ˌbed and ˈbreakfast noun (
abbreviation B and B)
1. [uncountable] the providing of a room for a night and breakfast in the morning, for example in a hotel:
Is there anyone who does bed and breakfast round here? bed and breakfast accommodation2. [countable] a private house or small hotel where you can sleep and have breakfast:
There’s a bed and breakfast in the next village. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
hotel a building where people pay to stay and eat meals:
We’re staying at a hotel in Salzburg. the Plaza Hotel in New York a four-star hotelmotel a hotel for people travelling by car, usually with a place for the car near each room:
the Palm Court Motel on Highway 23inn a small hotel, especially an old one in the countryside. Also used in the names of some big modern hotels:
an 18th-century country inn the Holiday Innbed and breakfast (
also B & B) a private house or small hotel, where you can sleep and have breakfast:
There’s a nice bed and breakfast in the village. I’ve got a list of bed and breakfasts from the tourist information.guesthouse a private house where people can pay to stay and have meals:
We stayed in a well-run guesthouse near the sea.hostel/youth hostel a very cheap hotel where people can stay for a short time while they are travelling. Hostels are used especially by young people:
New Zealand has a network of small hostels, ideal for backpackers. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲