motor court
Highway traveler's inn
A motor court is an older term for a motel—roadside lodging designed for motorists, with rooms arranged around a courtyard or parking area so guests can park near their doors.
The term dates from the early automobile era, before "motel" became standard: We stopped at a motor court outside Amarillo.
- motelRoadside lodging for drivers
- vacancy signLodging availability indicator
- room keyHotel entry device
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- station wagonCar with extended cargo
inn · bungalow · overnight stay · neon signage · highway · Americana · parking lot · drive-in · gas station · Route 66 · open road · guesthouse · mid-century · road trip · rest stop · suburbanization · lodge · nostalgia
- vintage travelsteamship, steamer trunk, railway station, train station, sleeping car
- drivewaysdriveway, carport, garage, porte-cochere, turnaround
- innsinn, hostelry, country inn, wayside inn, village inn
- roadsidehighway, rest stop, interstate, rest area, turnpike
- historic innsinn, colonial inn, country inn, wayside inn, Victorian inn
motor courtluxury hotel
Premium overnight accommodation
five-star hotel · palace hotel · Waldorf Astoria · boutique hotel · resort hotel
motor courthistoric inn
Aged lodging of significance
manor house · estate · château · permanent residence · mansion
motor, court, motors, motored, motoring, motorist, motorists, motorize, motorized