Editing Motel (section)

===Latin America===
In Latin America, a "motel" (in Mexico, "Motel de paso") is an establishment often associated with extramarital encounters and rented typically for a few hours (15 minutes to 12 hours). In Ecuador, any establishment with the title "Motel" is related to extramarital encounters; in Argentina and Peru these hotels for couples are called "telo" (from "hotel") and offered for anything from a few hours to overnight, with décor based on amenities such as dim lights, a whirlpool and a king-size bed.

In the Dominican Republic, "cabins" (named for their cabin-like shape) have all these amenities (such as a whirlpool bath, oversize bed and HDTV) but generally do not have windows, and have private parking for each room individually. Registration is handled not in a conventional manner but, upon entering the room, by delivering a bill with the registration through a small window that does not allow eye contact to ensure greater discretion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.motelesRD.com |title=Moteles RD |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908030048/http://www.motelesrd.com/ |archive-date=September 8, 2012 |quote=A directory of motels from the Dominican Republic; these appear to be mostly love hotels |access-date=August 21, 2018 |publisher=Marketeam.com.do |url-status=live }}</ref>

The connotations of "motel" as adult motel or love hotel in both the Spanish and Portuguese languages can be awkward for U.S.-based chains accustomed to using the term in its original meaning,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2003-12-02-motels_x.htm |title=Old-style motels fading out |author-link=The Associated Press |author=AP |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=December 3, 2003 |access-date=August 21, 2018 |location=New Orleans |publisher=[[Gannett Co. Inc.]]}}</ref> although this issue is diminishing as chains (such as Super 8 Motels) increasingly drop the word "motel" from their corporate identities at home.