hostelry

  1. Noun.  an inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
  2. Noun.  the art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel; ''the hostelry trade'', ''a degree in hostelry and tourism''.

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