What’s the difference between a hotel, a motel, and an inn?

ArmyMedic: What’s the difference between a hotel, a motel, and an inn?
I have always been told that a hotel’s doors open inside the building, a motels doors open outdoors, and an inn serves a hot breakfast, but I stayed in a motel 6 where the doors opened indoors. What is your take on this?

Answers and Views:

Answer by emelita
A hotel has more class i would say coz it more expensive.a motel is cheaper and usually just used by travellers who just want to stop over for a night.E.g-when driving along the highway or backpackers

Answer by RDG78
A hotel is traditionally used for long-term stays, a week or more. A motel or inn is typically for overnights or short (weekend) stays. But, there is no iron-clad rule governing this. So, in essence, it’s just whatever the owner of the property decides to call it.

Answer by NOLA guy
The original description of a motel was a hotel where one could park almost outside one’s room.

Usually the doors to the rooms at a motel opened onto the parking area. That is less true.

“Inn” can mean whatever the owner wants. Usually it’s just used to make the facility seem friendlier, or just sounds better. Example Days Inn veserses Days Hotel.

Answer by charm_k
Main difference is the price
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Answer by MAD DOG
Size.