Plural form of mote

An establishment that provides lodging for motorists in rooms usually having direct access to an open parking area, a motor hotel, Of architecture, interior design, etc, in the style of a motel; identical and anonymous, adjective_ any of several architectural or interior design styles associated with motels, such as "identicalness", "anonymity", or any other perceived attribute of motels, particularly as differentiated from hotels, characterized by an anonymous, temporary nature, as motel sex, property owned by a motel, as "motel towel", "motel ashtray", possibly imprinted or embroidered with the name of the establishment, frequently appropriated by tourists as a souvenir