thumb|right|A motel in Bjerka, Norway
A motel is a type of lodging establishment designed for travelers, typically offering rooms that are easily accessible from a parking area. Motels are an important part of the hospitality industry, providing affordable short-term accommodation options for people traveling by car.
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thumb|right|A motel in Bjerka, Norway
A motel, also known as a motor hotel, motor inn or motor lodge, is a hotel designed for motorists, usually having each room entered directly from the parking area for motor vehicles rather than through a central lobby. Entering dictionaries after World War II, the word motel, coined as a portmanteau of "motor hotel", originates from the defunct lodging compound establishment, Milestone Mo-Tel in San Luis Obispo, California (later renamed "Motel Inn"), which was built in 1925. The term motel referred to a type of hotel consisting of a single building of connected rooms whose doors faced a parking lot and in some circumstances, a common area or a series of small cabins with common parking. Motels are often individually owned, though motel chains do exist.
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