What is the difference between a motel and a hotel?
2006-10-30 17:50:54 · 10 answers · asked by xxxcerealfordinnerxxx 2 in Travel ➔ Travel (General) ➔ Other - Destinations
Here is the answer, which I agree with from Stupidquestions.com
"There really is none. The term “motel” is derived from the term "motor hotel," which originally meant that the hotel provided parking (circa 1950s). The term motel today generally is used for a "limited service" property (i.e., a hotel that provides a limited number of amenities and does not provide food service."
However, they recently updated this to
"difference between a hotel and motel was simply that a guest can enter the room of a motel from the parking lot whereas a guest of a hotel must enter the room from an indoor corridor"
2006-10-30 18:02:59 · answer #1 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
About $25-$50 less per night! :-)
Seriously though, hotel by definition comes from the old French word "hostel" which was an establishment or residence for which goods and services (such as meals and entertainment) could be purchased.
A hotel is usually a large, common structure in which each floor has sets of rooms accessible by stairs and/or elevators.
Hotels usually have one or more restaurants and bars, and more modern hotels include health clubs, spas, nightclubs, and other amenities.
By comparison, a motel (a word derived from the combination of motor and hotel) lacks the fancy amenities, and as such usually always costs less than a larger hotel. It is usually a room with a bed, bathroom, phone and TV. If you're lucky, you'll get one of the old motels that has the quarter-eating vibrating beds (dubbed "Magic Fingers").
Motel rooms are usually accessible directly from the outdoors and are likely to have a parking place for your vehicle right in front of the room.
These aren't absolutes, but should generally answer your question.
We'll leave the light on for 'ya...
2006-10-30 18:10:36 · answer #2 · answered by jr 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
To be literal, a motel is a type of hotel.
A hotel typically has more amenities than a motel, such as meeting rooms and a restaurant.
A motel is typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.
2006-10-30 17:59:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
Hotel-GOOD
Motel-BAD
2006-10-31 01:36:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hotels have indoor hallways. You have to enter the building and pass through a lobby to get to the rooms.
Motels Or Motor-hotels came about because you can drive up to the rooms door with your car. Motels normally do not offer as many amenities as hotels.
2006-10-30 18:07:22 · answer #5 · answered by allannela 4 · 4⤊ 4⤋
In a motel you can usually park right at or under your room. It is just a room, no extras. At a hotel you park in the parking lot and go inside to get to your room. They may have an indoor pool, a conference hall, and/or a gym inside the building. your room may have a seperate sitting area and an office for your personal use while staying.
2006-10-30 18:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by zolnux 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋
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2014-07-14 05:17:07 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-07-27 23:35:08 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A motel is usually cheaper and crappier than a hotel.
2006-10-30 17:55:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 6⤋
I was wondering the same question too today
2016-08-23 09:50:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋