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Why the First Thing We Do in Hotel Rooms is a Huge Mistake

Good rule of thumb? Put your luggage in the bathtub when you check in.

8 Things You Need to Do in Your Hotel Room

All you want to do is kick off your shoes and relax when you arrive in your hotel room. But before you flop down on the bed, make time to do these eight simple things before anything else. Your health and safety may depend on it.

10 Destination-Worthy Cheap Motels

From The Sandman in California's Sonoma County to the Lincolnville Motel in Maine, here are 10 properties that offer style, amenities, and more—without a steep price tag.

We Tried the Wine Dispenser at Sorso Wine Room in Scottsdale and Here's What Happened

Earlier this spring we told you about the arrival of Sorso Wine Room at the Scottsdale Quarter. We had heard about the 32-tap WineEmotion dispensing system, and to be honest, were pretty eager to try it out. It sounded so strange and intriguing; we needed to experience it first hand. ...

Here's How You Can Prevent Motion Sickness On A Road Trip

People tend to suffer from motion sickness while on a road trip. Symptoms of motion sickness include nausea, headaches, vomiting, dizziness and a feeling of sickness.

Did You Know Richard Gere Owns a Country Bed and Breakfast?

It's the cutest little spot for an intimate wedding!

What to do if your hotel reservation is lost

The missing hotel reservation is a common travel problem with a little-known solution. While overbooking is perfectly legal, the hotel industry also has industry-standard policies in effect to prevent guests such as Cole from being kicked out on the street. So what is it?

The definition of ‘motel’

There are hotels and there are motels. If you look through your Funk & Wagnalls for the stereotypical definition of a “motel,” you just might find a picture of the

College Art Professor Challenges Students To Build Insect Motels

A concerned University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee art instructor challenged her students to construct insect motels out of natural, untreated materials. Each motel must provide an appropriate habitat for a particular insect and attract human interest too, as each has a QR Code with information about why that bug or bee matters in nature and needs to be nurtured. Nearly 100 are installed in a state park overlooking Lake Michigan in downtown Milwaukee.

Colorado manufacturer’s products can be found in the Ritz and even Motel 6

In FW Manufacturing’s plant on metro Denver’s southern edge, workers assemble cabinet frames by hand, carefully inspecting each piece, before sending them on to have hinges and hardware…

Escape Simulator is a near-perfect substitute for the real thing

Pine Studio's new escape rooms are the closest we've come to replicating the feeling of yelling at your friends about passwords in a converted strip mall office

Motel Self-Storage: Keeping Tenants From ‘Checking In’ Permanently

Living in a self-storage unit is not just illegal, but can be seriously unsafe for the tenant camping out, other customers and the facility’s staff.

Zoo Motel and The Journey take us away from it all

Links Hall and Chicago Shakespeare host two virtual interactive shows on isolation and connection.

Flooring Tips from Carpet One Floor & Home

Creating tranquility and comfort in a hotel room!

Recently I had the chance to stay at freshly remodeled Hampton motel in Seattle, Washington. The new design was very well put together and that really effected how I felt during my stay. There was …

Where Home Is an Elusive Fantasy

Nadia Shira Cohen and Paulo Siqueira moved into a Florida motel to document the lives of families uprooted by poverty, illness and misfortune.

Who Wants a Hotel With a Hallway Anyway?

“Motor lodges.” “High-end motels.” “Exterior-corridor hotels.” Whatever you call them, the “motorist’s hotel” has gotten a boost these past 15 months. Now about that reputation …