- hostel, hostelry, inn, lodge - a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
--1 is a kind of hotel
--1 has particulars:caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan inn; imaret; roadhouse - hostel, youth hostel, student lodging - inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
--2 is a kind of housing, lodging, living accommodations