guest book
noun
: a book of blank pages in which visitors or guests at an event (such as a wedding or funeral) or a place (such as an art gallery) sign their names
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Particularly juicy is de Wolfe’s guest book for Villa Trianon, lined with signatures from the artists and society set who rendezvoused at her Versailles refuge.
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Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Over at the hotel, Pip and Ravi do some finagling (a fire alarm is involved) to steal the inn’s guest book from April 2019.
—Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
During the party, guests left the couple messages via an audio guest book inside of a replica of a red London phone booth, custom built by Dragonfly Designs.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
Given the provenance of pieces within and the storied aura (everyone from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Nelson Mandela have inked the guest book), staying at the 14-guest-room Blair House is a bit like having a sleepover at the Smithsonian.
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
The line nearly extended out the door as people signed the guest book.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
In the hundreds of pages of his guest book are signatures, drawings and verses by his guests: John Muir, Dorothea Lange, Douglas Fairbanks, Ida Tarbell, Carl Sandburg, Clarence Darrow, Will Rogers, and the divine Sarah Bernhardt.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
One image showed Princess Kate and Prince William posing with staff members while another featured their signatures in a guest book.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
In another photo, the royal couple’s signatures adorn the inn’s guest book, as well as the date of their stay.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 30 May 2024
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Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
Over at the hotel, Pip and Ravi do some finagling (a fire alarm is involved) to steal the inn’s guest book from April 2019.
—Fletcher Peters, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
During the party, guests left the couple messages via an audio guest book inside of a replica of a red London phone booth, custom built by Dragonfly Designs.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
Given the provenance of pieces within and the storied aura (everyone from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to Nelson Mandela have inked the guest book), staying at the 14-guest-room Blair House is a bit like having a sleepover at the Smithsonian.
—Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Architectural Digest, 4 Oct. 2024
The line nearly extended out the door as people signed the guest book.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
In the hundreds of pages of his guest book are signatures, drawings and verses by his guests: John Muir, Dorothea Lange, Douglas Fairbanks, Ida Tarbell, Carl Sandburg, Clarence Darrow, Will Rogers, and the divine Sarah Bernhardt.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024
One image showed Princess Kate and Prince William posing with staff members while another featured their signatures in a guest book.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 5 June 2024
In another photo, the royal couple’s signatures adorn the inn’s guest book, as well as the date of their stay.
—Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 30 May 2024
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“Guest book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20book. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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