rest home—(also: home of rest)
1. a place where the elderly people are housed and cared for:
- Mary’s father had to stay in a rest home for a long time after his operation.
2. a resort facility:
- The organization of rest homes, where workers may spend their vacation, is a unique development.
rest house—an establishment such as a hostel or a boarding house for travelers:
- Here there is a rest house with simple but clean accommodation and cooking facilities.