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motor inn

noun

Definition of motor inn

as in motor court

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Recent Examples of motor inn Another solid New Mexico option is Arrive Albuquerque, which opened in 2025 as a 137-room boutique hotel set in a former mid-century motor inn. — Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026 Book a room at either Arrive Albuquerque, a motor inn reimagined as a boutique hotel, or El Vado Motel, a white adobe property that was restored and reopened in 2018. — Matt Kirouac, AFAR Media, 29 Jan. 2026 Built in 1939, this is a true motor inn, with garages between the rooms for parking your car. — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 19 July 2024 It’s partly set in 1955 in a fictional Southwest town, a lonely four corners with a diner, gas station and motor inn. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for motor inn

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Other than a rebranding from Goodnight Court to Classic Inn, little has changed over the past eight decades at the tourist court.

— Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
No longer a tourist court, the building was reconfigured into a private home.

— Ray Hanley, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025

Definition of tourist court

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The pair had spent the previous night talking for hours after meeting by chance in the elevator of a youth hostel in Munich in May 1998.

— Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Home to a youth hostel and folk museum, Glencoe is mostly a destination for outdoorspeople looking to kayak, mountain climb, go trekking, or pitch tents.

— Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2026

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The hotel itself, which had opened as a motor lodge in the 1950s and then transformed into a Southwestern roadside hotel, had also fallen into disrepair.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Previously a 1960s motor lodge, it’s been reimagined by hospitality experts Keath and Dave Jacoby, who took it from being a botched reno property to one that feels mid-century cool.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 15 July 2026

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The spa The holistic Talise Spa has five overwater treatment rooms and a beauty salon with floor-to-ceiling windows that offer panoramic ocean views.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
The 16,000-square-foot mansion located at 3 Carlton Gardens boasts a spa and indoor swimming pool, as well as a historic backstory, having previously served as Charles de Gaulle’s wartime headquarters.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of spa

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Adding to the resort’s already extensive list of experiences—ranging from creative expression, fitness, and integrative wellbeing to outdoor adventure, yoga, and nourishment—are several new offerings.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
The main drama involves a rural teen-age tee girl who recognizes the resort’s president as the potentate who evicted her family from their land.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of resort

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Water, snacks, rest and weather conditions shape the schedule, with his well-being guiding each appearance.

— Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
When budgets tighten, the report finds consumers protect relationships, rest and personal growth first, cutting material purchases and discretionary splurges before anything tied to connection or well-being.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of rest

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Universal accommodations create an inclusive safety net without singling anyone out.

— Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Many of the country’s most spectacular regions have little to no infrastructure, meaning accommodations, supplies, and transportation must all be carefully coordinated.

— Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026

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