It's important to bear in mind the cultural norms of your host and their guests.

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Unlike the area's typical hiker lodgings, it has solar electricity, hot water, comfy beds, and a staff--a mountain guide looks after guests' safety, while a lodge host attends to their comfort, serving meals and handling cleanup duties.

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Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Motta owns one of few yachts permitted to tour guests around the island, host diving trips and anchor overnight in rocky coves.

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The 3, 500-square-foot, three-bedroom space overlooking a pond was designed as both a private retreat for the frequent traveler and a place to host numerous guests on summer weekends.

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Hemphill's VFW hall was quickly turned into a dining hall for the search teams, and it will host lunch for the guests at Friday's ceremony.

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The Weekly Standard's Daniel Halper, watching the Twitter feed of the Puffington Host's Jennifer Bendery, notes that the host guests included Al Sharpton, Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell.

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Host Ophira Eisenberg invites in-studio guests and listeners alike to stretch their noggins, tickle their funny bones, and enjoy witty banter and guitar riffs from house musician Jonathan Coulton.

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"Guests come to the party to watch the game AND see the host, " Lee wrote.

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One to four guests can drop in on a Finnish home and eat dinner with a host, who prepares a few favourite recipes.

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The album features a host of guests artists, including Vince Gill, Rosanne Cash and Elvis Costello, as well as Haden's wife, four children and son-in-law, actor Jack Black.

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