{"id":22627,"date":"2020-04-10T17:19:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T17:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/uncategorized\/motel\/"},"modified":"2024-12-23T09:21:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T09:21:19","slug":"motel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/motel","title":{"rendered":"Motel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is the meaning \/ definition of <a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/motel\">Motel<\/a> in the <a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/hospitality-industry\">hospitality industry<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>The term motel is used to describe a roadside <a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/hotel\">hotel<\/a> designed primarily for motorists. It specifically targets guests which are travelling by car. The hotels often allow customers to park directly outside of their rooms for convenience.<\/p>\n<p>Motels are often located near high-ways enabling travellers to rest during longer trips without having to search out a destination outside of their convenience. While they are more prevalent in the U.S. they can be found all over the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hotel<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"glossary-only-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.xotels.com\/en\/glossary\/resort-hotel\">Resort<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the meaning \/ definition of Motel in the  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-glossary","category-m"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Motel Definition \/ Meaning - Xotels<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Definition: Motel:The term motel is used to describe a roadside hotel designed primarily for motorists. 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