HotelChatter - Tag: motel 6 http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2008-09-08T15:51:37Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/motel%206 Remnants of Hotel WiFi Week: A Shout-Out to Motel 6 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/5/12/132536/953 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.]]> juliana 2008-05-12T14:30:01-05:00 Is This the End of Ugly Bedspreads? Motel 6 To Get Euro-Sleek Look http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/13/10810/7718 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/motel6newdesign2.jpg" class="imgborder"><p>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. <p>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>.<p> Spin or no spin, the new room design, dubbed the Phoenix design, does sound like a major improvement:<p> <blockquote><p>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 Tim L. 2008-03-13T12:02:05-05:00 Binghamton: Motel 6 Coated in Vaseline by Slippery Guest http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2004/5/19/133610/157 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/VPJ2.jpg" align="right"></p> <p>So I guess <a href="http://www.wftv.com/news/3314503/detail.html">Roger Chamberlin</a> is a bit off, or just a real big fan of Burt Reynold's character in <a href=" http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/078062582X/bridgebooks/104-2959987-7993564">Striptease</a>, or a little of both. &nbsp;</p> <p>In what is sure to be a featured story on The Tonight Show this week, Mr. Chamberlin was <a href=" http://www.wftv.com/news/3314503/detail.html"> arrested</a> May 17th, after police found 14 empty Vaseline jars and a motel room covered in Vaseline from stem to stern.</p> <p>To make matters more bizarre when Chamberlin was taken into custody at a nearby hotel where he was found "smeared from head to foot with Vaseline".</p> <p>Chamberlin was charged with criminal mischief, the Motel 6 manager says the slippery room still can't be used, and markj 2004-05-19T14:27:11-05:00 42.142633 -75.903563 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/