transithotel

noun
UK /ˈtrænzɪt həʊˌtel/
US /ˈtrænzɪt hoʊˌtel/

A hotel where people stay for a short time while traveling to another place.

We slept at a transithotel near the airport before our early flight.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A hotel located inside or next to an airport for passengers between flights.

The transithotel in Terminal 2 lets passengers rest without leaving the airport.

3. A temporary lodging used during a long journey by land or sea.

Truck drivers often use a transithotel along the highway to rest.

4. A place to stay for people waiting for a visa or border crossing.

Families waited at the transithotel until their papers were checked.