Motels are a kind of hotel. The word motel (from a blend of motor and hotel) typically implies a roadside hotel in which the doors of the rooms can be entered from outside. In contrast, hotel rooms are typically entered from inside the building. Motels are often less expensive and have fewer accommodations than hotels.

Motels usually offer basic amenities such as beds, bathrooms, and sometimes small kitchenettes, with a focus on cost-effectiveness and convenience for motorists and transient guests.

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.

A hotel is a place that provides lodging and food services to guests and several other amenities for a charge for a short duration of time. A motel is a place wherein road travellers, or tourists can stay overnight and take a rest by paying a charge. Well-built and designed by architects.