motel

Noun

1. (also, attributive) A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles.
2. A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; love hotel.

Verb

To stay in a motel or motels.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/moʊˈtɛl/

Etymology

Blend of motor + hotel, from the original Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo in California, USA, established in 1925 by Arthur Heineman (1878–1974).

Synonyms

hotel

🏨

inn

hostel

motor hotel

roadside hotel

motor inn

cabin court

road house

bedroom

motor court

court

lodge

lodging

motor lodge

tourist court

Translations

motel

motel

Motel

motel

motel

motel

autostello

motel

🏩

μοτέλ

motel

motel

ξενοδοχείο δι’ αυτοκινητίστας

موتيل

مُوتِيل

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