noun
geisha house
A house where geisha live and work, or an establishment that dispatches geisha. Often synonymous with 置屋 (okiya).
See also: 置屋
京都の花街には今も芸者屋が点在している。
Geisha houses still dot the geisha districts of Kyoto.
置屋 specifically refers to the agency that dispatches geisha, while 芸者屋 can refer to the physical house or the establishment itself.
Compound of 芸者 (geisha) and 屋 (house/shop).