What is the difference between Hotel and Motel?

Lavander: What is the difference between Hotel and Motel?
What is the difference between Hotel and Motel? Aside from the spelling of course.

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Answer by Racer
Hotel can be upwards of 15 stories high, or more, or a little less. A Motel just has ground floor units in a row and you drive your car right up to the front door of the room you’ve rented. Motels usually have cheaper rates than Hotels. Not too many Motels have “chains”, whereas Hotels do.

Answer by Dottie
It use to be that a motel was a motor lodge where you could park right at your room.

Answer by Shou74292
hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis. A Motel is an example of “PORTMANTEAU” in the english language. A portmanteau is a word formed by mixing two different words. Motel = Motor + Hotel, Brunch = Breakfast + Lunch. In a motel you can drive upto your room. In some motels you are offered kitchens too to prepare your food. Motels are usually situated on highways and act as a place of temporary stay for long distance travellers. Hotels are situated in prime locations are they are aiming to attract customers of high status like buissness travellers, tourists etc. =]