Excitement when Quavers passed round hotel (7)
I believe the answer is:
thrills
'excitement' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'quavers passed round hotel' is the wordplay.
'quavers' becomes 'trills' ('trill' can be a synonym of 'quaver').
'passed round' is an insertion indicator.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet).
'trills' going around 'h' is 'THRILLS'.
'when' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for thrills that I've seen before include "Delights" , "Excites" , "Waves of excited feelings" , "Hair-raising experiences" , "Exciting sensations" .)