Look like roadside motels in the US

• How are roadside motels in the United States

Quantity, quality and diversity on all US highways, including on local roads, impressive.

Before traveling dreams of 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 not hold on to the right motel. Fortunately, on our way literally every 15-20 kilometers appeared "hotel islands", in one of which we drove.

On the roads of America, I have never seen on this "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 United States of roadside hotels and prices on rooms, so you immediately knew where necessary to stop for the night, and where not.

But first define the "motel" concept. 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 2 huge 2 double beds), TV, refrigerator, microwave, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, coffee maker, desk, internet access, parking. And that's not all.

Usually, in a motel also has a pool, gym, breakfast. Oh, and, almost everywhere you will 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. Interior roadside motel Quality Inn in Little Rock, Arkansas

The most frequently encountered motels on American roads - this Motel6, Super 8, Quality Inn, Comfort Inn, Days Inn, Sleep Inn, Best Western and a dozen brands. As you can guess, all these hotels do not exist by themselves, but part of the larger hotel chains

One of the largest such networks is the company Choice Hotels International, Inc, which has more than 7,000 hotels. Basic network brands: 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 tough competition, which is always at hand the average consumer of their services, ie. E. The traveler.

What is the difference all these motels apart. Big differences a bit basic - breakfast. In Motel6 is bread and slop coffee in Super8 to this set will add the unit Baking wafers and apples, and Quality Inn is an omelet, sausage, muffins, juice, water, coffee, tea, yoghurt, fruit, soft cheese and something even on small things - breakfast is normal, in other words, but of disposable tableware. But it is rather a plus than a minus.

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

Quality Inn is usually 8-10 dollars more than Motel6, but at the expense of breakfast, this overpayment "beat", particularly if traveling alone. Such a breakfast in "Diner" will set you back $ 15-20, and even take the time. Moreover, Quality Inn quality and comfort much more stable and the same Motel6 Super8 - checked during a journey of 10,000 kilometers from coast to coast. As one of the examples of devices and life of classic American motel, show Quality Inn, located in KingMan town in Arizona. This track I 40 and Historic Route 66. Room price - 40 dollars.

Classic American motel - some 1 - 2-storey buildings, forming a patio. At the reception, as a rule, a separate small building, there is a kitchen and breakfast

It looks like a residential block. Each room opens directly onto the street, to your parking space

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

And inside, the door hung a picture of him

The very modest number, but neat and clean. All life here is

Move to the breakfast

Since the hotel is located on Route 66, where a lot of nice details - the interior is not empty

Halls reception, too, hung with all kinds of signs, posters and photographs. James Dean - a popular young American actor (Rebel Without a Cause). Died in a road accident in '24

Marilyn Monroe

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

speed limit sign 85 miles - never present such a road is not seen, the maximum he could get in the way - 75 miles per hour

Among other things, the hotel has a swimming pool and gym

There is also a small conference room

And the old school scales

Workplace for those who are traveling without your computer

Here is this Quality Inn motel on Route 66 in the town of KingMan for $ 40. Week you can live, and even offer you a good will for a few days without a twinge of conscience I show a few hotels where we stayed on the way from New York to Los Angeles and back

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

Not all motels have a structure with a reception and a separate building to the rooms. There are also hotel type. Super8, St.Luis. $ 60

Motel6. Tourist town of Moab, Utah. $ 50

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 a sofa and armchairs, or all the same, but with a 2-mi huge beds. We had one, but two toilets. $ 80, Colorado Springs, Colorado

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