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poshtel

noun

Etymology

Blend of posh + hostel.

  1. derived from hospitalis — “hospitable”
  2. derived from hospitale — “hospice”
  3. derived from hostel
  4. inherited from hostel
  5. compounded as poshtel — “posh + hostel”

Definitions

  1. An upscale or luxury hostel.

    • Was it some sort of marketing ploy to drive the declining tourist revenues? More importantly, did it live up to the hype? I strolled around this poshtel in search of answers.
    • The boutique Safestay hostel, a so-called “poshtel”, is to be floated on AIM by way of a demerger from Safeland, the property company that formed the business three years ago in a joint venture with Moorfield Group.
    • Should you make it to one of the most popular places, Britain, you may want to experience a rising trend: the so-called poshtel, a kind of elegant hostel such as Hoax or Safe­stay.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA