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mo·tor ho·tel

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  1. motor hotel, motor inn, motor lodge, tourist court, courtnoun

    a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area

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  1. motor hotel

    A motel, also known as a motor hotel, motor inn or motor lodge, is a hotel designed for motorists, usually having each room entered directly from the parking area for motor vehicles rather than through a central lobby. Entering dictionaries after World War II, the word motel, coined as a portmanteau of "motor hotel", originates from the Milestone Mo-Tel of San Luis Obispo, California (now called the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo), which was built in 1925. The term referred to a type of hotel consisting of a single building of connected rooms whose doors faced a parking lot and in some circumstances, a common area or a series of small cabins with common parking. Motels are often individually owned, though motel chains do exist. As large highway systems began to be developed in the 1920s, long-distance road journeys became more common, and the need for inexpensive, easily accessible overnight accommodation sites close to the main routes led to the growth of the motel concept. Motels peaked in popularity in the 1960s with rising car travel, only to decline in response to competition from the newer chain hotels that became commonplace at highway interchanges as traffic was bypassed onto newly constructed freeways. Several historic motels are listed on the US National Register of Historic Places.

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  1. motor hotel

    A motor hotel, also known as a motel, is a type of lodging establishment designed for motorists, often having rooms arranged in a low building with each room directly accessible from an outdoor parking area. They are usually located near highways or major roads, created with the concept to provide convenient overnight accommodations for people travelling by car.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of motor hotel in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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    The numerical value of motor hotel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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