: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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Built in the 1960s, the former motel has been reimagined with a contemporary take on traditional Southwestern style and adobe design.
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The clip features Chalamet as Dylan in morning-after mode while staying at a motel in Rhode Island during the Newport Folk Festival, leading up to his infamous electric performance which drew boos and rapture in equal measure.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
At the motel, in between shots, De Oliveira approaches me and slips fragments of her own life story.
—Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
After the killings, Thornburg dismembered their bodies in the motel bathtub, then stored their remains in trash bags under his bed, according to the release.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ann Abel, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The clip features Chalamet as Dylan in morning-after mode while staying at a motel in Rhode Island during the Newport Folk Festival, leading up to his infamous electric performance which drew boos and rapture in equal measure.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 12 Dec. 2024
At the motel, in between shots, De Oliveira approaches me and slips fragments of her own life story.
—Elisa Wouk Almino, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
After the killings, Thornburg dismembered their bodies in the motel bathtub, then stored their remains in trash bags under his bed, according to the release.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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motel
noun
mo·tel
mō-ˈtel 
: a building or group of buildings which provide lodgings and in which the rooms are usually reached directly from an outdoor parking lot
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