motel

Definition of motelnext

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Recent Examples of motel Officers arrested her in the motel parking lot. Emerson Clarridge updated March 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026 In January, only 11% of shelter requests could be met, and the city paused new family motel enrollments on March 1. Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2026 How is the motel project there in Raleigh, the Gables, coming along? Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026 Prosecutors said Gleason lived in the Chatham area, but recently relocated to a Castleton-on-Hudson motel. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motel
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Noun
  • Further into the depths of the hotel, the spa includes Pillar Wellbeing, a grand 20-meter pool, thermal vitality pool, sauna, steam room, and experience showers.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The Breakfast Ride and Cowboy Cookout are two unique dining experiences the whole family will love, and adult guests will appreciate the new spa planned for late 2027.
    Julie Bielenberg, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Scheduled to open in 2026, luxury resort The Botany will offer an escape on the more secluded western tip of the island.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The resort stands in a prime oceanfront position on the southern edge of pretty San José del Cabo, just a 20 minutes’ drive from Los Cabos International Airport and 5 minutes from the artsy town center itself.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Patrick retreated to his lodgings to pray.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The eroding mud-brick buildings at Tizkmoudine, untended for decades, sat vacant apart from a few rooms converted into tourist lodgings.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Tell us all about the accommodations.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The 38th edition features 84 pages of arts and culture, accommodations, dining and shopping, transportation, golf and things to see and do in Chicago’s south and southwest suburbs.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The former campground is now under water, but when the water is low, many bridges and other structures built by the CCC can be seen above the lake's surface.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Apr. 2026
  • All operations are expected to continue uninterrupted, and existing reservations and commitments — including annual passes, hotel and campground reservations, conferences and group events, and Yellow Daisy Festival vendor registrations — will remain unchanged.
    Emily McLeod, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • The government has arranged accommodation in hotels and youth hostels for the next few weeks, but finding more permanent accommodation for them in a city notorious for its tight housing market will be a challenge.
    Shawna Kwan, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Fountain Inn first opened in 1959 as what at the time was a luxury motor inn, according to History Colorado.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
  • 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
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

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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motel. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.

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