five-star hotel

Meaning

A five-star hotel is a luxury hotel that offers the highest level of service, comfort, and facilities. It is used to describe top-tier accommodation with excellent amenities like spas, fine dining, and 24-hour room service. The tone is neutral and descriptive.

Examples

• We stayed at a beautiful five-star hotel right on the beach.

  We stayed at a beautiful five-star hotel right on the beach.

• Is there a five-star hotel near the city center?

  Is there a five-star hotel near the city center?

• They booked a five-star hotel for their wedding anniversary.

  They booked a five-star hotel for their wedding anniversary.

• A five-star hotel usually has a swimming pool and a gym.

  A five-star hotel usually has a swimming pool and a gym.

• I cannot afford to stay in a five-star hotel on this budget.

  I cannot afford to stay in a five-star hotel on this budget.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We stayed in a five-stars hotel.

  ✓ We stayed in a five-star hotel.

  When a measurement or rating acts as an adjective before a noun, it is singular. Do not add 's' to 'star'.

• ✗ This is a hotel of five stars.

  ✓ This is a five-star hotel.

  While grammatically possible, native speakers almost always use 'five-star' as a compound adjective before the noun 'hotel'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• For our honeymoon, we want to book a luxury ___ near the Eiffel Tower.

  💡 A top-tier, luxury place to stay.

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  five-star hotel

• A ___ is much more expensive than a basic hostel.

  💡 A high-end luxury accommodation.

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  five-star hotel