Synonyms of public house

public house

noun

1

as in hotel

a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests

took lodging at a public house that had recently been completely renovated

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hotel
• tavern
• hostel
• motel
• caravanserai
• hospice
• inn
• campground
• hostelry
• caravansary
• lodge
• apartment hotel
• motor court
• tourist court
• B and B
• motor inn
• youth hostel
• accommodations
• lodgings
• auberge
• lodging house
• guesthouse
• resort
• rooming house
• motor lodge
• rest
• spa
• dormitory
• bed-and-breakfast
• camp
• dorm
• bunkhouse
• court
• doss-house
• boardinghouse
• flophouse
• fleabag

2

as in tavern

chiefly British a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises

visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tavern
• pub
• cafe
• saloon
• watering place
• watering hole
• bar
• nightclub
• café
• gin mill
• grogshop
• barroom
• sports bar
• taproom
• dramshop
• cabaret
• cantina
• bottle club
• joint
• package store
• bistro
• dive
• brewpub
• roadhouse
• alehouse
• speakeasy
• barrelhouse
• wineshop

Examples of public house in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Jonathan Nichols first hung the white horse outside — a universal sign of a public house — and gave the tavern its name. —Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023

Pub is an abbreviation of public house—a meeting place for all comers (children and dogs are admitted, too). —Oliver Smith, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2020

The vibe crisscrosses eras and social circles — a public house with a private club clientele, the Tam O’Shanter booked out by the Soho House crowd — in an only-in-L.A. blur of scenery. —Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2022

In many cases, the local pub or eatery is still truly a public house, a pillar of the community. —Jon Taffer, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2020