: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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The motel was ordered by Eureka’s code enforcement division on Tuesday, March 3, to remain closed until the heating and ventilation systems of all rooms have been inspected and carbon monoxide detectors installed.
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Now hailed as one of the nation’s first true boutique hotels, the San José started life as a motor court and became a 1950s roadside motel before falling into disrepair in a bad part of town.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
One data snapshot shows 2,579 children reported being doubled up, staying in a shelter, staying in a hotel or motel or being unsheltered.
—Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Those are people, along with an untold number living in motels, like Olivo, Torres and his children, that the Department of Education considers homeless.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
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Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
Now hailed as one of the nation’s first true boutique hotels, the San José started life as a motor court and became a 1950s roadside motel before falling into disrepair in a bad part of town.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
One data snapshot shows 2,579 children reported being doubled up, staying in a shelter, staying in a hotel or motel or being unsheltered.
—Deyanira Nevárez Martínez, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Those are people, along with an untold number living in motels, like Olivo, Torres and his children, that the Department of Education considers homeless.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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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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