motel
nounUK /məʊˈtel/
US /moʊˈtel/
A place where people pay to sleep for the night when they are traveling by car.
We stopped at a motel by the highway after driving all day.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A roadside lodging with rooms whose doors open directly onto a parking area.
The motel had a row of doors facing the parking lot.
3. A cheap place to stay for a short time during a road trip.
They booked a cheap motel for one night on their way to the coast.
4. A business that rents rooms to drivers and travelers.
The family ran a small motel near the beach.