smeštati

1. (of people) to accommodate; to put up
   Goste obično smeštamo u hotel blizu centra. — We usually put our guests up in a hotel near the centre.
   Pacijente smeštaju na drugi sprat. — Patients are being placed on the second floor.
2. (of things) to put; to place; to fit
   Stvari za zimu smeštam u gornje fioke. — I put the winter things in the top drawers.
3. (smeštati se) to settle in; to settle down; to take one's place
   Putnici se polako smeštaju na svoja sedišta. — The passengers are slowly settling into their seats.
   Studenti se ovih dana smeštaju u dom. — Students are moving into the dorm these days.
4. (in time or place) to place; to date; to situate
   Istoričari ovu crkvu smeštaju u četrnaesti vek. — Historians date this church to the fourteenth century.
5. colloq. (smeštati nekome, with dative) to set sb up; to play dirty tricks on sb
   Stalno mi smešta kod šefa. — He's always trying to get me into trouble with the boss.
   Kolege su mu godinama smeštale. — His colleagues played dirty tricks on him for years.

The perfective is smestiti; the destination usually takes u/na + accusative (smeštati u hotel).