motor court

noun

Definition of motor courtnext
as in tourist court

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  1. tourist court
  2. motor inn
  3. youth hostel
  4. motor lodge
  5. spa
  6. motel
  7. resort
Noun
  • Other than a rebranding from Goodnight Court to Classic Inn, little has changed over the past eight decades at the tourist court.
    — Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
  • No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home.
    — Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
Definition of tourist court
Noun
  • In the not-too-distant past, the building at the west end of Hart Lane was a former mid-century motor inn that had seen its best days.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
  • Penny Lane The Lark Hotel Group has taken over a former motor inn that had seen better days.
    — Nancy Kane, Curbed, 25 June 2026
Definition of motor inn
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  • The pair had spent the previous night talking for hours after meeting by chance in the elevator of a youth hostel in Munich in May 1998.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Home to a youth hostel and folk museum, Glencoe is mostly a destination for outdoorspeople looking to kayak, mountain climb, go trekking, or pitch tents.
    — Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of youth hostel
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  • The hotel itself, which had opened as a motor lodge in the 1950s and then transformed into a Southwestern roadside hotel, had also fallen into disrepair.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Previously a 1960s motor lodge, it’s been reimagined by hospitality experts Keath and Dave Jacoby, who took it from being a botched reno property to one that feels mid-century cool.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026
Definition of motor lodge
Noun
  • The spa The holistic Talise Spa has five overwater treatment rooms and a beauty salon with floor-to-ceiling windows that offer panoramic ocean views.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The 16,000-square-foot mansion located at 3 Carlton Gardens boasts a spa and indoor swimming pool, as well as a historic backstory, having previously served as Charles de Gaulle’s wartime headquarters.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of spa
Noun
  • Photos and video on social media show the roof of a motel being blown off and damage to other buildings along Route 13 northeast of downtown.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Bass defended Inside Safe, a housing initiative launched by Bass to move people from street encampments into temporary motel and hotel rooms.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of motel
Noun
  • The resort has a refreshingly unpretentious vibe, and now oddly-endearing late-80s aesthetic from when it was first designed and built.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • There’s Labadie, the private resort open only to American cruise ships and foreign holiday makers.
    — Etant Dupain, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of resort
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