hotel、inn与motel这些名词都有“旅馆、客店”之意。
hotel : 指开设于城镇，有一定设备，可提供食宿的旅馆。
- a four-star hotel
四星级酒店 - the Clarendon Hotel
克拉伦登酒店 - We stayed in/at a hotel on the beach.
我们住在一家滨海酒店。 - hotel guests
宾馆的客人
inn : 多指开设于乡间、路边，设备简陋的小旅店。
- the Waterside Inn
水畔客栈 - The Tides Inn is both comfortable and unpretentious.
泰得斯小酒店舒适而又简洁。 - The inn is picturesquely situated on the banks of the river.
小客栈坐落在河畔，构成一幅美丽的图画。
motel系motor hotel的混合缩写词，指美国开设于公路旁，专供驾驶汽车的旅客往宿和有停车场的旅店。
- We put up at a motel.
我们晚间住在一家汽车旅馆。 - He took off at once and headed back to the motel.
他立刻离开，回到汽车旅馆。 - Should I go back to the motel and wait for you to telephone?
我要回汽车旅馆等你电话吗？ - Straight ahead were the low cabins of the motel.
正前方就是汽车旅馆的低矮小木屋。
