Hospedarse Examples, Sentences and Quiz
Hospedarse means “to stay (at a hotel)”, and it is one of the verbs you will use every day in Spanish. Hospedarse means to stay at a hotel, and it is used for staying somewhere while travelling, from a hotel in Madrid to a friend's house for a weekend. It is reflexive, and it is fully regular, so the meaning, not the forms, is what needs attention. This page shows hospedarse in real sentences, in short dialogues, and in the mistakes learners make most often, and it finishes with a ten-question quiz so you can test yourself. Every sentence below comes with its English translation, and every form is the correct present-tense form unless the sentence is clearly marked as past or future. For a first taste: “Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro.” — I stay in a hotel in the centre.
Hospedarse in real example sentences
The twelve sentences below are grouped by how hospedarse is used. Read each one out loud, then read the translation. If a sentence feels useful, copy it into your own notebook with one small change — a different time, a different person, a different place — and you have a new sentence of your own.
In the present: everyday use
These sentences use hospedarse in the present tense, which is how you will meet it most often: routines, facts, and things happening now.
“Me hospedo en un hotel del centro.” — I stay in a hotel in the centre.
“¿Tú te hospedas en casa de su tía?” — Do you stay at his aunt's house?
“Se hospeda dos noches en Sevilla.” — He/she stays for two nights in Seville.
“Nos hospedamos en el hostal cerca de la playa.” — We stay in the hostel near the beach.
Talking about the past
The present is not the only tense you need. These sentences show hospedarse in the past, so you can talk about what already happened.
“Ayer, yo me hospedé en un hotel del centro.” — Yesterday, I stayed in a hotel in the centre. (preterite)
“Él se hospedaba en casa de su tía todos los días.” — He used to stay at his aunt's house every day. (imperfect)
Plans and things already done
These sentences look forward, or look back at something already finished. Notice how the verb form changes while the meaning of hospedarse stays the same.
“Nosotros nos hospedaremos dos noches en Sevilla mañana.” — We will stay for two nights in Seville tomorrow. (future)
“¿Te has hospedado en el hostal cerca de la playa?” — Have you stayed in the hostel near the beach? (present perfect)
More everyday uses
Four more present-tense sentences, covering the remaining persons, so you can see the whole table in action.
“Os hospedáis en un hotel del centro.” — You stay in a hotel in the centre.
“Se hospedan en casa de su tía.” — They stay at his aunt's house.
“Me hospedo dos noches en Sevilla.” — I stay for two nights in Seville.
“Se hospeda en el hostal cerca de la playa.” — He/she stays in the hostel near the beach.
Hospedarse in context
Single sentences teach you the forms. Dialogues teach you when to use them. Read the short conversation below, then the paragraph that follows, and notice how hospedarse appears naturally, without anyone stopping to think about conjugation.
A short dialogue
Lucía: “¿Tú te hospedas en un hotel del centro?” — Do you stay in a hotel in the centre?
Carlos: “Sí, yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro.” — Yes, I stay in a hotel in the centre.
Lucía: “Nosotros nos hospedamos en casa de su tía.” — We stay at his aunt's house.
Carlos: “Y ellos se hospedan dos noches en Sevilla.” — And they stay for two nights in Seville.
Lucía: “Vosotros os hospedáis en el hostal cerca de la playa.” — You stay in the hostel near the beach.
Carlos: “Sí, y él se hospeda en casa de su tía.” — Yes, and he stays at his aunt's house.
A short paragraph
Lucía se hospeda en un hotel del centro, y Carlos se hospeda en casa de su tía. Nosotros nos hospedamos dos noches en Sevilla, y ellos se hospedan en el hostal cerca de la playa. Yo me hospedo dos noches en Sevilla, y mi padre se hospeda en el hostal cerca de la playa. Hospedarse is part of everyday life, because to stay (at a hotel) is something Spanish speakers do again and again, in every tense and every situation.
Common mistakes with hospedarse
These are the errors learners actually make with hospedarse. Each one shows the wrong version, the right version, and why the correction matters.
Wrong: “Yo hospedo en un hotel del centro.” Right: “Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro.” Why: Hospedarse is reflexive, so the pronoun me is required: without it the verb means something else, or nothing at all.
Wrong: “Ayer yo hospedo en casa de su tía.” Right: “Ayer yo hospedé en casa de su tía.” Why: The present and the preterite are different tenses: hospedo is happening now, while hospedé is a finished action in the past. Use the preterite with ayer.
Wrong: “Treating hospedarse and alojarse as identical in every context.” Right: “Hospedarse means to stay (at a hotel), while alojarse means to stay, to lodge.” Why: They overlap, but each has uses the other does not: hospedarse fits sentences such as Me hospedo en un hotel del centro, while alojarse belongs in a different sentence. Check the meaning you want before choosing.
Wrong: “Yo soy hospedado en casa de su tía.” Right: “Yo he hospedado en casa de su tía.” Why: Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he hospedado, has hospedado, ha hospedado. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.
Wrong: “De niño, yo hospedé dos noches en Sevilla todos los días.” Right: “De niño, yo hospedaba dos noches en Sevilla todos los días.” Why: For a repeated habit in the past, use the imperfect (hospedaba), not the preterite. The preterite (hospedé) is for one finished action.
Quiz: hospedarse in use
Ten questions on hospedarse in real sentences. Choose the correct answer for each one, then check the answer key. Every answer is explained.
1. Complete the sentence: “Vosotros ______ en un hotel del centro.” (In a hotel in the centre.)
- (a) os hospedáis
- (b) me hospedo
- (c) te hospedas
Answer: os hospedáis — The vosotros/as form of hospedarse in the present is os hospedáis.
2. Complete the sentence: “Ellos ______ en casa de su tía.” (At his aunt's house.)
- (a) me hospedo
- (b) te hospedas
- (c) se hospedan
Answer: se hospedan — The ellos/ellas/Uds. form of hospedarse in the present is se hospedan.
3. Complete the sentence: “Yo ______ en un hotel del centro.” (In a hotel in the centre.)
- (a) se hospedó
- (b) me hospedé
- (c) te hospedaste
Answer: me hospedé — The yo form of hospedarse in the preterite is me hospedé.
4. Complete the sentence: “Él ______ en casa de su tía.” (At his aunt's house.)
- (a) se hospedaba
- (b) me hospedaba
- (c) te hospedabas
Answer: se hospedaba — The él/ella/Ud. form of hospedarse in the imperfect is se hospedaba.
5. Complete the sentence: “Nosotros ______ dos noches en Sevilla.” (For two nights in seville.)
- (a) me hospedaré
- (b) te hospedarás
- (c) nos hospedaremos
Answer: nos hospedaremos — The nosotros/as form of hospedarse in the future is nos hospedaremos.
6. What does hospedarse mean in English?
- (a) to stroll
- (b) to stay (at a hotel)
- (c) to stay, to lodge
Answer: to stay (at a hotel) — Hospedarse means “to stay (at a hotel)”. The other options are the meanings of different verbs.
7. Which sentence is correct?
- (a) Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro.
- (b) Ellos hospeda en un hotel del centro.
- (c) Yo me hospedo en casa de su tía ayer.
Answer: Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro. — “Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro.” is correct. The other two sentences contain the mistakes explained in the section above.
8. How do you say “I stay in a hotel in the centre.” in Spanish?
- (a) Yo se hospedan en un hotel del centro.
- (b) Yo me hospedé en un hotel del centro.
- (c) Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro.
Answer: Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro. — “Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro.” is the correct translation. The second option uses the wrong person's form, and the third uses the preterite.
9. What is the nosotros form of hospedarse in the present tense?
- (a) te hospedas
- (b) nos hospedamos
- (c) me hospedo
Answer: nos hospedamos — The nosotros form is nos hospedamos.
10. Which of these sentences is in the present tense?
- (a) Ayer, yo me hospedé en un hotel del centro.
- (b) Nosotros nos hospedaremos en un hotel del centro mañana.
- (c) Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro.
Answer: Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro. — “Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro.” is in the present tense. The other two are in the preterite and the future.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say 'I stay (at a hotel)' in Spanish?
Say 'Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro'. The complement follows directly, as in the examples above. For a routine, add a time expression: 'Yo me hospedo en un hotel del centro todos los días'.
How do you say 'I stay (at a hotel)' in the past?
For one finished action, say 'Ayer, yo me hospedé en casa de su tía'. For a repeated habit, say 'Yo me hospedaba en casa de su tía todos los días'. For something already done, say 'Yo me he hospedado en casa de su tía'.
What is the difference between hospedarse and alojarse?
Hospedarse means to stay (at a hotel), while alojarse means to stay, to lodge. They are easy to confuse because they appear in similar situations, but they are not interchangeable: use hospedarse when you mean to stay (at a hotel), as in Me hospedo en un hotel del centro.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of hospedarse — every tense of hospedarse in one place.
- Hospedarse in the present tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Spanish verbs — the hub for every Spanish verb on VerbFlow.
- Verb quiz — test yourself on hospedarse and other verbs.
- Conjugation practice — drill the forms of hospedarse until they are automatic.