bed and breakfast
bed and breakfast — noun
1. a small lodging, often a private home with a few guest rooms, that offers travel
a small lodging, often a private home with a few guest rooms, that offers travellers a place to sleep overnight and a cooked meal the following morning.
Nora booked a bed and breakfast in the Lake District for her summer holiday.
collocation: book a bed and breakfast
The owner of the bed and breakfast welcomed Kofi with tea and warm scones.
Tanvi and her brother stayed at a cozy bed and breakfast in the old town.
Each room in the old bed and breakfast had its own fireplace and garden view.
- guesthouse
Similar small lodging, but may not always include breakfast; more common in Asia and Africa.
- inn
A small hotel or pub-with-rooms; usually larger than a B&B and often has a restaurant or bar.
- B&B
Abbreviation of 'bed and breakfast'; used in informal writing and on signs.
文法句型
a bed and breakfast
the bed and breakfast
用法筆記
Commonly abbreviated as B&B (spoken as 'bee-and-bee'). The term is especially common in the UK, Ireland, and other parts of Europe, while 'inn' or 'guesthouse' may be used elsewhere. When booking, the rate always includes both the room and breakfast.