hotel vs edifice

hotel and edifice both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hotel	Yes	No	No	No
edifice	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, edifice is a hypernym of hotel; that is, edifice is a word with a broader meaning than hotel:

hotel: a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
edifice: a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

Other hypernyms of hotel include building.

hotel (noun)	edifice (noun)
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services	a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place