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motel

[moh-tel] / moʊˈtɛl /
NOUN
temporary, short-term residence, often for travelers
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Another option is the Bower Coronado, also a dramatically upgraded motel that reopened in 2025 with prices similar to Baby Grand’s but a much more buttoned-down style.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

All of this, including the Spanish statuary, Moroccan fixtures and Murano glass, is squeezed onto an Orange Avenue lot that once held a 1950s motel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

When I complimented the motel sign, Novak told how, in late 2025, an older Navajo man named Ernie showed up, said he’d painted the motel sign about 40 years ago and offered to repaint it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But for now, the motel surprises keep coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

And as he looks around the motel room, his eyes watering from yawning so big, he says, “Are we having popcorn for breakfast?”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day




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