A person inexperienced in tourist business can find it difficult to navigate in terms of "motel", "hotel", "hostel" and many names of other establishments offering their services for travelers. Let's try to figure out how the hotel differs from the motel.
Motels
The main difference between the hotel and the motel is that the motel is located not far from the main roads and is designed primarily for the recreation of motorists - car travelers and truckers. There were motels in the first half of the XX century due to the advent of caravans, and their name eloquently testifies to this: the motel is a shortened from the "motorhotel". At the motel there is necessarily a large parking lot, and the entrance to it is organized directly from the parking lot. Most often the institution has basic amenities and an elementary level of security. Tourists, as usual, stay here for the night to continue their journey in the morning.
A motel is usually a small building with a minimum amount of furniture. The small staff of the institution often combines several posts: for example, a maid can combine her duties as a waitress, etc.
Hotels (hotels)
The hotel, unlike the motel, is a building located within the city, usually within its central part, as well as in the resort area. Stay in the hotel visitors who arrived during sightseeing tours or business trips. Visitors stop at hotels, both for short and long periods. Hotels offer a range of services: telephone, Internet access, meals. At large hotels there are bars, restaurants, fitness rooms, swimming pools, beaches, etc.
There are small hotels designed for a small number of tourists, but more often these are large buildings and complexes of buildings, the maintenance of which produces a significant number of staff. The service at the hotel is quite varied, depends on the classification (star rating) and the country where the hotel is located.
Based on the characteristics of the organization of recreation, the difference in the cost of staying between the hotel and the motel is different at times. In addition, staying in hotels of different class can also differ in dozens of times.