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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.

5 “Polite” Things You Do at the Grocery Store That Are Actually Quite Rude

A trip to the grocery store can (and should) be a pleasant one. Here’s the dream: You stroll the aisles pondering tonight’s dinner, the weekend’s…

Can you stay at the Cecil Hotel? (And would you if you could?)

The Cecil Hotel is currently closed but is being renovated to reopen sometime in the future. Would you stay there when it does?

You Can Stay on These Tropical Islands for Less Than $100 a Night

Going on a tropical vacation doesn’t have to necessarily cost a bundle.

How to Actually Eat Like a Local While Traveling

Everyone says you should follow the lead of locals when traveling, but actual suggestions on how to do that tend to be vague. Here are our tips.

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?

See what researchers found when they tested a bottle of Fiji Water against a glass of tap water.

What to expect when you stay at a motel

Motels are convenient, cheaper than hotels, and may even offer comparable amenities. If you've never tried one before, here's what to expect when you stay at a motel.

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

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.

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.