# motels?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [December 8, 1999, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839 "1999-12-08T06:18:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)
#### Post date: [December 8, 1999, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/1 "1999-12-08T06:18:00Z")
does anyone know what is the best motel/hotel for about
30$/person, 3 people?
how much does a holiday inn usually run?
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### Author:  [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 8, 1999, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/2 "1999-12-08T06:27:00Z")
Try the Crack Rocks Inn down on the corner of Martin Luther King Blvd and 6th St.
Most national chains aren’t that cheap. Any run-down sleazy looking motel that charges by the hour should be able to accomodate you, though.
Holiday Inn will probably run you $80-100/night.
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### Author:  [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)
#### Post date: [December 8, 1999, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/3 "1999-12-08T06:30:00Z")
You can’t go wrong at Motel 6. Low on frills, but clean and comfortable.
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### Author:  [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)
#### Post date: [December 8, 1999, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/4 "1999-12-08T06:34:00Z")
We’ll leave the light on for ya!
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### Author:  [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)
#### Post date: [December 8, 1999, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/5 "1999-12-08T08:45:00Z")
Consumer Reports did a spread on motels a while back. In the budget category the highest rated places were _Sleep Inn_ and _Budgetel_ at roughly $50 a night.
Most other chains earned relatively low marks, including _Motel 6_ which **did** offer $36 rooms.
The lowest scoring of the groupw were [iDays Inn, Travelodge\* and _Knights Inn_.
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### Author:  [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)
#### Post date: [December 8, 1999, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/6 "1999-12-08T14:11:00Z")
I don’t know how “Consumer Reports” rates their motels, but _I_ don’t ask for much.
Hot and cold running water, and a bed with sheets that aren’t sticky.
That said, I’m happy.
BTW, my millennium plans are for a place at the beach, from a national change, and the base price (exclusive of taxes) is under $40.
And, yes, _my_ millennium will change in a couple of weeks.
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### Author:  [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)
#### Post date: [December 8, 1999, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/7 "1999-12-08T14:12:00Z")
“national _change_???”
Make that “national chain”
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### Author:  [@Andrea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andrea)
#### Post date: [December 8, 1999, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/8 "1999-12-08T15:19:00Z")
Super 8 is usually not too bad…
Motel 6 (if you can get into one of the newer ones) is pretty good.
Susse Chalet can be good…but like any other franchised hotel it’s hit or miss.
Some hotel chains like Holiday Inn will offer discounted rates during the weekends, to fill the rooms left empty by the business travelers.
My suggestion is to do a lot of calling around. A lot of hotels do have websites… but again… CALL the hotels… both the 800 reservation lines, AND the direct property number. Sometimes the 800 lines will give national discounts that the individual property isn’t so willing to advertise. 🙂
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### Author:  [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)
#### Post date: [December 8, 1999, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/9 "1999-12-08T17:00:00Z")
Here’s a little tip for future reference. I work for a hotel group,so naturally i can stay at any hotel the company I work for owns for free(55 nationally), But I also can stay at ANY Holiday Inn(also Choice, Promus and Marriott run similar programs) for the employee discount rate of $15.oo a night. And I’m talking any. I’ve stayed in Manhattan, Chicago, Jersey, PA, for 15 bucks. SO, if you happen to know a friend or relative who works for a hotel in any capacity, see if they can hook you up.
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### Author:  [@torq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torq)
#### Post date: [December 9, 1999, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/10 "1999-12-09T02:23:00Z")
$30/person for 3 people is $90. The OP doesn’t say WHERE the hotel needs to be, but that should get you something at least reasonable in most places, particularly if you’re willing/able to stay in the suburbs instead of downtown.
When I was in grad school we joked that my advisor must get kickbacks from Days Inn, because everytime we went to a conference if there was a Days Inn we were in it. I don’t know what CR didn’t like about Days Inn. They seemed okay to me. Not a lot of amenities, but then I didn’t need amenities, I needed a place to sleep, shower, and change clothes.
Best bet: if you’re a member of AAA, you can go and get a book from them covering your destination which will have a listing of many hotels, _along with guaranteed room rates_ in most cases. That should give you a good idea of what’s available.
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### Author:  [@torq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torq)
#### Post date: [December 9, 1999, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motels/11839/11 "1999-12-09T02:28:00Z")
By the way, I think Sleep, Comfort, and Quality are owned/run by the same company that owns Clarion… they get nicer/more expensive as the name moves further along in the list.