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Recent Examples of motor inn
Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car.
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Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024
This retro spot opened in 1956 as a motor inn and today offers modern amenities along with vintage charm.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 2 May 2024
It’s partly set in 1955 in a fictional Southwest town, a lonely four corners with a diner, gas station and motor inn.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 June 2023
And there’s no better way to do so than visiting some of California’s classic motor inns.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 May 2023
The property sits on 2.8 acres of land and was previously a 1950s-era motor inn.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2022
Lindsey Kurowski, owner of the Springs Motel in New Ashford, turned the parking lot in front of the rooms of her motor inn into a yard for games and relaxing.
—Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
Our family of five relocated from Connecticut and stayed in a North Hollywood motor inn while my parents looked for a home.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
Located along Main's Midcoast region, the Lincolnville is a refreshed roadside motor inn dating back to the 1950s.
—Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2021
Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024
This retro spot opened in 1956 as a motor inn and today offers modern amenities along with vintage charm.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 2 May 2024
It’s partly set in 1955 in a fictional Southwest town, a lonely four corners with a diner, gas station and motor inn.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 June 2023
And there’s no better way to do so than visiting some of California’s classic motor inns.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 May 2023
The property sits on 2.8 acres of land and was previously a 1950s-era motor inn.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2022
Lindsey Kurowski, owner of the Springs Motel in New Ashford, turned the parking lot in front of the rooms of her motor inn into a yard for games and relaxing.
—Christopher Muther, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
Our family of five relocated from Connecticut and stayed in a North Hollywood motor inn while my parents looked for a home.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2022
Located along Main's Midcoast region, the Lincolnville is a refreshed roadside motor inn dating back to the 1950s.
—Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor inn
Noun
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Fewer still remember the traditions of autocamps and tourist courts.—
Andrew Wood,
Smithsonian,
30 June 2017
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By the 1930s and ‘40’s, cottage courts (also known as tourist courts) emerged as a classier alternative to dingy cabin camps.—
Andrew Wood,
Smithsonian,
30 June 2017
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To further address youth housing affordability, the government will continue its Youth Hostel Scheme, which subsidizes non-governmental organizations’ renting of hotels and guesthouses for use as youth hostels.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Oct. 2024
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After all, youth hostels have been around for over a century.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2024
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Inspired by the classic American roadside motor lodge, Tourists is set on the banks of the Hoosic River in the Berkshires.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
26 Dec. 2024
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Best historic hotels: Hotel Valley Ho and two Flagstaff motor lodges Sunset recognized five historic Western hotels in its 2024 travel awards, and three of the honorees are in Arizona: Scottsdale's Hotel Valley Ho and Flagstaff's Americana Motor Hotel and High Country Motor Lodge.—
Michael Salerno,
The Arizona Republic,
11 Sep. 2024
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Extra:More details about JFK assassination keep emerging, even 61 years later MLK assassinated in Memphis, April 4, 1968 King, whose work furthering the Civil Rights Movement is honored with a federal holiday, was killed on the balcony outside his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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The three women had been shopping and were unloading items at the motel where the ex-girlfriend was staying after her recent split from Handboy, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
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The non-profit Wellness for Cancer has helped train therapists at hundreds of spas to provide inclusive care to patients.—
Sue Williamson,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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For recovery, save money and the trouble of getting to your local spa with an at-home massage tool.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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As for Universal Orlando’s other two theme parks and Volcano Bay water park, the resort will be about 8 miles away on the other side of Interstate 4.—
Samantha Neely,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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An Austin developer bought it to turn it into a high-end resort.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the painting, there is caring (the one who is looking at the mother), there is rest (the one lying with eyes closed), and there is loneliness (the one looking away, the one looking down, the mother gazing into space).—
Karl Ove Knausgaard,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Depending on the cause, rest, specific foot exercises, or at-home remedies, such as ice or over-the-counter pain relievers, can help manage the pain.—
Sarah Richards,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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The money will pay for airfare, cultural excursions, transportation, food and hotel accommodations.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
Journal Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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No accommodations were offered, and so kids that needed learning help simply didn’t get it.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Motor inn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20inn. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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