re: I wish old-style motels would make a comeback

I get nostalgic about that too.

Funny you should say this. Not 30 minutes ago, I was making my way across town and was surprised to see the high occupancy of the motels here. I don't know of any events going on in town that would draw people to the city and I know that business travelers almost always opt for hotels instead. I too like the convenience and nostalgia of a motel vs a hotel, but what I do not care for is that since the door opens directly to the outside, I often find mosquitos in the room or excessive dampness in the air.

One of my favorite motels is the rabbit ears motel right there on Lincoln avenue (main street running through town). The place is probably 70 years old and is not fancy, but is very well maintained. Two of my favorite features are (besides price) that it is directly adjacent to a damn fine trout river that also runs through town. If you get a room facing the river, you can walk out of your room directly into the river and be fishing for rainbows within 30 seconds. Another thing that I really like is that there are heated ceramic floors in the bathrooms...there is something very nice about getting up to take a piss and feeling a toasty warm floor under your feet when the ground outside is covered with snow.

Talking about it makes me want to schedule up a trip.

Quality inn in natchitoches is kinda like this. Every now and then I’ll have to spend the night in natchitoches for work and I’ll go cheap and stay there. Their pillows are amazing

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Something like this would be nice.

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You can't drive up to the room, but the Valley Ho in Scottsdale is pretty close. Historic property that was renovated a decade ago.

Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumceri New Mexico on route 66 has a garage you can park in next to your postage stamp size room.....might not be able to fit a truck in there.

Monterey, CA has a lot of them still in use. Pretty nice, too.

Something about walking into that room with the cold air being pumped out of the window unit and that familiar smell of starch and cleaner of a nice, clean motel room. Nostalgia.