Hotel dealt with trouble, bringing acclaim (4)
I believe the answer is:
hail
'acclaim' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'hotel dealt with trouble' is the wordplay.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'dealt with' says to put letters next to each other (some letters placed down or dealt alongside others).
'trouble' becomes 'ail' (synonyms).
'h'+'ail'='HAIL'
'bringing' is the link.
(Other definitions for hail that I've seen before include "Falling ice pellets" , "Precipitation of ice pellets" , "come down hard" , "Welcome - precipitation" , "Say hello to the ice pellets" .)