hotel
/ˈxɔ.tɛl/masculine
In Polish, the word for hotel is hotel.
The word hotel refers to an establishment that provides accommodation. For other types of lodging, you might use different terms: pensjonat refers to a small or medium-sized guesthouse that offers accommodation and sometimes meals, while dom gościnny is the literal translation for a guest house.
Meaning: establishment providing accommodation (noun)
Which one should you use?
While hotel is the standard term, motel is sometimes used in an informal context, primarily when referring to roadside accommodations.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word hotel is a masculine noun. When you are indicating a location using prepositions such as w (in) or przy (at/near), the form changes to hotelu, which is the locative case.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈxɔ.tɛl/. The word has two syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
Did you know?
- The Polish word hotel is a linguistic sibling to szpital, the word for 'hospital'. Both words evolved from the same Latin root for hospitality.
Examples in context
- Weź taksówkę do hotelu.Take a taxi to the hotel.Tatoeba #382581 by esperanto, translation #33354 by Blaz
- To niedaleko od hotelu.It's not far from the hotel.Tatoeba #841692 by zipangu, translation #7197042 by CK
- Tom spędził noc w hotelu.Tom spent the night in a hotel.This sentence uses the locative form hotel after the preposition 'w'.Tatoeba #6306821 by fau, translation #5848150 by CK
- Czy możesz polecić jakieś hoteliki w okolicy?Can you recommend any cute hotels around here?
- Tak, z pewnością! Jest taki uroczy pensjonat niedaleko stąd.Yes, definitely! There's a charming guesthouse not far from here.
- 64 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Małgorzata and Krzysztof are arriving in a new city.
- MałgorzataGdzie jest nasz hotel?Where is our hotel?
- KrzysztofOn jest tuż za rogiem.It is just around the corner.
- MałgorzataCzy ten hotel ma parking?Does this hotel have parking?
- KrzysztofTak, zaparkuję tam auto.Yes, I will park the car there.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “hotel” translations and entries hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hotel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
