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Recent Examples of motor lodge
Set in the northern Arizona city of Flagstaff, one hour from the Grand Canyon and 90 minutes from Petrified Forest, this vintage-style motor lodge should check every box on your Route 66 daydream list.
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Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
So in January 2020, the couple bought a run-down Cayucos motor lodge called the Dolphin Inn and then spent the next two and a half years transforming it.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
Lake Shore Resort first opened as a motor lodge in the 1950s, and today it's run by the third generation of its founding family.
—Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
On this trip, my friend picked us up—me and the baby—from our retro motor lodge on a hill.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
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Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
So in January 2020, the couple bought a run-down Cayucos motor lodge called the Dolphin Inn and then spent the next two and a half years transforming it.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
Lake Shore Resort first opened as a motor lodge in the 1950s, and today it's run by the third generation of its founding family.
—Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
On this trip, my friend picked us up—me and the baby—from our retro motor lodge on a hill.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor lodge
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Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car.—
Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
19 July 2024
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This retro spot opened in 1956 as a motor inn and today offers modern amenities along with vintage charm.—
Catherine Garcia,
theweek,
2 May 2024
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Fewer still remember the traditions of autocamps and tourist courts.—
Andrew Wood,
Smithsonian,
30 June 2017
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By the 1930s and ‘40’s, cottage courts (also known as tourist courts) emerged as a classier alternative to dingy cabin camps.—
Andrew Wood,
Smithsonian,
30 June 2017
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To further address youth housing affordability, the government will continue its Youth Hostel Scheme, which subsidizes non-governmental organizations’ renting of hotels and guesthouses for use as youth hostels.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2024
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After all, youth hostels have been around for over a century.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2024
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Its flaws are well known — anyone staying in a motel or couch surfing with friends, for example, is likely to stay hidden — and officials have long cautioned that the one-day tally represents only the bare minimum number of homeless people countywide.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2025
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The pair, who were lovers, led authorities on an 11-day manhunt across Tennessee and Indiana, which eventually culminated in a confrontation outside an Evansville, Indiana, motel room.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2025
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On the roof, an infinity pool stretches toward Capri, while a spa welcomes guests who have had a long day of travel.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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There’s also a small spa for basics like facials and massages.—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
22 May 2025
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Choosing wineries based on atmosphere, timing visits to avoid loud and boisterous crowds and booking accommodations nearby all help in making the most of a Hamptons wine tour.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The big league experience extends to players, who enjoy better accommodations and better food, and to fans, who get to see some of the best athletes in the world in venues representative of some of the most iconic cities in North America.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2025
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Eliot and his family bought an undeveloped plot of land next to the Harvard Club and employed architect Harold Field Kellogg to design a nine-story apartment hotel that would loom majestically over the Back Bay’s picturesque skyline.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Palazzo Planeta One of Sicily’s most important winemaking families has turned their former residence into a comfortable apartment hotel with nine apartments and four suites.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Nov. 2024
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In the first three months of 2025, revenue in Disney’s Experiences segment, which includes theme parks, cruises, resorts and consumer products, rose 6% to $8.89 billion.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
14 May 2025
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Disney Princess Wishes Were Granted Across the Globe A big component of the week was the granting of Disney Princess wishes, where families were treated with immersive character experiences across the Disney parks and resorts.—
DeVonne Goode,
Parents,
13 May 2025
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“Motor lodge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20lodge. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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