Plural of motel

regular plural

The plural of motel is motels.

Forms of motel

I don't like to stay in motels.From the entry stay in
To cater for the new army of motorists, a sprawling infrastructure of petrol stations, motels and car parks crept across Britain.2009 February 16, Tristram Hunt, “Clarkson's philistines would appal these pootling pioneers”, in The Guardian. From the entry plotland
Motels and autohotels rent by the hour in this part of the world and are no place for weary tourists.1987, Fodor's Central America. From the entry autohotel
The people who own the motels and the trailer-camps.1954, Ian Fleming, “The Everglades”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 121. From the entry oldster
The Château Grande was out on the main road to Worcester, a highway eventually leading to New York and lined with fried-chicken take-out stands, miniature golf courses, bowladromes and motels.1993, John D. Spooner, “Duke’s Game”, in The Foursome, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 192. From the entry bowladrome

noun A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms whose entrances are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to parked automobiles.
noun A low-cost short-stay hotel, often with hourly rates rather than daily rates, and notorious for permitting illicit sexual activities; a love hotel.
verb To stay in a motel or motels.

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