: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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How did a 1970s British soccer star disappear without a trace at the peak of his career and, years later, end up managing a down-at-the-heels West Hollywood motel in obscurity?
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Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 13 June 2025
The motel as well as several area businesses were evacuated as police established a perimeter around the area.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
Hernandez, who was 37, died on the floor of the south Fort Worth motel.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025
After speaking with Whitney, police checked the hotels and motels in Wenatchee as well as the camping roster at the state park, and then the wider area.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
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Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 13 June 2025
The motel as well as several area businesses were evacuated as police established a perimeter around the area.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2025
Hernandez, who was 37, died on the floor of the south Fort Worth motel.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2025
After speaking with Whitney, police checked the hotels and motels in Wenatchee as well as the camping roster at the state park, and then the wider area.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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