What is "hostel"

Hostel \Hos"tel\, n. [OE. hostel, ostel, OF. hostel, ostel, LL. hospitale, hospitalis, fr. L. hospitalis. See Hospital, and cf. Hotel.]

1. An inn. [Archaic]
   --Poe.

   So pass I hostel, hall, and grange.
   --Tennyson.

2. A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge. [Obs.]
   --Holinshed.

early 13c., from Old French hostel "inn, lodgings, shelter" (11c., Modern French hôtel), from Medieval Latin hospitale "inn, large house" (see hospital). Obsolete after 16c., revived 1808, along with hostelry (Middle English hostelrie) by Sir Walter Scott. The sense in youth hostel is recorded by 1931.

n. 1 A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel 2 (context not US English) A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food 3 (context obsolete English) A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.

1. n. a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: hostelry, inn, lodge]

2. inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips) [syn: youth hostel, student lodging]

Hostel is a 2005 American splatter film written and directed by Eli Roth. It stars Jay Hernandez and was produced by Mike Fleiss, Eli Roth, and Chris Briggs, with Boaz Yakin, Scott Spiegel, and Quentin Tarantino as executive producers. It is the first installment of the Hostel trilogy, followed by Hostel: Part II (2007) and Hostel: Part III (2011). The film tells the story of two college students traveling across Europe, who find themselves preyed upon by a mysterious group that tortures and kills kidnapped victims.

A hostel is a budget-oriented, overnight lodging place where travelers rent accommodation by the bed as opposed to the whole room.

Hostel may also refer to:

• Hostel (TV series), a 2003 Nepalese television series
• In Nepal, a boarding school or dormitory for resident students at colleges
• Hostel (2005 film), a 2005 American horror film
  • Hostel: Part II, the first sequel
  • Hostel: Part III, the second sequel
• Hostel (2011 film), a 2011 Indian film
• Hostel (2013 film), a 2013 Nepali movie

Hostels provide budget-oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available.

Hostels are often cheaper for both the operator and occupants; many hostels have long-term residents whom they employ as desk agents or housekeeping staff in exchange for experience or discounted accommodation.

In a few countries, such as the UK, Ireland, India and Australia, the word hostel sometimes also refers to establishments providing longer-term accommodation. In India, Pakistan and South Africa, hostel also refers to boarding schools or student dormitories in resident colleges and universities. In other parts of the world, the word hostel mainly refers to properties offering shared accommodation to travellers or backpackers.

Within the "traveller" category, another distinction can be drawn between hostels that are members of Hostelling International (HI), a UK-based, non-profit organisation encouraging outdoor activities and cultural exchange for the young (formerly the IYHA), and independently operated hostels. Hostels for travellers are sometimes called backpackers' hostels, particularly in Australia and New Zealand (often abbreviated to just "backpackers").

Hostel is a TV series about six teenagers who live in a hostel in Kathmandu to pursue higher studies. It portrays students from different walks of lives who live together and share a strong bond of emotional relationships. The show aired in the summer of 2003 for 18 episodes in Nepal Television but was abruptly taken off-air.

It was produced by an independent production house called Shree Maruni Film Production and was directed by young director Nitesh Raj Pant who directed another popular show with similar theme titled "Catmandu". Catmandu was an incredibly successful TV series and director Pant tried a similar plot in Hostel.

Hostel began with the introduction to the resident students. A new guy from Biratnagar joins them in the first episode who is scared off by the rest of the friends. Then the show went and explored other aspects of students living away from home and having fun together. The show also depicted the personal life of the owner of the place played by Shrijana Acharya. Director Nitesh Raj Pant also joined the show in the role of a character called Abhay in the final few episodes. Veteran actor Santosh Pant made a cameo in the final episode.

Hostel is a 2011 Bollywood movie by Manish Gupta. The film explores the psychology of ragging (hazing/initiation) and its disastrous effects on a student’s psyche. It was directed by writer-director Manish Gupta who scripted Sarkar (2005) and directed The Stoneman Murders (2009).

The film starring Vatsal Sheth, Tulip Joshi and Mukesh Tiwari was released worldwide on 21 January 2011.

Hostel is 2013 teenage Nepalese film directed by new director Hemraj Bc. and produced by Sunil Rawal under Durgish Films banner. The film debuted second generation faces in the film industry.

The film stars new actors of Nepalese film industry like Anmol K.C., Gaurav Pahadi, Salon Basnet, Rista Basnet. This film also debuted model Prakreeti Shrestha as actress. The film is about the struggling life of teenagers in hostel. It features love, betrayal, friendship,emotions, family ties and so on.