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It won’t be luxurious. But I promise you, it will be a story.

There’s a specific kind of silence at a motel. It won’t be luxurious

We tend to look down on motels. We call them “no-tells” or “fleabags.” We drive past them on interstates, their neon signs flickering with vacancy. But lately, I’ve started to think we’ve gotten them all wrong. The motel isn’t a failure of hospitality. It’s a specific genre of travel, and one we’re losing. The word itself tells you everything: Motor Hotel . It won’t be luxurious

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It won’t be luxurious. But I promise you, it will be a story.

There’s a specific kind of silence at a motel.

We tend to look down on motels. We call them “no-tells” or “fleabags.” We drive past them on interstates, their neon signs flickering with vacancy. But lately, I’ve started to think we’ve gotten them all wrong. The motel isn’t a failure of hospitality. It’s a specific genre of travel, and one we’re losing. The word itself tells you everything: Motor Hotel .