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cottages

noun

plural of cottage

as in cabins

an often small house for recreational or seasonal use for a month every summer we rent a cottage on the ocean

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Recent Examples of cottages Rooms come with views of the mountain or Cheyenne Lake; six Cape Cod–style cottages, most with eight bedrooms, are separate from the main hotel, located along the eighteenth fairway of the East Course. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026 Instead of an ill-fitting concrete tower, the 185-room, adults-only property blends into the landscape as a series of standalone Caribbean-sytle cottages scattered across 30 acres of gorgeous coastline. — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Once a private family estate, the property is now a collection of guest suites and cottages. — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 In addition to the store, one of the workers’ cottages was transformed into the on-screen home of the main character Katniss Everdeen, played by actress Jennifer Lawrence. — Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026 Rhode Island‘s Watch Hill community is historically known as a summer resort with grand Victorian-era summer cottages built by wealthy families. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2026 Winds ripped gutters from cottages where staff members live during the school year and tore the face from a clock tower that has stood at the school since its founding more than a century ago. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 About 40 Gullah Geechee still live on the island year-round in modest dwellings, such as cottages and single-wide trailers. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Beaverbrook, a bucolic five-star country house hotel composed of a main manor house and storybook-style individual cottages. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026

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cabins

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Best rooms are in lower level, deluxe cabins with river rock, wood-burning fireplaces and private balconies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
In contrast, the entry-level cabins on a luxury cruise ship will have at least a picture window, if not a private balcony.

— Erica Silverstein, Travel + Leisure, 20 Aug. 2026

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