It is a motel in the sense that every room's door opens up to the outside air, not to an indoor hallway. however, all of the room doors open onto the central courtyard complex of the motel, which is separated from the street by a floor-to-ceiling gate where the reception is. The reception is present and alert and responsive at all hours, which is comforting and convenient. The rooms are clean and orderly. many of the other customers at the hotel were families with small children, so it felt safe and comfortable. the wifi internet was stable and fast - i did a bunch of video calls for work on my laptop and they were perfectly smooth and uninterrupted and high quality.