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What's the difference between a hotel, a motel, and an inn? (link)
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Ok... Here's the final and right answer. I own hotels and motels. The difference between the terms has evolved. The current meaning is if you're full service (ie. restaurant and bar within the property you're a hotel. A motel is limited service (ie. no restaurant on the property).
It has nothing to do with entrance of the door (interior or exterior), lobby, or parking your car in front of the door or away in other areas.
It it true that Hotels are more expensive to build than motels. Therefore, they charge you more. As for crime or slummy places, there is actually more crime and in hotels than motels. Hotels have more money around to steal from.
Your motels names you are looking for are Fairfield in Marriot, Holiday Inn Express by Intercontinental, Comfor Inn by Choice, Super 8 by Wyndham, Motel 6 by Accor, Hilton Garden, Courtyard by Marriot.
Some hotel names you may have seen are Holiday Inn, Clarion, Embassy Suites, Hilton, Wyndham, ...
There are more motels than hotel in the market because most people are just looking for a place to rest their head. In fact, the motels have gotten so demanding they are actually better deals than hotels. Have you ever eaten food at a hotel. I generally prefer to eat at a franchise restaurant (ie. Chili's, TGIF, Ruby Tuesday, Outback, ....)
I hope this helps. Good luck.
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