As nouns the difference between hotel and minshuku
is that hotel is a large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France while minshuku is a type of hotel found in Japan, a cheaper version of a ryokan.
hotel
Translingual
Symbol
(head)
The letter H' in the NATO phonetic alphabet. (This word is not translated, and is ' hotel in all languages.)
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minshuku
Noun
(
en noun)
A type of hotel found in Japan, a cheaper version of a ryokan.