HotelChatter - Tag: Motel 6

Pueblo: Motel 6 Really Wants to Know What You Think Of Its Rooms

juliab — 2010-10-18T15:40:05-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/motel6pueblo.jpg" class="top"> Motel 6 really wanted to know what we thought of this room We always had <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/motel%206">Motel 6</a> down as a wham, bam, thank you kinda place to stay. You pays your $35.99 (one person), you gets your (grubby) room key, and the next morning you high tail it outta there, hoping you left the cooties in the bed. Thats what we did recently, anyway, at the Motel 6 in Pueblo, Colorado. Our room smelt odd, the covers were pretty grim, they tried to charge us more than they should have (they allocated us a studio rather than a room, when wed asked for a room) and it was, all in all, not the nicest motel wed

What Is Your Favorite Budget Brand Makeover?

MsRebecca — 2010-04-08T09:25:18-05:00

A revamped room at a Motel 6 in Addison, Texas.

While we love designer decor and treating ourselves to a high-end hotel stay every once in awhile, our budgets don't allow us to travel like we're a rock star all the time. So we can't say enough about the trend of budget brands upgrading their look and amenities. We love it! After all, who says we should be depressed just because our bank balance or plain old geography demands we stay at a value-oriented hotel or motel?

The New York Times ran a story about motels 'upping the thread count' just the other day—which got us wondering: What's your favorite budget brand makeover?

The Best And Worst of Our American Road Trip

londontown — 2009-09-04T12:45:03-05:00

Do not attempt these stairs after a few drinks: the Hotel Monaco Baltimore

Greetings from soggy London! After six weeks, 20 states and 7000 miles, our US road trip has finally come to an end and we are back in the city of grey. Hopefully we’ll be back to test your speed limits soon; until then, we’ll be wowing London with our awesome t-shirt collection (one for every state) and shouting “USA, USA” at every opportunity. How glad to have us back they must be.

Remnants of Hotel WiFi Week: A Shout-Out to Motel 6

juliana — 2008-05-12T14:30:01-05:00

We shoved Hotel WiFi Week 2008 in your face everyday last week and it's not quite over yet. We still have a major Hotel WiFi map to unveil, it's just taking some time to get it perfect.

But until that's done we want to give a shout-out to Motel 6 Hotels for offering up WiFi. Andrew Calvo lauded the budget chain for its always reliable WiFi and yesterday we received an email from a serious road warrior who gave big-ups to Motel 6.

Keep reading for the full letter.

Is This the End of Ugly Bedspreads? Motel 6 To Get Euro-Sleek Look

Tim L. — 2008-03-13T12:02:05-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/motel6newdesign2.jpg" class="imgborder">People don't normally mention Motel 6 and "sleek design" in the same sentence. After all, the chain is known as the prototypical bare-bones roadside motel, with every material and piece of furniture in one seemingly the cheapest available in order to keep the nightly room rate below the competition's. French parent company Accor is trying to change all that though, with "a modern, European boutique-style flair" according to the <a href="http://www.motel6.com/about/press_room/release.aspx?Document=375">official press release</a>. Spin or no spin, the new room design, dubbed the Phoenix design, does sound like a major improvement: <blockquote>The room includes ambient lighting, wood-effect flooring rather than carpet, and a 32-inch flat-screen TV. The flat screen TV is displayed on the entertainment unit which conceals