hostel和hotel的区别主要在于含义及用法上。hostel作为名词和动词，含义为“旅社”、“临时收容所”、“留宿于招待所”；hotel作为名词和不及物动词，含义为“酒店”、“餐馆”、“使…在饭店下榻进行旅馆式办公”。
一、hostel的意思及用法
hostel主要用作名词和不及物动词，意为旅社;宿舍，招待所(提供廉价食宿服务);临时收容所;慈善收容所；留宿于招待所。
例句：The hostel is heavily reliant upon charity.
这家收容所在很大程度上依赖赞助。
Most hostel tenants would prefer single to shared rooms.
住在招待所的人大多更喜欢单人间，而不想和别人共住一间。
Students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels.
学生抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。
My family was given three rooms in the officers' hostel.
他们准备了三间军方宿舍来安置我的家人，
Most backpackers stay in youth hostels to save money. inn
为了省钱背包客大都住在青年旅社里。
At least a handful of landlords are running what amount to illegal hostels.
至少还有少量屋主在做相当于开非法旅馆的事情。
二、hotel的意思及用法
hotel主要用作名词和不及物动词，意为酒店;旅馆;旅社;酒吧;酒馆;餐馆；使…在饭店下榻进行旅馆式办公。
例句：We stayed at/in a hotel.
我们住在旅馆里。
Going into the hotel is like stepping back in time.
走进这家旅馆就像是回到了过去。
The building had previously been used as a hotel.
这座楼房早先曾用作旅馆。
We took a room at the hotel for two nights.
我们在旅馆开了个房间，住了两夜。
We had our picture taken in front of the hotel.
我们在旅馆前照了相。
The hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home.
那家旅馆将被改建成私人疗养院。
