# Was Motel 6 originally $6 a night?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 28, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-motel-6-originally-6-a-night/221451 "2003-12-28T21:16:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![aaslatten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-motel-6-originally-6-a-night/221451/1 "2003-12-28T21:16:09Z")

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Or did the name come from something else? What about Super 8 Motel?

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**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-motel-6-originally-6-a-night/221451/2 "2003-12-28T21:33:30Z")

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[Yes](http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:vHtzzmj5QP4J:www.motel6.com/about/careers/facts.asp+motel+6+original&hl=en&ie=UTF-8).

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> The price of the original Motel 6 room was $6 thus the name Motel 6, emphasizing the low price concept.

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**Author:** ![doctordoowop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@doctordoowop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doctordoowop)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-motel-6-originally-6-a-night/221451/3 "2003-12-28T21:36:05Z")

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Just like 7-11 was originally open 7AM to 11 PM

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**Author:** ![PlanMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2bfe46/32.png) [@PlanMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlanMan)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-motel-6-originally-6-a-night/221451/4 "2003-12-28T21:45:05Z")

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and “Days Inn” oriignally featured a large 8 on the sign - the room rate, causing at least some folk to refer to them as “8 Days Inn”

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-motel-6-originally-6-a-night/221451/5 "2003-12-28T21:47:57Z")

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[Here’s](http://www.7-eleven.com/about/history.asp) the 7-11 history.

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> The company’s first convenience outlets were known as Tote’m stores since customers “toted” away their purchases, and some even sported genuine Alaskan totem poles in front. In 1946, Tote’m became 7-Eleven to reflect the stores’ new, extended hours - 7 a.m. until 11 p.m., seven days a week. The company’s corporate name was changed from The Southland Corporation to 7-Eleven, Inc. in 1999.