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motor inn

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Recent Examples of motor inn Another solid New Mexico option is Arrive Albuquerque, which opened in 2025 as a 137-room boutique hotel set in a former mid-century motor inn. — Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026 Book a room at either Arrive Albuquerque, a motor inn reimagined as a boutique hotel, or El Vado Motel, a white adobe property that was restored and reopened in 2018. — Matt Kirouac, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026 Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car. — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024 It’s partly set in 1955 in a fictional Southwest town, a lonely four corners with a diner, gas station and motor inn. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for motor inn

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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

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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

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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

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But what started with just a handful of rooms soon morphed into a whole health-and-well-being floor, with rooms and suites just down the hall from the gym, pool, and spa.

— Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
There is no dedicated spa, but in-suite massages can be booked on your private terrace as mentioned above.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

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Intense wind and surging waves from Hurricane Lowell damaged oceanfront resorts, ripped apart roads and knocked out power early this week on Kauai, known for its stunning tropical landscapes, waterfalls and dramatic cliffs.

— GENE JOHNSON, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
In the agreement, the company admitted that employees provided improper payments and benefits to alcohol retailers for years, including cash, gift cards, luxury goods, resort stays, golf trips and airfare.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of resort

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Many accommodations here have private patios, adding to the feeling of staying in a gracious island home rather than a conventional hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
Hero of the Seas features eight distinct neighborhoods, nine pools, 28 dining spots and new accommodations.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

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