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Recent Examples of motor inn
Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024
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
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
And there’s no better way to do so than visiting some of California’s classic motor inns.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 May 2023
The property sits on 2.8 acres of land and was previously a 1950s-era motor inn.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2022
Lindsey Kurowski, owner of the Springs Motel in New Ashford, turned the parking lot in front of the rooms of her motor inn into a yard for games and relaxing.
—Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
Our family of five relocated from Connecticut and stayed in a North Hollywood motor inn while my parents looked for a home.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
Located along Main's Midcoast region, the Lincolnville is a refreshed roadside motor inn dating back to the 1950s.
—Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2021
Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024
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
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
And there’s no better way to do so than visiting some of California’s classic motor inns.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 May 2023
The property sits on 2.8 acres of land and was previously a 1950s-era motor inn.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2022
Lindsey Kurowski, owner of the Springs Motel in New Ashford, turned the parking lot in front of the rooms of her motor inn into a yard for games and relaxing.
—Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
Our family of five relocated from Connecticut and stayed in a North Hollywood motor inn while my parents looked for a home.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
Located along Main's Midcoast region, the Lincolnville is a refreshed roadside motor inn dating back to the 1950s.
—Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor inn
Noun
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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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Set at the edge of the downtown Taos, New Mexico's historic district, this 51-room boutique hotel reimagines a 1960s adobe-style motor lodge into a sanctuary for art lovers and design-forward travelers.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2025
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If a lodging’s guest rooms open directly to the outdoors and there’s a parking lot handy, industry experts say, it probably was born as a motel or motor lodge.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The Last Guest of the Holloway Motel Photo: Courtesy of Tribeca Festival How did a 1970s British soccer star disappear without a trace at the peak of his career and, years later, end up managing a down-at-the-heels West Hollywood motel in obscurity?—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
13 June 2025
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The motel as well as several area businesses were evacuated as police established a perimeter around the area.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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Gizelle goes on a dinner date with Theo and a spa excursion with Phil Westbrooks, which ends with a kiss — a first for Gizelle on the show.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
16 June 2025
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The light and airy interior features a cinema lounge, a gym, a spa with sauna and steam room, and a beach club with a bar that opens directly onto the outdoor swim platform.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
16 June 2025
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Cunningham was ultimately located and arrested at a Disney resort on June 3.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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The resort is home to the first casino in The St. Regis portfolio, which welcomes hotel guests and local residents.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2025
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May will move back and get six days of rest before starting Monday in San Diego.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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Her ballerina background, however, is fairly extraneous, even with De Armas made to stare solemnly at that blasted music box during her rare moments of rest.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 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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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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“Motor inn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20inn. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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