Personnel:
A hotel generally has more employees of various types than a motel does.
Size:
Hotels often contain several floors with rooms that total in the hundreds. Motels often only have one or two floors with fewer rooms.
Services:
Hotels often have a wide range of services that motels don’t offer such as a cocktail lounge, room services, on-site recreation, indoor swimming pool, and spa services like masseuse and hot tubs. However, a motel may offer a pool or bed-and-breakfast.
Price:
The price range for both hotels and motels vary largely based on accommodations and location. Though this isn’t always the case, a motel will generally be cheaper than a hotel in the same location.