MEHMONKhONA, 1) binoest, ki ba rohi istiqomati muvaqqatii musofiron va mehmonon khonaho dorad. Mehmonkhona dar zamonhoi qadim paydo shudaast. Dao asri miyona dar Evropa vazifai m.-ro oshkhona, havli, maykhona va g, dar mamlakathoi Sharqi Nazdik, Osiyoi Miyona, Zakavkaziya korvonsaroy (asrhoi 9—14) ado mekard. Dar Rossiya Mehmonkhona az havlie, ki baroi mehmon mesokhtand, cap shudaast. Barobari vusat yoftani robitayu aloqahoi iqtisodii baynalkhalqi va turizm sokhtmoni Mehmonkhonaho ziyod meshavad. Mehmonkhonaho dar mamlakathoi kapitalisti molikiyati shakhsi buda, tanho baroi foidabardori sokhta meshavand. Dar SSSR Mehmonkhona korkhonai khojagii kommunali yo muassisai tobei korkhona buda, baroi qone gardonidani talaboti maishii odamon peshbini shudaast. Mehmonkhonaro dar shahrho, rayonho, kurortjoyho va g. mesozand. Mehmonkhona vobasta ba mahalli voqe va vazifaash otel, motel, pansionat meshavad. Dar SSSR qarib 6000 Mehmonkhona mavjud ast. Dar RSS Tojikiston ba gayr az Mehmonkhonahoi tobei muassisaho 46 Mehmonkhona baroi 4298 kas vujud dorad (1979). Kalontarini onho inhoand:
Mehmonkhonai «Dushanbe». «Tojikiston», «Dushanbe», «Vakhsh», «Pomir» (Dushanbe), «Sharq», «Leninobod» (Leninobod), «Kulob» (Kulob) va g. 2) Khonai mehmonnishini har havliro guyand.