hostel

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.
2. 2
   A temporary refuge for the homeless providing a bed and sometimes food.
3. 3
   A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge.
4. 4
   A university or school dormitory, a place of accommodation for students.

Verb

1. 1
   To stay in a hostel during one's travels.
2. 2
   To lodge (a person) in a hostel.