How to Use motor lodge in a Sentence

motor lodge

noun
  • On this trip, my friend picked us up—me and the baby—from our retro motor lodge on a hill.
    — Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The building itself is a motor lodge, but one that is painted a moody black.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2023
  • In keeping with the old motor lodge theme, there’s no reception at the Green Room.
    — Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 23 July 2025
  • Some of the old motor lodges and neon signs along what is now Central Avenue have been restored.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There are four cabins and three guest room types in the vintage motor lodge, all with their own bathrooms and air conditioning.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2026
  • In the fifth season, he was reduced to living in a motor lodge, hanging poolside wearing a baseball cap, but rose again.
    — Mark Kennedy, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • Jack Tar bears the name of the former motor lodge that the restaurant currently inhabits.
    — Julia Gall, Marie Claire, 8 Feb. 2019
  • Does appreciating art in a 1950s-style motor lodge sound more your speed?
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Does appreciating art in a 1950s-style motor lodge sound more your speed?
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • This renovated and hipsterfied motel and motor lodge comes with a hefty dose of nostalgia.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The motor lodge back over near the restaurant has motel-style rooms that have been completely brought into the 21st century and are a great bargain.
    — Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • The folks who run Ojai Rancho Inn are behind a groovy ’70s-vibes reboot of the Capri motor lodge.
    — Sunset Magazine, 4 Feb. 2022
  • If a lodging’s guest rooms open directly to the outdoors and there’s a parking lot handy, industry experts say, it probably was born as a motel or motor lodge.
    — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
  • He was also known for coming up with the design for the hundreds of Howard Johnson’s motor lodges that once dotted highways across the country.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The grounds of this onetime Howard Johnson motor lodge have been transformed into a garden of mature palms and olive trees, with outdoor fireplaces.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The grounds of this onetime Howard Johnson motor lodge have been transformed into a garden of mature palms and olive trees, with outdoor fireplaces.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Advertisement Built in 1955, the motor lodge was expanded to its current form a few years later.
    — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
  • The motor lodge rooms treat guests to all the amenities modern travelers need, while still creating a nostalgic atmosphere infused with the charm of coastal Maine.
    — Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Located in remote destinations along iconic byways, motor lodges are designed to accommodate dyed-in-the-wool road warriors.
    — Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 May 2023
  • There’s glamping in vintage campers at Boheme Retreats, and Camptown has 26 log cabins and a 24-room motor lodge.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Campfire Hotel If a group trip is in your future, the Campfire Hotel—pool club by day, chic hotel by night—channels retro motor lodge vibes in the best way.
    — Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Lake Shore Resort first opened as a motor lodge in the 1950s, and today it's run by the third generation of its founding family.
    — Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The old school motor lodge has undergone a funky makeover—think walk-in showers paved with river-rock tiles and an abundance of succulents on almost every surface—but the best rooms are the standalone cabins and cottages.
    — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Anchored by a giant neon sign, Supai Motel is a basic motor lodge that offers a more traditional hotel-style experience.
    — Daria Bachmann, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The 51-room boutique hotel transformed a 1960s motor lodge into a sanctuary of clay tones, carved viga beams, and textiles woven by local hands.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026
  • So in January 2020, the couple bought a run-down Cayucos motor lodge called the Dolphin Inn and then spent the next two and a half years transforming it.
    — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2024
  • First, at Glen Oaks Big Sur, a historic property that began as a 1950s motor lodge and has evolved into a rustic-modern retreat.
    — Alexandra Genova, TheWeek, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This erstwhile motor lodge that glowed up to become one of the most historically hip boutique hotels in Atlanta is an unmistakable landmark in Poncey-Highland.
    — Su-Jit Lin, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Autumn is when the riverside retreat truly shines—a modern reimagining of the classic American motor lodge, equal parts nostalgic charm and Donald Judd–esque restraint.
    — Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Their efforts coincided with the advent of motoring vacations in the United States and iconic roadside services like diners, motor lodges, service stations and curio shops.
    — Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 27 May 2026

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