A sleepy sounding guy asked me what the f… I wanted. It was a common greeting and one of the reasons I hated making the calls in the first place. I announced that it was the front desk and asked him if he had disconnected the cable to the TV. The alarm stayed on the remainder of the night and I told the manager when he relieved me at am.
They hired a night watchman after that. A year-old man that could barely walk ,with a pearl-handled. Is it a bad omen to have a raven roost on your U-Haul?
The Western 6 motel chain was bought by Motel 6 when Accor Management took over the Motel 6 chain in And Tom Bodett is the one and only spokesperson the chain has ever had. His voice will be on your wake-up call. Filed under Uncategorized. As always, you give me something to giggle and think about.
Looking forward to more tales from the dusty road. Spooked my friend pretty good though. I shooed it away and we continued on. Yes , I have stayed at Motel 6 for six dollars.
You must be at least I think dirt is older than that. LOL Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Probably when they were bought out or started franchising that it started to escalate in price. I worked at a Western 6 in Albuquerque in the early 80s.
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Post comment. Skip to content. Share This. The Situation. The Challenge s. At Motel 6, which began advertising for the first time in , guests now get in-room telephones, satellite televisions with free movies and fluffier towels. In Santa Ana, the Super 8 Motel competes for business with three nearby all-suite hotels. And at budget McSleep Inns, to be opened later this year by Quality International, video cassette players are expected to be standard in every room.
Worth-based Budget Host Inns, which calls itself a luxury budget chain. Motel 6, which opened in Santa Barbara in , was the first major budget chain. By , there were about 50, economy motel rooms nationwide. And it was in the no-frills era of the s that budget motels and hotels became ever more popular along the interstate highways. Smith said that after consumers began getting economy cars and other products, they wanted economy motels too.
And nowadays, saving money at motels seems to be standard for many price-conscious travelers who have become as loyal to Motel 6 or Super 8 as others are to Hilton or Marriott.
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