Best Roadside Motel (2020)

The newly renovated Coachman Hotel celebrates the natural beauty of nearby Lake Tahoe with features that invite guests to enjoy the outdoors – a swimming pool for summer and a hot tub for winter. The simple, modern and functional rooms have a wet area for outdoor gear, custom furniture, heated toilet seats and Malin + Goetz bath products. Other amenities include free wifi, evening s’mores and a bar serving beer and wine.
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The Lincoln Motor Court celebrates the golden age of automobile travel with its classic tourist cabins. Each cottage features vintage decor and cable TVs, plus access to outdoor features like a picnic table and fire ring.
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The Sunset Motel celebrates the allure of the open road by providing clean, comfortable rooms and friendly service to visiting guests. Amenities include free wifi and cable, plus chairs outside each door so guests can visit with their neighbors.
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Wigwam Village #6 has long been one of the most recognizable landmarks along Historic Route 66. The motel opened in 1950 but has since been renovated with a host of modern amenities.
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This restored motel on Route 66 blends mid-century style with modern conveniences, like premium mattresses, plush towels, free wifi and HD TVs with more than 120 channels. The historic property is truly a mom and pop operation.
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This newly renovated Miami hotel features a retro lobby and 42 retro-chic guest rooms, with in-room amenities like free wifi, terrazzo and wood floors, flatscreen TVs, 1950s-inspired furniture and oversized walk-in showers. The property also has a swimming pool with restored tile mosaics and a cocktail bar.
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The Blue Swallow in Tucumcari, New Mexico, has been welcoming travelers along Historic Route 66 since 1939. The family owned and operated motel boasts restored rooms equipped with a desk, seating area, vintage lamps and rotary dial phones. A classic neon sign still illuminates the historic courtyard each night.
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The Hotel Palms, originally built in 1947 as a motor court inn, has been renovated to its full retro chic glory. The property features 11 guest rooms with access to a shared courtyard and lounge. Grab a coffee from Show Pigeon Coffee inside the lounge, or take the short three-block walk to the beach.
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The Astro Motel in Santa Rosa, California, was built in 1963 during the golden age of the American motor lodge. The recently remodeled property features 34 rooms with original mid-century modern furnishings and a selection of snacks and amenities from Sonoma County makers.
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Roadside inn meets Wine Country hotel at The Sandman in Santa Rosa, California. This affordable hotel just of US-101 has 135 rooms, each with free wifi, a flatscreen TV, kitchenette amenities and bath products from Malin & Goetz. Guests enjoy access to a heated outdoor pool, hot tub and the Pool House & Bar.
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