: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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Hugo was arrested in May 2024, one month after striking a man’s head with a gun in a Glenview motel, according to the news release.
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Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The Bins on Old 66 Phillipsburg, Missouri The Bins on Old 66 take the concept of a retro roadside motel to the next level.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 28 May 2026
Springfield is also home to the Route 66 Car Museum and two vintage motor hotels that served early travelers along the Mother Road — Rockwood Motor Court (opened in 1929) and the Route 66 Rail Haven motel (opened in 1938).
—Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Their original investment of $169 million in tax-free municipal bonds is slated to cost $520 million in principal and interest once those bonds are retired in 2031 funded in part by a portion of the existing hotel-motel taxes in the area.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The Bins on Old 66 Phillipsburg, Missouri The Bins on Old 66 take the concept of a retro roadside motel to the next level.
—Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 28 May 2026
Springfield is also home to the Route 66 Car Museum and two vintage motor hotels that served early travelers along the Mother Road — Rockwood Motor Court (opened in 1929) and the Route 66 Rail Haven motel (opened in 1938).
—Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026
Their original investment of $169 million in tax-free municipal bonds is slated to cost $520 million in principal and interest once those bonds are retired in 2031 funded in part by a portion of the existing hotel-motel taxes in the area.
—Barry M. Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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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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