student lodging vs hostel

student lodging and hostel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
student lodging	Yes	No	No	No
hostel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, student lodging and hostel are synonyms defined as:

student lodging and hostel: inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)

Other synonyms of student lodging include youth hostel.

student lodging (noun)	hostel (noun)
inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)	inexpensive supervised lodging (especially for youths on bicycling trips)
	a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers