{"id":79605,"date":"2021-10-15T20:42:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T00:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/?p=79605"},"modified":"2024-11-13T10:08:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T15:08:43","slug":"road-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/2021\/10\/road-warriors\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<figure style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Dive.jpg\" alt=\"Dive Motel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Dive Motel &amp; Swim Club \u2014 Nashville, TN<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>They seemed like a novelty in the nineties, but refurbished motels have gone from kitsch to cutting-edge, and play a key role in the future of hospitality.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside><a class=\"image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/author\/markfedeli\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mark-small-circle-2.png\" class=\"thb_image  left  retina_size attachment-full\" alt=\"\" title=\"mark small circle\" \/><\/a><aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;11\/12&#8243;]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1720455088433{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong>By <a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/author\/markfedeli\/\">Mark Fedeli<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Marketing and Editorial Director, Tablet Hotels<\/em><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:10px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator style=&#8221;dashed&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]<aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\nNear the end of the last century, a trend emerged. Forgotten old motels and motor lodges were being transformed into well-run, hip little hotels. At first it was surprising to see the rebirth of these run-down structures happening alongside the high-design, big-city glamour of the boutique hotel boom. Their utility quickly became clear: sleek and slick isn\u2019t for everyone; it&#8217;s even less appropriate when you\u2019re on the road.<\/p>\n<p>20+ years on, restored motels have proven to be for more than just passing through. The modern motel is now a destination in its own right \u2014 an appealing target at which to aim your front bumper. And in recent years the appeal has only grown. <\/p>\n<p>One of the effects of COVID is that it sent a lot of people back to nature, to spaces with plenty of space. A peculiar thing has happened where I live, in New York City. Rents are through the roof, and so is car ownership. The pandemic pushed people out of town \u2014 for a while. Now they\u2019re back, and they\u2019re having to offer well above asking for apartment rentals. (Bidding wars! For rentals! We thought that only happened to tech bros in San Fran.) Meanwhile, the number of cars registered in the city has skyrocketed \u2014 the highways jammed with more broken heroes than ever.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20211016\/Austin-3.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Motel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20211016\/Dive-3.jpg\" alt=\"Dive Motel &amp; Swim Club\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Austin Motel (above) and the Dive Motel, Nashville (below)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All these new cars need somewhere to go, and now that everyone wants their own Walden, the cars are going upstate, out east, down the shore, set on a path of highways and parkways and byways and back streets. And boy howdy there are a lot of renovated, remodeled, refurbished, and restored motels on those roads, none of them terribly content to give you just a bed and a roof for the night. They want to give you entertainment, cuisine, cutting-edge design, and \u2014 appropriate for these times \u2014 doors that open right up to the outside air, maybe even right to your car.<\/p>\n<p>For all of its influence, the pandemic merely accelerated what was already in progress. With environmental sensitivity more important than ever, repurposing a roadside inn is a great way to reuse existing materials \u2014 especially when they come pre-loaded with a visual character this clearly defined. In an age where authenticity trumps excess, little reimagining is required to bring motels back to relevance in the current century. In fact, the format itself is back in full fashion: brand new, purpose-built motels and motor courts are becoming a serious thing.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve collected here some of our favorite restored motels in America \u2014 evidence that the craze is showing no signs of slowing, and that the road to a sustainable future goes through a discarded past.<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/portland-hotels\/jupiter-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jupiter Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Portland, Oregon<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/portland-hotels\/jupiter-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Jupiter.jpg\" alt=\"Jupiter Hotel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to imagine feeling underdressed in the Jupiter, or anywhere in Portland, a deeply casual city. It\u2019s an unprepossessing sort of hotel, a renovated Sixties motor inn attached to the Doug Fir Lounge, one of Portland\u2019s top bars and live music venues. This makes for a lively atmosphere. Rooms are handsomely minimalist with bold wallpaper \u2014 photorealistic forest scenes, or vibrant cartoony florals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fportland-hotels%2Fjupiter-hotel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/berkshires-hotels\/tourists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tourists<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">North Adams, Massachusetts<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/berkshires-hotels\/tourists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20221224\/Tourists.jpg\" alt=\"Tourists\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Berkshires are undergoing the sort of revival that travel trend pieces are made of. Thanks in part to the redevelopment that\u2019s accompanied MASS MoCA, the formerly industrial town of North Adams is living a second life as a booming cultural destination. Outside the town center you\u2019ll find TOURISTS, a Sixties motor lodge reborn as a very modern, very hip little country boutique hotel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fberkshires-hotels%2Ftourists&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/saratoga-springs-hotels\/brentwood-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brentwood Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Saratoga Springs, New York<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/saratoga-springs-hotels\/brentwood-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Brentwood.jpg\" alt=\"Brentwood Hotel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saratoga Springs is undergoing a bit of a renaissance as city folk rediscover the charms of small-town life. It\u2019s also famous for the Saratoga Race Course, which hosts horse races in the summer months. And just across the road from the racecourse\u2019s paddock and stables is the reason we\u2019re here: the Brentwood Hotel, designed and also owned by Studio Tack, a Brooklyn-based design firm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsaratoga-springs-hotels%2Fbrentwood-hotel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/austin-hotels\/austin-motel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Austin Motel<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Austin, Texas<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/austin-hotels\/austin-motel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Austin.jpg\" alt=\"Austin Motel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now that Liz Lambert, the boutique-hotel queen of Texas, has taken over the Austin Motel, all is again right with the world. The Austin&#8217;s distinctive sign has been drawing double-takes along South Congress since 1938, and now it&#8217;s backed up by some equally distinctive retro-themed interiors. It\u2019s joins the Saint Cecilia and the Hotel San Jos\u00e9 as part of South Austin\u2019s trifecta of exceptional lodgings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Faustin-hotels%2Faustin-motel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/oceanside-hotels\/the-green-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Green Room<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Oceanside, California<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/oceanside-hotels\/the-green-room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Green.jpg\" alt=\"The Green Room\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In its new life, the masterfully reimagined 1940s motor in that\u2019s now the Green Room Hotel is miles more attractive than the word \u201cmotel\u201d implies. It&#8217;s decked out in a very photogenic bohemian-minimalist style, with low-frills but high-impact comforts and an eclectic approach to decoration that combines Moroccan rugs, mid-century modern furniture, and vibrant, well-chosen artworks. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Foceanside-hotels%2Fthe-green-room&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/jackson-hole-hotels\/anvil-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anvil Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jackson, Wyoming<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/jackson-hole-hotels\/anvil-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Anvil.jpg\" alt=\"Anvil Hotel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jackson Hole has all the ingredients for outdoor adventure, and it\u2019s got the infrastructure to support it (the valley\u2019s most notable lodgings tend toward the upscale end of things). The Anvil Hotel, in the town of Jackson proper, goes another way. This is a no-frills motel upgraded into something stylish, but rather than high gloss it aims for a retro unpretentiousness, and hits the nail right on the head.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fjackson-hole-hotels%2Fanvil-hotel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/raleigh-hotels\/the-longleaf-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Longleaf Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Raleigh, North Carolina<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/raleigh-hotels\/the-longleaf-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Longleaf.jpg\" alt=\"The Longleaf Hotel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Raleigh, North Carolina, an undistinguished corporate chain hotel was found to have, beneath a layer of stucco, the bones of a fossilized Sixties Travelodge \u2014 and after an archaeological-grade restoration and a modernist-inspired redesign it\u2019s back in business, this time as the Longleaf Hotel. Named, fittingly, for a classic-but-endangered emblem of North Carolina\u2019s forests.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fraleigh-hotels%2Fthe-longleaf-hotel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/santa-barbara-county-hotels\/cuyama-buckhorn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cuyama Buckhorn<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">New Cuyama, California<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/santa-barbara-county-hotels\/cuyama-buckhorn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Cuyama.jpg\" alt=\"Cuyama Buckhorn\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Set deep in the desert of Santa Barbara County, the Cuyama Buckhorn isn\u2019t just any old motel \u2014 this mid-century classic was designed by the architect George Vernon Russell, who was responsible for a number of Los Angeles landmarks. It took a thorough restoration, but today\u2019s Buckhorn features 21 guest rooms in a hybrid cowboy-Modernist style, while the restaurant, the self-titled Buckhorn, is pure cowboy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsanta-barbara-county-hotels%2Fcuyama-buckhorn&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/Flagstaff-hotels\/high-country-motor-lodge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">High Country Motor Lodge<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Flagstaff, Arizona<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/Flagstaff-hotels\/high-country-motor-lodge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/HighCountry.jpg\" alt=\"High Country Motor Lodge\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A classic mid-century motor inn on Route 66 in Flagstaff, Arizona has found new life as the High Country Motor Lodge, and as motel restorations go, it\u2019s a very thorough one. Inside you\u2019ll find swanky beds with vintage-style blankets, modern bathrooms with quality products, and, in a quirky retro touch, tape decks complete with mix tapes. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2FFlagstaff-hotels%2Fhigh-country-motor-lodge&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/santa-fe-hotels\/el-rey-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Rey Court<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Santa Fe, New Mexico<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/santa-fe-hotels\/el-rey-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20230128\/ElRey.jpg\" alt=\"El Rey Court\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 1936-vintage motor inn on the legendary stretch of road once known as Route 66 is now El Rey Court, a beautifully reimagined boutique hotel that is, in its new incarnation, one of Santa Fe\u2019s most stylish lodgings. Its original architecture remains intact, and its adobe-and-timber construction is memorable, to say the least; inside, it\u2019s a very hip, very contemporary mix of local Southwestern color and modern art and design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsanta-fe-hotels%2Fel-rey-court&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/miami-hotels\/the-vagabond-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vagabond Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Miami, Florida<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/miami-hotels\/the-vagabond-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Vagabond.jpg\" alt=\"Vagabond Hotel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Vagabond was one of many family-friendly motels that popped up in Miami to cater to the postwar surge of road-trip tourists, and in short order, it was hosting the likes of Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. But like many vintage landmarks, the motel fell into disrepair. After sitting empty for years, the MiMO icon got the star treatment, reopening in 2014 to considerable fanfare among the design set.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fmiami-hotels%2Fthe-vagabond-hotel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/palm-springs-hotels\/ace-hotel-swim-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ace Hotel &amp; Swim Club<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Palm Springs, California<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/palm-springs-hotels\/ace-hotel-swim-club\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Ace.jpg\" alt=\"Ace Hotel &amp; Swim Club\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One struggles to find a better word than \u201cfunky\u201d to describe the sensibility at Ace Hotel &amp; Swim Club: vintage but not retro, with a celebratory respect paid to the past rather than an ironic arched eyebrow. And sustainability here is not a slogan or a mission statement but an organic side effect of the use of second-hand furniture and surplus hardware.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fpalm-springs-hotels%2Face-hotel-swim-club&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/los-alamos-hotels\/skyview-los-alamos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skyview Los Alamos<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Los Alamos, California<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/los-alamos-hotels\/skyview-los-alamos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Skyview.jpg\" alt=\"Skyview Los Alamos\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A burgeoning wine culture has led to a substantial uptick in tourism in the Santa Ynez Valley. Hence the need for a hotel of Skyview\u2019s caliber. The original Skyview was a late-Fifties example of a style that perhaps erred a bit on the utilitarian side \u2014 but given today\u2019s taste for rehabilitated spaces and salvaged d\u00e9cor, it\u2019s the perfect skeleton for something like the new Skyview.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Flos-alamos-hotels%2Fskyview-los-alamos&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/north-fork-long-island-hotels\/sound-view-greenport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sound View Greenport<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Greenport, New York<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/north-fork-long-island-hotels\/sound-view-greenport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/SoundView.jpg\" alt=\"Sound View Greenport\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The North Fork is the less traveled side of eastern Long Island, and it\u2019s here that you\u2019ll find Sound View Greenport, a Fifties motel that\u2019s been restored, rehabilitated, and given the boutique-hotel treatment by Brooklyn&#8217;s Studio Tack. The inspiration for the style in this case was New England\u2019s homegrown modernist heritage, which lends Sound View&#8217;s visual identity an extra measure of authenticity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fnorth-fork-long-island-hotels%2Fsound-view-greenport&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/nashville-hotels\/the-dive-motel-121775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Dive Motel &amp; Swim Club<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Nashville, Tennessee<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/nashville-hotels\/the-dive-motel-121775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Dive.jpg\" alt=\"The Dive Motel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, Dive Motel\u2019s name is a play on words: on one level it\u2019s a reference a certain no-frills approach to hospitality, along with a beautifully realized retro sensibility that\u2019s a perfect corrective for an increasingly polished Nashville scene. But the only thing that\u2019s truly divey about it is the Swim Club that makes up the second part of its name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fnashville-hotels%2Fthe-dive-motel-121775&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/catskills-hudson-valley-hotels\/camptown-catskills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Camptown Catskills<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Leeds, New York<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/catskills-hudson-valley-hotels\/camptown-catskills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Camptown.jpg\" alt=\"Camptown Catskills\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not every modern-day Catskills escape begins with raw material as promising as the 1930s motel that now serves as Camptown\u2019s main lodge \u2014 this building is full of character, and not in a euphemistic way. The nearly century-old bones of the place have been preserved, but it\u2019s been refinished in a style that\u2019s not excessively true to any one era \u2014 there\u2019s a bit of modernism, a healthy dose of Shaker simplicity, and plenty of rustic rough edge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fcatskills-hudson-valley-hotels%2Fcamptown-catskills&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/boise-hotels\/modern-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Modern Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Boise, Idaho<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/boise-hotels\/modern-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Modern.jpg\" alt=\"Modern Hotel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Modern Hotel, which revises a former Travelodge motel into a mod micro-oasis, is a sign that Boise is ready to assert itself as a cool modern city. Rooms and suites at the Modern Hotel are tastefully retro with teak furnishings. A landscaped courtyard doubles as a gathering space for guests and spill-over for the hotel\u2019s Modern Bar, surely one of the slickest martini spots in the state.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fboise-hotels%2Fmodern-hotel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/salida-hotels\/amigo-motor-lodge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amigo Motor Lodge<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Salida, Colorado<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/salida-hotels\/amigo-motor-lodge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20230617\/Amigo.jpg\" alt=\"SCP Hotel Colorado Springs\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With America\u2019s seemingly limitless supply of mid-century motels transforming themselves one by one into boutique hotels, the average small town is suddenly many times more likely to offer a stylish and thoughtfully designed place to stay. Salida, in south central Colorado, was just waiting for the arrival of a hotel like the Amigo, a 60-year-old structure redesigned in a minimalist modern-rustic style and a Southwestern accent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fsalida-hotels%2Famigo-motor-lodge&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/rye-1-hotels\/rye-motor-inn-swim-shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rye Motor Inn &amp; Swim Shop<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Rye, New Hampshire<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/rye-1-hotels\/rye-motor-inn-swim-shop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Rye.jpg\" alt=\"Rye Motor Inn &amp; Swim Shop\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rye Motor Inn &amp; Swim Shop begins with a beautifully restored 1950s motor inn \u2014 but rather than leave it in its minimally serviced state of nature, its proprietors have turned each unit into a proper apartment, complete with a full kitchen (and Smeg fridge, naturally). The hospitality is low-touch, meals are self-catered, and there&#8217;s not just a hotel pool but the beach as well \u2014 there\u2019s one just across Ocean Boulevard from the hotel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Frye-1-hotels%2Frye-motor-inn-swim-shop&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/boston-hotels\/the-verb-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Verb Hotel<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Boston, Massachusetts<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/boston-hotels\/the-verb-hotel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Verb.jpg\" alt=\"Verb Hotel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To find a mid-century motel in the shadow of legendary Fenway Park is rare luck. The obvious thing to do might have been to turn it into another place of Red Sox worship, but Boston has plenty of those. Instead the proprietors of the Verb chose to pay homage to the Fenway\/Kenmore neighborhood\u2019s role in rock history \u2014 and the result is something it\u2019s safe to say you can\u2019t get anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fboston-hotels%2Fthe-verb-hotel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/catskill-mountains-hotels\/the-starlite-motel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Starlite Motel<\/a><\/h2>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Kerhonkson, New York<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tablethotels.com\/en\/catskill-mountains-hotels\/the-starlite-motel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.prod.r53.tablethotels.com\/media\/ecs\/global\/magazine\/story-images\/20241107-MotelsNew\/Starlite.jpg\" alt=\"The Starlite Motel\" width=\"970\" height=\"auto\" border=\"0\" data-gae=\"Magazine, Clicked, Image\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With road trips and local travel on the rise, the Catskills, with their plentiful supply of mid-century hotels, motels, and resorts, are enjoying a second life. And while plenty of modern-day Catskills hoteliers are embracing the region\u2019s hospitality history, few are quite as unashamedly retro as Kerhonkson\u2019s beautifully restored Starlite Motel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=&#8221;View Hotel&#8221; shape=&#8221;round&#8221; color=&#8221;black&#8221; size=&#8221;lg&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tablethotels.com%2Fen%2Fcatskill-mountains-hotels%2Fthe-starlite-motel&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<div style=\"height:1px;border-top:3px double #ccc;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:60px;display:block;clear:both\"><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thb_image  left  retina_size \" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.tablethotels.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mark-200x250.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" alt=\"mark\" title=\"mark\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><aside class=\"gap cf\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/aside>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1676124357965{background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221;]Mark Fedeli is the hotel marketing and editorial director for Tablet and Michelin Guide. 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