A small hotel or guesthouse, often in a mountain or resort area. Used in Japanese with the same meaning as the English loanword.
We stayed at a lodge in the mountains during winter break.
We stayed at a mountain lodge during the winter vacation.
That lodge is located very close to the ski resort.
I booked a lodge for the ski trip.
Counts whole buildings (one roof); the everyday native reading.
For houses, shops, and small buildings counted as premises or households.
Borrowed from English 'lodge'.