Most motel owner/operators/managers will tell you they are rarely in the onsite residence.  Maybe this is why the motel residence is the most forgotten about, ignored, and neglected, part of many, many motel complexes.  In “the good old days” motels were typically built with a lovely 3 or 4 bedroom home above or beside reception where the owner/operators (who were often the one’s having the motel built) were going to live with their children, and operate the motel business as a family concern.  The motel was not only built as a place of business but also a home for the family to live and run the operation

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