casa de huéspedes
/kasa de wespedes/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for guest house is casa de huéspedes.
A guest house is a private house that offers paid accommodation to travelers and visitors. Using casa de huéspedes often implies a more private, residential-style accommodation compared to a hotel.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of casa (house), de (of) and huéspedes (guests).
Which one should you use?
While casa de huéspedes is a standard way to describe this type of lodging, the single-word alternative hostal is very common and can refer to a guest house or a small hotel.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, posada is occasionally used to describe a guest house and albergue can also be used for a guest house.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change casa to casas and huésped to huéspedes, resulting in casas de huéspedes.
Did you know?
- The word huésped can be used to describe both a welcomed guest and a parasitic organism that lives inside a 'host'.
- In many Spanish-speaking regions, a posada is specifically associated with the tradition of the Posadas, a series of festive processions leading up to Christmas where people seek shelter and food.
- The word huésped shares a root with the English word 'hospital', as both describe a place or person providing hospitality to a stranger.
Examples in context
- ¿Tienen habitaciones disponibles en su casa de huéspedes?Do you have any rooms available at your guest house?
- ¿Cuánto cuesta una noche en la pensión?How much does a night at the guest house cost?
- Reservamos una casa de huéspedes para el verano.We booked a guest house for the summer.
- Esa casa de huéspedes es muy acogedora.That guest house is very cozy.
- Buscamos una casa de huéspedes cerca del centro.We are looking for a guest house near the center.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are planning their trip to a small village.
- LucíaDaniel, busqué una casa de huéspedes para nosotros.Daniel, I looked for a guest house for us.
- DanielEso suena perfecto, Lucía. ¿Es céntrica?That sounds perfect, Lucía. Is it centrally located?
- LucíaSí, la casa de huéspedes está cerca de la plaza.Yes, the guest house is near the square.
- DanielGenial, vamos a reservar la habitación ahora.Great, let's book the room now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
