Obvious the OP has very little, or no knowledge about what is perceived as Hotel and what is perceived as Motel, in U.S. Very few motels actually named as "Motel". However, La Quinta is definitely a motel, not a hotel.
Even Motel has many levels :
Hilton Garden Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Wymdham Garden Inn, etc are more like motel than hotel, and they are probably the top end of motels.
Then you have "suites type" motels - Amerisuites, Candlewood Suites, Hawthorn Suites, Summerfield Suites, Residen Inn, etc - most of these have either a kitchenettes or a full kitchen, but still are motels.
Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Suites, Clarion, Quality, etc would be of the mid range.
Fairfield, Comfort Inn, and the like, are a notch lower.
La Quinta, Red Roof, a tad lower.
Days Inn, Super 8, etc
Motel 6, and a few other chains, and then the no name, independent motels, are the lowest.
Even Motel has many levels :
Hilton Garden Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Wymdham Garden Inn, etc are more like motel than hotel, and they are probably the top end of motels.
Then you have "suites type" motels - Amerisuites, Candlewood Suites, Hawthorn Suites, Summerfield Suites, Residen Inn, etc - most of these have either a kitchenettes or a full kitchen, but still are motels.
Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Comfort Suites, Clarion, Quality, etc would be of the mid range.
Fairfield, Comfort Inn, and the like, are a notch lower.
La Quinta, Red Roof, a tad lower.
Days Inn, Super 8, etc
Motel 6, and a few other chains, and then the no name, independent motels, are the lowest.