hôtel de guénégaud in paris.
hôtel pétremand in vesoul.
the word hôtel represents old french hostel, latin hospes, hospitis, stranger, foreigner, guest. appears city townhouse of french nobleman used him not home private place of temporary lodging, perhaps permanent staff, treated occasional guest. term had same equivalent in mediaeval london inn , of every great nobleman possessed one, within city of london. english word hotel developed more specific meaning serviced rooms rent, did word inn , when replaced suffix house , example mediaeval townhouse of earl of northumberland have been known northumberland s inn , later version called northumberland house . cognates can confusing: modern usage in english of hotel denotes commercial building accommodating travellers, hostelry more ambitious modern meaning of inn. modern french applies hôtel commercial non-private hotels: confusingly hôtel de crillon on place de la concorde built hôtel particulier , today public hotel. hôtel des invalides retains sense of hospice war wounded.
in french, hôtel de ville or mairie town hall (and not hotel), such hôtel de ville, paris or hôtel de ville de montréal. other official bodies might give name structure in maintained seat: aside paris, several other french cities have hôtel de cluny, maintained abbey of cluny. hôtel de sens built paris residence of archbishop of sens.
hôtel-dieu ( hostel of god ) old name given principal hospital in french towns, such hôtel-dieu de beaune.
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