Two California contractors, William Becker and Paul Greene, saw a need for an economy motel on the California coast. They opened a 52-room motel in Santa Barbara, offering a good night's sleep for the low, low price of just $6 per night (cash only). Fittingly, they decided to name it Motel 6.

Hired in 1986, Bodett ad-libbed the line, “We'll leave the light on for you”while in the recording studio for the first time and the slogan was both an instant and lasting success, staying with the chain for over 25 years and counting.

A woodshop is a place where Tom Bodett can remove some of life's rough edges. Upstairs from the woodshop is Bodett's home recording studio – and that's how you may know him, as the voice of Motel 6. ["I'm Tom Bodett for Motel 6, and we'll leave the light on for ya'."]

The term "motel" originated with the Motel Inn of San Luis Obispo, originally called the Milestone Mo-Tel, which was constructed in 1925 by Arthur Heineman. In conceiving of a name for his hotel, Heineman abbreviated motor hotel to mo-tel after he could not fit the words "Milestone Motor Hotel" on his rooftop.

: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area.

A motel is a hotel on a major highway that offers ample parking and hotel services for long-distance travellers. Motels may have a one or two-floor layout. This makes it easier for your customers to access its rooms from the car park. Motels offer short-term accommodation to travellers, hence fewer services.

: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area.

motel (n.) 1925, coined from motor- + hotel. Originally a hotel for automobile travelers.

About Us. The June Motel was created by us – April Brown and Sarah Sklash – just two best friends who share a love for discovering new travel destinations, good wine and creative designs.

Tom Bodett Since 1986, he has been the spokesman for the motel chain Motel 6, ending commercials with the phrase, "I'm Tom Bodett for Motel 6, and we'll leave the light on for you."

motel, also called Motor Lodge, Motor Court, Tourist Court, or Motor Inn, originally a hotel designed for persons travelling by automobile, with convenient parking space provided. Motels serve commercial and business travellers and persons attending conventions and meetings as well as vacationers and tourists.

a hotel providing travelers with lodging and free parking facilities, typically a roadside hotel having rooms adjacent to an outside parking area or an urban hotel offering parking within the building.