yea and which one is cheaper?
2006-10-15 07:13:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
The definition is a little tricky these days. It was originally that a motel was a 'motor hotel' so it was one story and you basically drove right up and parked outside the door to your room. It was a simple no frills cheap alternative. These days though the differences are more blurred. There are plenty of Motel 6 establishments and other motels as well that are 2 or more stories and even some with all doors on the inside (like Williams AZ). And, some motels can be just as nice as budget hotels, although hotels will generally offer more amenities.
However, the big difference still remains...price. Motels will almost always be much cheaper than hotels. I have stayed at several Motel 6 and Super 8 establishments and have always found them to be perfectly accceptable budget accomodation with all I needed for a night's stay.
2006-10-16 12:06:25 · answer #1 · answered by nativeAZ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A motel has rooms that you enter from outside, without going through a lobby or entering a building first. A hotel is such that you enter the building through a lobby, and enter the rooms from inside the building. Hotels are usualy a little more expensive, but not always. Here in Reno, The Casino Hotels often have reduced weekday rates, I think you can get a room at circus circus Sun. thru Thurs. for 29.95 plus tax
2006-10-15 07:19:55 · answer #2 · answered by Big hands Big feet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Motel is only a single story (one level) building. A Hotel has two or more floors (levels) in it's construction.
2006-10-15 08:10:14 · answer #3 · answered by Insightfully Intuitive 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a motel is where you can enter the rooms from outside...while a hotel is where you have to go inside and there is absolutely no rooms that are accessable from outside the building...
motels are cheaper
2006-10-15 07:16:26 · answer #4 · answered by ellie_2121 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the U.S.A, all the other answers are correct. In Brazil, a motel is just for sex and a hotel for everything else.
2006-10-17 13:35:09 · answer #5 · answered by nathan_p84 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A motel is usually just one story. A hotel has more than one story and is, most of the time, located in a bigger ctiy.
2006-10-15 07:23:00 · answer #6 · answered by luckylin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a motel the mo for motor or car and just offers a room for sleep or what ever.
A Hotel has services like a restaurant, concierge etc....
2006-10-15 07:17:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here' some info from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motel
2006-10-15 07:20:21 · answer #8 · answered by Laura K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋