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To speak about accommodation, you need to know the appropriate vocabulary.
There are different types of accommodation where people can stay at.
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Definition
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Example
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hotel
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short time accommodation |
I need to reserve a room in a hotel for 2 days.
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resort
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accommodation providing also recreational facilities, such as swimming pool, spa, etc.
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I believe I should stay at the resort in Hawaii to enjoy the sun and the nice weather there.
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bed & breakfast
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accommodation providing room and breakfast.
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We only need to stay somewhere overnight and have a little breakfast- therefore we choose Bed & Breakfast hotel.
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motel
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a hotel for people who are travelling by car |
See, there is a motel! Let's stay there and park directly our car by the room!
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campsite
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outdoor accommodation, usually in tents.
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I prefer staying overnight at the campsite and enjoying nature rather than sleeping in a hotel room with no air.
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lodge
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outdoor accommodation, usually made from logs and wood.
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It is so nice to rent a lodge for the whole summer, which has all the comfortable facilities and is directly by the nature!
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hostel
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accommodation where rooms and bathrooms usually are shared with others
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Hostels are great for students who want to get a cheap and fair accommodation.
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yurt
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a type of round tent with a wooden frame, used traditionally as a home by some Central Asian people, and now sometimes used for camping in Western countries
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Sarah went to USA and stayed in a yurt last week! It sounds so crazy to sleep while being in the wild!
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ice hotel
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accommodation similar to big igloo, built from big ice blocks.
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I would never stay at an ice hotel, because there must be so cold among those ice blocks!
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capsule hotel
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a small, capsule type hotels, popular in Japan, where people stay when miss train or other kind of public transport.
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Why we do not have capsule hotels in Europe! I would definitely use them!
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cave hotel
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accommodation carved in a cave.
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Last summer John went to Greece, there were cave hotels, which are designed in the caves!
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