mental hotel

As though euphemistic. Piecewise doublet of mental hospital.

mental hotel (plural mental hotels)

1. (humorous, rare) A mental hospital.
   • 1995 June 16, BYP D J CG, “rEALITY: wHAT a cONCEPT (pART oNE)”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom‎^[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 January 2026:

     Before the person calls an ambulance (I only said "without going to jail"...) and has you hauled off to the local mental hotel where all the staff wear those friendly apple coats, thank him for participating in this survey and get the hell out of there!

   • 2003 March 3, Ozzie, “April Lynn Leonard - Dead At Age 19”, in calgary.general‎^[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 January 2026:

     I don't remember directing my post to you Badmanbelair.......... you must have been Kabatoff's roommate at the mental hotel.............

   • 2006 August 4, Kitty, “ Re: Andrea Yates found Not Guilty of drowning her five children”, in alt.support.childfree‎^[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 4 January 2026:

     [M]aybe some nutcase will slaughter your family--see how you feel about that...........yeah I'm sure you would want them to go to a mental hotel as well.

   • 2025 October 19, @tonymcc57257826, X (formerly Twitter)‎^[4] (post), archived from the original on 4 January 2026:

     No Kings in America, but There Are Idiots Aplenty [link to article] zoos are cheaper than mental hotels

   • 2025 December 29, @Michael55421965, X (formerly Twitter)‎^[5] (post), archived from the original on 4 January 2026:

     11 12 you just WON a permanent stay in a mental hotel. Breathe now and try shutting up and love your family because come to find out they all voted for him. LMFAO