: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
The wealth from those minerals had faded, as had the light from the mid-April afternoon, and a motel caught my attention.
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The mayor's comment was made in regard to a proposal that would phase out businesses like auto shops, gas stations, motels and massage parlors by using a type of zoning tool for revitalization efforts.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Michigan Lawmakers in Michigan are backing a bipartisan proposal that would let local governments add an accommodations tax of as much as 3 percent to the cost of hotels, motels and short-term rentals — but only if local voters approve the change through a ballot measure.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025
The wealth from those minerals had faded, as had the light from the mid-April afternoon, and a motel caught my attention.
—Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
The mayor's comment was made in regard to a proposal that would phase out businesses like auto shops, gas stations, motels and massage parlors by using a type of zoning tool for revitalization efforts.
—Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Michigan Lawmakers in Michigan are backing a bipartisan proposal that would let local governments add an accommodations tax of as much as 3 percent to the cost of hotels, motels and short-term rentals — but only if local voters approve the change through a ballot measure.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 26 Nov. 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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