#193 - Holiday Motel in Bend, OR

​Sold on the Sign
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Sometimes you just have to stay at a motel, because the price is right.

Why are hotel prices so expensive in Bend, Oregon? So, we picked a motel that had a nice sign.

Why Write About This?
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​I feel like our little motel needs some recognition. I admired a nice mural of the Taj Mahal as the owner checked us in.

He was very pleasant and I believe he lived upstairs. There was nothing Norman Bates about that. It was nice knowing the actual owners were in charge.

​Our Room
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​The nice owner upgraded us to a King room. 

$80.00 is a great price for a town with expensive hotels. ​

The red chairs were comfy. The red microwave and red mugs were handy. All was clean and updated. Best of all the bed was quite luxurious and we got TCM, which is my favorite channel. I love old movies. Psycho was not playing.

​Next Time

​This is the hotel where I wanted to stay.  But it was way over twice the price of our cozy motel with the neon words.

We had drinks at one of the Old St. Francis Hotel bars. We'll stay another time.
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Why?

​This must be why Bend hotels are expensive.

Bend is very pretty. We had the best evening.  

​What's Notable?
 
​This was not the most notable of all nights, but it was a very decent motel. I will remember the colorful sign. 

I'll also remember how very close (2 minutes) we were to the lake and historic downtown! That's notable.
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