Whats the difference between Gray and Grey? Whats the difference between a Motel and a Hotel?

Answer 1

The difference between in grey and gray is that Grey was the orignal spelling, used in England. The first use of the spelling gray appeared in 1863 and was used to describe the Southern Troops in the Civil war. Gray is now the most common spelling in America while grey still prevails in Europe.

A motel, in strictist terms, is a hotel with parking next to the doors, and each room having a door leading to the parking lot. Motels tend to be very limitted on anything but the rooms (usually a small reception area and a couple of vending machines outside and cost efficient. Also usually no one can enter the lobby at nightime as it is seperate from the rooms and locked. Motels usualy run on a small staff (one or two receptionists working and different time, a couple of house cleaners, that are also laundresses) and can sometimes seem dirty or crude.

A hotel usually has a few doors from the outside, mostly into the lobby, swimming pool area, back hallway, etc. Usually hotel's include things such as room service, resturaunts, swimming pools, arcades, or child care. Hotels tend to be pricier the motels and are more of a 'vacation' place rather then 'a place to sleep for the night'. Other differences include the large, usually fancy or impressive lobby that can be entered at all times, parking lot usually near front or back doors, not your room, with a larger staff including caterers, room service, bellboy, house keeping, receptionist- ect. And because of this are usually cleaner.

Answer 2

I think gray and grey are just different spellings. It might (?) be the English vs. the American?

A hotel is a classier version. There are low grade hotels like Holiday Inn and excellent ones like the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton. On the other hand, a motel would be like the Motel 6, the Red Roof Inn, the Best Western. You can see the difference.

Answer 3

The difference between grey and gray is the spelling...nothing more. Both are acceptable. The difference between a hotel and motel (motor hotel) is vehicle access.

Motel rooms have doors that exit directly into the outdoors providing easy in and out access to your vehicle.

Hotel rooms have doors that exit into a hallway or corridor and do not necessarily provide on-site parking or vehicle access.

Answer 4

Grey and Gray are just two different spellings of the same word as far as I know.

A Motel was traditionally a 'Motor Hotel' - or a small hotel near the highway where travellers could stop and rest. I don't think that specificity really applies anymore though, and the two are often used interchangably. Nowadays, I think 'Motel' tends to have a more, 'low-rent, no frills' connotation.

Answer 5

Grey is a color, Gray is a bird. A hotel is typically in a down town area and is several stories tall. A motel is generally located near a highway and is usually no more than three floors high.

Answer 6

No difference between grey and gray except spelling.
A hotel is designed with central corridors and lobbys which lead to the guest rooms, elevators, restaurants, etc.

Motels came along with the growth of the automobile and highways in our culture. It is actually short for motor hotel and is the time of low rise building (1-3 stories) where the door to each guest room faces outdoors to the parking lot (instead of a main lobby or corridor) and guest can drive their cars to just outside their room doors.

Answer 7

Gray is a name, Grey is a color. Motel is a type of hotel. It is designed to attract people on road trips.

Answer 8

Gray is a last name, a surname. Grey is a color.

A motel has a place to park your car, in front, and usually is not for long stays.

A hotel has usually has no place to park right at hand, and it usually has a refrigerator or a place to park cars, such as a parking lot, and it's usually a larger building as well.

Good luck!

Answer 9

Gray is the american spelling if grey, and motels are hotels by motorways

Answer 10

A motel is a "motor hotel". In other words, an inn specifically for the needs of motorists.