innkeeper

Often have I recalled the scene in John Buchan’s spy thriller “The 39 Steps” when the protagonist, Richard Hannay, tells his true but unlikely story to an innkeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

The introverted Ms. Grade acknowledged that she was a most unlikely innkeeper.

From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2024

“With so many Japanese and U.S. military bases here, we would be hit immediately,” said Rinichi Teruya, a 71-year-old innkeeper who grew up in the Okinawa town of Kadena, next to the largest U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

Audience members also got a glimpse of Olivia Colman as a Cockney innkeeper and Sally Hawkins as Wonka's mother.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023

Father chooses the innkeeper who sits on a stool in front of his inn.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

A couple in upstate New York became impromptu innkeepers for South Korean tourists over the weekend after the visitors became stranded in an intense blizzard.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2022

Maintenance on the island is performed by the nonprofit, but the innkeepers are expected to keep up the bed-and-breakfast and all that entails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2022

So here’s a tip that benefits travelers, innkeepers and even travel columnists: Use the O.T.A.s to do your research, but then book directly with the travel provider.

From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022

Most of the masks in the game are acquired through earning badges by performing tasks for some of the people Sable meets along her journey — innkeepers, machinists, etc.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 1, 2021

“Kote, sir,” Kote replied in an indulgent tone that mothers use on children and innkeepers use on drunks.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss