घर है जहाँ मेहमान भुगतान करके रुकते हैं, प्रायः भोजन सहित।
- We stayed at a guesthouse near the lake.
- Radhika booked a guesthouse for her parents.
guesthouse (institutional)
It can also mean a building of an organisation, such as a university or government, where its visitors stay.
इसका अर्थ विश्वविद्यालय या सरकार जैसी संस्था का भवन भी हो सकता है जहाँ उसके मेहमान ठहरते हैं।
- The minister stayed in the circuit guesthouse.
stay at/in a guesthouse
Use at or in for the place where you stay; for a small house on the same grounds, in is natural.
ठहरने के स्थान के लिए at या in आता है।
- They stayed in a family-run guesthouse.
spelling
It may be written guesthouse or guest house; both are acceptable.
इसे guesthouse या guest house दोनों तरह लिखा जा सकता है।
- The guest house has ten rooms.
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adjective + guesthouse
cheapfamily-rungovernmentcosybudget
- We found a cheap guesthouse in Rishikesh.
verb + guesthouse
runbookcheck intoownstay at
- She runs a small guesthouse in Manali.
guesthouse + noun
ownermanagerbillroomgarden
- The guesthouse owner served us tea.
guesthouse + place
in the hillsnear the stationby the beachon the road
- There is a guesthouse near the station.
guesthouse + service
breakfast includedfree Wi-Ficlean roomshot waterhome-cooked meals
- The guesthouse offers home-cooked meals.
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- The pilgrims spent the night in a guesthouse at Varanasi.
तीर्थयात्रियों ने वाराणसी में एक guesthouse में रात बिताई।
- Radhika stayed at the university guesthouse during the seminar.
राधिका सेमिनार के दौरान विश्वविद्यालय के guesthouse में रुकी।
- The guesthouse offers breakfast and clean rooms.
Guesthouse नाश्ता और साफ़ कमरे देता है।
- We booked a guesthouse online.
हमने guesthouse online बुक किया।
- The officers met at the government guesthouse.
अधिकारी सरकारी guesthouse में मिले।
- The guesthouse owner arranged a taxi for Radhika.
guesthouse के मालिक ने राधिका के लिए taxi का इंतज़ाम किया।
- We could not find a free room at any guesthouse during the festival.
त्योहार के दौरान हमें किसी guesthouse में खाली कमरा नहीं मिला।
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✗ We stayed on a guesthouse.
✓ We stayed at a guesthouse.
Use at or in for the place of stay.
ठहरने के स्थान के लिए at या in आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These places all offer a bed to visitors.
ये सभी स्थान आगंतुकों को ठहरने की जगह देते हैं।
Small and often family-run, with fewer services.
छोटा और प्रायः पारिवारिक, कम सेवाओं के साथ।
- a quiet guesthouse
Cheap, often shared rooms for students and travellers.
विद्यार्थियों और यात्रियों के लिए सस्ते, प्रायः साझा कमरे।
- a youth hostel