: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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As for overnight bookings, motel and hotel prices range from $550 to $4,700 or more for a two-night stay during Super Bowl weekend.
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
The Motel 6 on College Avenue in Fayetteville will transform into an independent boutique motel.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The order also suspends rules until March 8 that would have prevented motels, hotels and other short-term rental owners from renting to wildfire survivors for more than 30 days at a time.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
Batemans Bay, a version of an Oregon beach town Down Under, has excellent options, including The Isla, an upscale motel that also offers easy access to surf breaks just down the beach.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025
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Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025
The Motel 6 on College Avenue in Fayetteville will transform into an independent boutique motel.
—Alex Golden, Axios, 28 Jan. 2025
The order also suspends rules until March 8 that would have prevented motels, hotels and other short-term rental owners from renting to wildfire survivors for more than 30 days at a time.
—Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
Batemans Bay, a version of an Oregon beach town Down Under, has excellent options, including The Isla, an upscale motel that also offers easy access to surf breaks just down the beach.
—Ryan Krogh, Outside Online, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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motel
noun
mo·tel
mō-ˈtel 
: a building or group of buildings which provide lodgings and in which the rooms are usually reached directly from an outdoor parking lot
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