Have Alaska cruise with HANeed motel with shuttle from SEA to motel and motel to pier?

Motels came into existence, in the 1920s, as motor hotels. There were intended to offer convenient and inexpensive overnight lodging for travelers of the main routes on which they were located. They...

its the same as a hotel, but instead of walking up stairs to get to your room, you have one parking space for your vehicle and a door to access your room from outside.. like an apartment

A motel is, generally speaking, a hotel with less features and cheaper rates. Motel is a shortcut meaning of MOTORIST HOTEL. (by Badongzki)

yes

it is English, derives from hotel, but because people were driving right up to the door it became "motel" (motor vehicle)