Motel 6

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Motel 6 is a large budget motel chain in the United States and Canada. It was founded in 1962 in Santa Barbara, California, when all rooms cost $6 a night—hence the company name. Depending on particular location and season, rooms now cost around $30 to $60 a night on average. Prices are typically advertised on a brightly-lit sign visible from nearby highways. Most of its locations are located near major interstate highways. In 1990, the company was bought by the French-based Accor.

Unlike many motels, Motel 6 allows pets.

Motel 6 may be best known for a series of light humored radio and television ads featuring the voice of writer Tom Bodett with the quote "We'll leave the light on for you".

Popular Culture

The band Yo La Tengo wrote and perform a song called From A Motel 6 that is set inside a Motel 6 room.

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