2007-04-20 15:23:07 · 12 answers · asked by jiggy_jog 1 in Travel ➔ Other - Destinations
Hotels are generally more expensive and have better service/amenities.
2007-04-20 15:27:31 · answer #1 · answered by Mom of 4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Motel, short for Motor hotel. Usually a row of single 1 room cabins that you stayed in for one night on the road while traveling. A hotel is a multi level multi room in a city or resort. That was in the 30s-70s. now there isn't much difference
2007-04-20 22:34:10 · answer #2 · answered by xjoizey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Motels ("motor hotels") have the doors to the rooms on the outside. Hotels are inside.
2007-04-20 22:34:51 · answer #3 · answered by Jen K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Motel" generally describes a lodging facility without any food or beverage outlets (such as restaurants, lounges, banquet rooms), and limited amenities (no fitness center, sometimes no pool, etc...). Motels generally have fewer rooms than a hotel, yet can still be very large offering hundreds of rooms. Motels are more popular near highway interchanges, as they appeal to mororists in need of only a nights rest (thus "motor" hotel). With it's low cost to build and operate, and generally located where land values are lower (than where hotels are located) they are common everywhere.
"Hotel" generally refers to lodging facilities with full services and many outlets and amenities that are not offered in motels. Rooms are generally larger in size with better quality items such as bedding, linen, seating, etc. Hotels are also generally larger than motels in number of rooms, yet they can also be as small as only a few rooms. Expect services such as bellman, concierge, valet, room service and similar, which are generally not offered in motels.
Other general lodging facilities are Inns, Bed and Breakfasts, and Resorts. Newer "boutique" style hotels are becoming a popular trend.
2007-04-21 12:07:25 · answer #4 · answered by Yoshi M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A motel is geared towards motorist who are traveling as a place to rest your head in between destinations. A hotel would be where you would stay on a vacation.
2007-04-20 22:33:52 · answer #5 · answered by GI 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Motel [short for motor-hotel]: You park and access your own room from outside.
Hotel: Everyone enters through a central lobby.
2007-04-20 22:31:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Motels have doors that are accessed outside, hotels are internal doors
2007-04-20 22:32:45 · answer #7 · answered by G M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A motel is coined from "motorist hotel" a hotel intended for motorists or transient travellers or one nighters.
2007-04-21 03:44:20 · answer #8 · answered by Leilyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One has several stories stacked up on one another. The other is just a big lot full of single rooms in a row, a circle, or horse shoe shape.
2007-04-20 22:28:19 · answer #9 · answered by d4d9er 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a hotel is multilevel,a motel,is a mot er,hotel
2007-04-20 22:35:19 · answer #10 · answered by mo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋