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?

]]> MsRebecca 2010-04-08T09:25:18-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/29/9498/94513 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/super8deal.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>How could <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Super%208"><b>Super 8</b></a> <i>not</i> get in on the whole 8-8-08 hotel deals trend? And unlike some other hotel deals we've seen as of late, this one makes us giddy.<p>The motel chain is selling rooms for $8.88 a night starting on August 8, 2008. And here's some hotel trivia for you: That was the rate price for the first Super 8 hotel that opened back in 1974.<p>However, this is not a free-for-all. The rate is only available to 800 people for only <b>eight days</b>. <blockquote><p> The special sale, which will begin at 8 p.m. EDT on each of the eight days, will continue until the 800-room daily allocation is exhausted. The $8.88 rate, which does not include juliana 2008-07-29T09:53:45-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/