laravel_control.php

<?php

class MotelController extends \BaseController
{

    /**
     * Display a listing of the resource.
     *
     * @return Response
     */
    public function index()
    {
        $offset = Input::get('offset', null);
        $limit = Input::get('limit', null);
        $items = Motel::ofLimit($limit)
            ->ofOffset($offset)
            ->get();
    }

laravel_model.php

<?php

class Motel extends Eloquent
{
    public function scopeOfLimit($query, $limit = null)
    {
        if (empty($limit)) {
            return $query;
        }

        return $query->take(intval($limit));
    }

    public function scopeOfOffset($query, $offset = null)
    {
        if (empty($offset)) {
            return $query;
        }

        return $query->skip(intval($offset));
    }
}