Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hotel \Ho*tel"\, n. [F. h[^o]tel, OF. hostel. See {Hostel}.]
   1. A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or
      public house, of the better class.

   2. In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of
      rank or wealth.

Source : WordNet®

hotel
     n : a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and
         other services