Roadside motels in the United States

Writes blogger prohorov:
"The number, quality and diversity of the United States on all tracks, including on local roads is impressive.

Before dream trip across America, I started booking hotels along the way, and it broke his head. As it turned out, nothing broke - when after leaving the East Coast on I 80 we covered dense snowstorm, it became clear that the motel is not necessary to hold on. Fortunately on our way literally every 15-20 kilometers appeared "hotel islands", one of which we stopped.

On the roads of America, I have never seen in such "island" was only one motel - a few hotels and the traveler is always a choice, which run up tired eyes. In this post I will talk about the most common in the US-run hotel and accommodation prices, so you immediately knew where to stop for the night is and what is not. "
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But first we define the term "motel". In Russia, often, the motel is associated with the word "bug-infested," but the American motel can be equated to the Russian 4-star hotel. The rooms are all 2-bed (often huge 2 2 beds), television, refrigerator, microwave, hair dryer, ironing board and iron, coffee maker, desk, internet access, parking. And that's not all. Normally, in motels also has a swimming pool, gym, breakfast. Oh, and almost anywhere you start up with your dog or cat. It is worth all this fun is 40-70 dollars, depending on the region: in the eastern part of the United States more expensive in the West cheaper. 1. Interior roadside motel Quality Inn Hotels Little Rock, Arkansas

The most frequently encountered motels on highways of America - a Motel6, Super 8, Quality Inn, Comfort Inn, Days Inn, Sleep Inn, Best Western and a dozen brands. As you might guess, these hotels do not exist by themselves, but are included in the large hotel chains



2. Our combat Chevrolet Camaro SS in the parking lot the Motel Super8. St. Louis, Missouri

One of the largest such networks is the company Choice Hotels International, Inc, which has more than 7,000 hotels. The main brands online: Quality Inn, Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn, Clarion, Econo Lodge, Rodeway Inn. Other popular motels such as Motel6 or Super 8 belong to other networks, making the hotel market in the US is very fierce competition, which is always in the hands of ordinary consumers of their services, ie traveler.

How are all these motels apart. Large differences a bit basic - breakfast. In Motel6 is bread and slop coffee in Super8 to this set will add machine Baking wafers and apples, and of Quality Inn would be scrambled eggs, sausage, muffins, juice, water, coffee, tea, yogurt, fruit, soft cheese and something even on the little things - normal breakfast, in other words, but of disposable tableware. But this is more a plus than a minus.



3. Olga without breakfast anywhere. Motel Quality Inn, KingMan, Arizona

Usually Quality Inn 8-10 dollars more than Motel6, but by breakfast, this overpayment to "beat", especially when traveling alone. Such a breakfast in "Diner" will set you back $ 15-20, and even spend time. Moreover, Quality Inn quality and comfort considerably more stable, and the same Motel6 Super8 - tested during the journey of 10 thousand kilometers from ocean to ocean.

As one example of the device and life of classic American motel, show Quality Inn, located in the town of KingMan, Arizona. It is off I 40 and Historic Route 66. The room price - $ 40.



4. Classic American motel - some 1 - 2 story buildings that make up the patio. At the reception, as a rule, a separate small building there and a kitchen with a breakfast



5. Here is the residential building. Each room has access directly to the street, to your parking space



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7. Our room was marked by a commemorative plate with the name of an American TV star Martin Milner.



8. Inside, on the door, hung his picture



9. The apartment itself is modest but neat and clean. All life here is



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13. Move the breakfast



14. Since the hotel is located on Route 66, there are many nice details - the interior is not empty



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17. The reception halls are also hung with all kinds of signs, posters and photographs. James Dean - a popular young American actor (Rebel Without a Cause). He was killed in a road accident 24 years



18. Marilyn Monroe



19. Feature film Dragnet with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks in the lead roles. 1987



20. Sign of the speed limit of 85 miles - never such this road did not see the most that comes his way - 75 miles per hour



21. Among other things, the hotel has a pool and a gym



22. There is also a small conference room



23. old-school weights



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25. The place for those who are traveling without your computer



26. Here is this motel Quality Inn on Route 66 in the town of KingMan for $ 40. One week you can live without compunction, and even offer you a good will for a few days

I'll show a few hotels where we stayed on the way from New York to Los Angeles and back



27. Quality Inn, Texas



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29. Our first hotel in the United States. Quality Inn, $ 70. The eastern part of the country



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32. Not all motels have a structure with a separate reshepshenom and buildings with rooms. There are also hotel-type. Super8, St.Luis. $ 60



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35. Motel6. Tourist town Moab, Utah. $ 50



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37. If you are traveling with family or of more than two people, it is more convenient to take for their suites - two rooms (and more). There may be one or Very Large Scale bed with sofa and chairs and all the same, but with a 2-mi huge beds. We had one, but two toilets. $ 80, Colorado Springs, Colorado



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39. And forgot to mention about a budget motel - Travelodge. Many of them in the United States. This town of Page, Arizona - not far from the Castle of the canyon and very close to the "Horseshoe" of the Colorado River and the two Antelope Canyon $ 40



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42. With regard to hotels in New York, then everything is much more expensive.



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