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A motels rooms face the outside. so u go in from the outside there is no indoor hallway.A hotel is inside so you enter from the inside.motels are usally thought as worse then hotels though bith can be very nice. look at a local hotel and motel.

2007-10-03 12:28:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

They are not really different... just a motel is a subcategory of a hotel

A motel is a hotel, but a hotel is not necessarily a motel

Motel - a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.

Hotel - a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.

2007-10-03 19:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by Hobbles 2 · 0 1

I think that a motel is where the door to the room opens to the outside (Bates Motel) and a hotel is where you open the door to a hallway and have to take elevator or stairs downstairs to main entrance.

2007-10-03 19:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by Maliboopooh 2 · 0 0

Motels are a good place to take hookers.
(You know, you're in out, no questions asked by the front desk guy who is usually creepy and watching porn)

Hotels are a good place to take your supervisors daughter to.
(Cause usually you are both hungry after going at it after 5 hours and motels don't have room service like hotels do.

2007-10-03 19:36:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

motel (portmanteau of "motor" and "hotel" or "motorists' hotel") referred initially to a single building of connected rooms whose doors face a parking lot and/or common area or a series of small cabins with common parking. Their creation was driven by increased driving distances on the United States highway system that allowed easy cross-country travel.
Classically, though, a motel is a hotel which is made convenient for people who, for whatever personal reason, wish to be able to have quick access from the outside world (especially from their parked car) to the hotel room - without passing the scrutiny of a receptionist or fellow guests. This is usually arranged by having rooms (sometimes in individual chalets or even trailers) arranged around the car park with room doors opening directly to the outside rather than to an internal corridor.

2007-10-03 19:31:53 · answer #5 · answered by bayoubelle24 5 · 1 1

I think that a motel has one floor or maybe two at the most. Hotels are your highrise or skyrise ranging to many, many levels. Think of the hotels in Las Vegas, at the Casino's. That is what you call hotels. Big, big difference.

2007-10-03 19:43:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

A motel involves parking your car close to the room you will be staying in. A hotel has one big parking lot that has a lot of amenities inside that motels seldom have.

2007-10-03 19:29:48 · answer #7 · answered by techtwosue 6 · 1 1

You can generally drive up to the door at a motel, where hotels are indoors. Motel was prolly short for "motor hotel" at one point.

2007-10-03 19:29:40 · answer #8 · answered by KC R 2 · 1 1

Motor Hotel - contraction - Motel...originally started out as an overnight inn on a car trip; Hotel - meant for longer, more luxurious stays; usually have room service, shops, etc.

2007-10-03 19:29:21 · answer #9 · answered by hez b 3 · 1 1

I think a hotel is pricier and upscale. You may stay longer. And motel--well, I guess the word is a combination of motor (car) and hotel? Like you drive off the highway to a smaller, cheaper, version of a hotel. And then, you stay a night or two and you are on your way.

2007-10-03 19:31:01 · answer #10 · answered by sugar1973 2 · 1 1

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