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The translation "we would rather sleep in the hotel" should also be accepted. For example, a group checked into a hotel and is now backpacking. It gets late. So they ask themselves: shall we spend the night here, or go back to the hotel? A couple answer, "we would rather sleep in the hotel." Which hotel? The one they already checked into, which is a very specific hotel and thus requires the use of "the."
March 14, 2018
What about when they are standing in front of a hotel and it is clear it is probably the only one in the town? A or the?
March 15, 2018
In that case, "the" or "this" would be most natural to use. Using "a" in this context would imply that another hotel is an option.
March 15, 2018
