1. Our room was at the back of the hotel.

2. Our room was in the back of the hotel.
[Are both the same in meaning? Is 'our room' always inside the hotel?]

3. Our room was behind the hotel.
[Can we use this expression when our room is inside the hotel?]

4. The bakery was in back of the hotel.
[In this sentence, the bakery was out of the hotel, not inside the hotel, right?]

5. The bakery was in/at the back of the hotel.
[This sentence is different form #4. In this sentence, the bakery is inside the hotel, right?]

6. The bakery was behind the hotel.
[#6 is the same as #4. Am I right? Can #5 sometimes mean #6?]

1 answer

Yes, 1 and 2 are the same.

3. No. Behind means the room is outside of the hotel.

4, Yes, it means it's outside of the hotel.

5. Yes, in/at the back of the hotel is inside.

6. Yes. It's outside.