long-stay

It makes a great base for a weekend or a longer stay.

Were you changed by your long stay in that funny little place?

"If somebody has a long stay with the state of Connecticut, they might come here for the last year or two."

He might have expected a long stay in an English prison.

Two years ago my aunt went to Europe for a long stay.

"I hope we can come back again for a longer stay."

But once they get there, don't expect them to have a long stay.

They had settled down for a long stay in space.

It looked as though they planned for a long stay.

It's like people sometimes have problems when they come out after a long stay in hospital - or the same sort of thing anyway.