motel

A brightly colored retro illustration of a car parked directly in front of a motel room's entrance, with a neon 'Vacancy' sign glowing above.
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A brightly colored retro illustration of a car parked directly in front of a motel room's entrance, with a neon 'Vacancy' sign glowing above.

The image combines a car parked directly in front of a room's entrance with a neon 'Vacancy' sign, two iconic visual cues strongly associated with roadside motels, depicted in a retro, colorful style for added memorability.

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