宿屋

Etymology 1
Compound of.

First cited to 1120.

Noun

 * 1)  one's overnight lodgings
 * 2)  inn, (cheap) hotel
 * 3)   during the, a high-end restaurant, banquet hall, or similar entertainment establishment where high-end courtesans would perform and wait on customers
 * 1)   during the, a high-end restaurant, banquet hall, or similar entertainment establishment where high-end courtesans would perform and wait on customers

Etymology 2
Compound of, using the on'yomi reading for the kanji.

Appears to be a dialectal regionalism used in the area, which apparently arose from the practice of using prettier and fire-resistant roofing materials for the stations (inns) along the old s.

Noun

 * 1) a house with a roof covered in  or cedar shingles