He found accommodation at an affordable boarding-house in the city center, with meals included.

boarding-house 是由 boarding（寄宿）和 house（房屋）组成的复合名词。boarding 来自动词 board（提供食宿），house 指"房屋、住所"。 boarding-house 指提供住宿和膳食的私人住宅，通常价格较为实惠，中文可译为"包餐公寓"或"寄宿公寓"。