noun, masculine/o.tɛl/plural: hôtels
mansion, town house, hotel (sense 1); hotel (sense 2)
“Le palais épiscopal était un vaste et bel hôtel bâti en pierre au commencement du siècle dernier par monseigneur Henri Puget […].” — The Bishops' Palace was a vast and beautiful building built of stone at the beginning of the last century by M. Henri Puget.
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *hostipotjālis Latin hospitālis Old French ostel Middle French hostel French hôtel Inherited from Middle French hostel from Old French ostel; inherited from Late Latin hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), noun use of Latin hospitālis (“hospitable; relating to a host or guest”). Doublet of hôpital.