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This is a list of motels. A motel is
lodging Lodging refers to the use of a short-term dwelling, usually by renting the living space or sometimes through some other arrangement. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging for sleep, rest, food, safety, shel ...
designed for motorists, and usually has a
parking Parking is the act of stopping and disengaging a vehicle and leaving it unoccupied. Parking on one or both sides of a road is often permitted, though sometimes with restrictions. Some buildings have parking facilities for use of the buildings' ...
area for motor vehicles. Entering
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after World War II, the word motel, coined in 1925 as a portmanteau of ''motor'' and '' hotel'' or ''motorists' hotel'', referred initially 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. Several large motel chains exist, while conversely others are small businesses with one location that are privately owned. The first motel in the world is the
Motel Inn The Motel Inn (originally known as the Milestone Mo-Tel), located in San Luis Obispo, California, was the first motel in the world. It opened on December 12, 1925, and closed in 1991. The building is now the administrative building of the Apple F ...
of
San Luis Obispo, California San Luis Obispo (; Spanish for " St. Louis the Bishop", ; Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly halfwa ...
. Several historic motels are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation.


Motels

Motels that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places are denoted in the table below in the NRHP listed column. File:Caribbean Motel NJ.JPG, The
Caribbean Motel __NOTOC__ The Caribbean Motel is a historic motel located in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. It is located in the Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District. The motel was built in 1957 in the Doo-Wop style by Lou Morey, whose family built many of the ...
in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey File:Chateau Bleu heart pool.jpg, The
Chateau Bleu Motel Chateau Bleu Motel is located in North Wildwood, Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, in an area now known as, and designated by the state of New Jersey as, the Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District. The building was built in 1962 in the ...
in North Wildwood, New Jersey File:EconoLodge.jpg, An Econo Lodge in Montpelier, Vermont, circa 2004 File:Wigwam motel 3.jpg, Wigwam Motel No. 6, a unique motel/motor court on historic
Route 66 U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year. The h ...
in Holbrook, Arizona


See also

* Inn * List of hotels in the United States * List of largest hotels in the world * Lists of hotels – an index of hotel list articles on Wikipedia *
Lodging Lodging refers to the use of a short-term dwelling, usually by renting the living space or sometimes through some other arrangement. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging for sleep, rest, food, safety, shel ...
* Magic Fingers * Motel era in Toronto


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