guesthouse
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guesthouse
A building or part of a building used to accommodate guests. It may be private accommodation, a small guesthouse, or a company's facility for visitors.
Für die Konferenzteilnehmer wurden Zimmer im Gästehaus der Universität reserviert.
Rooms were reserved in the university guesthouse for the conference participants.
'Gästehaus' (guesthouse) consists of the plural word 'Gäste' (guests) and the word 'Haus' (house). So the meaning is very direct: a house for guests.
Unsere Firma hat ein eigenes Gästehaus für Besucher aus dem Ausland.
Our company has its own guesthouse for visitors from abroad.
Pay attention to the prepositions: 'ins Gästehaus' (into the guesthouse, accusative) describes movement there, while 'im Gästehaus' (in the guesthouse, dative) describes staying at that place.
Die Besucher werden nach ihrer Ankunft ins Gästehaus gebracht.
The visitors are taken to the guesthouse after their arrival.
Typical verbs used with 'Gästehaus' (guesthouse) are 'in einem Gästehaus übernachten' (to stay overnight in a guesthouse), 'wohnen' (to live/stay), or 'untergebracht sein' (to be accommodated).
Wir waren während unseres Urlaubs in einem gemütlichen Gästehaus untergebracht.
We were accommodated in a cozy guesthouse during our vacation.
hotel
'das Hotel' and 'das Gästehaus' can both accommodate guests for one or more nights. A hotel is a commercial business with typical services such as a reception desk, room cleaning, and often breakfast. A 'Gästehaus' is usually smaller or simpler and may belong to a private accommodation, a guesthouse, or a company. The words can be confused because you can sleep in both. 'Hotel' sounds more general and fits well for travel with services. 'Gästehaus' sounds more personal, smaller, or connected to a specific institution.
Die Besucher der Firma wohnen für zwei Nächte im Gästehaus.
The company's visitors are staying in the guesthouse for two nights.
Wegen der frühen Besprechung übernachtet sie heute in einem Hotel.
Because of the early meeting, she is staying in a hotel tonight.