Lincoln Motel

If you need additional amenities on your business trip, such as a restaurant or room service or a business center for access to a printer and fax machine, don’t search motels. But if the goal is good lodging at the lowest possible price, then a motel is your best choice.

The front desk worker at a motel can do more for you other than just giving you your room key. The receptionist at the front desk is familiar with the area and can be more helpful in finding the best places to eat than the Internet.

With highway systems being built during the Great Depression, motels were an attractive alternative to pricier hotels. At a motel, there were no bell captains, porters or other personnel expecting a tip!

Wouldn’t it be great to go on a trip and use $1 bills for something other than tips to the person who carries your luggage into your hotel room, the person who delivers your hotel room service and the drivers for the hotel valet service? These extra services generally are not part of a motel experience for the very reason that most people choose motels to save money.

Have you ever noticed a certain theme about motels? The early post-war motels, especially in the 1950’s and 1960’s, sought out a visual distinction, often featuring colorful neon signs that employed themes from popular culture.

Wondering what the difference between a motel and a hotel is? It has everything to do with access to your car. At a motel, customers will always have plenty of space to park, and will have direct access to the parking area from their room.

During the 1960s, motels grew very popular as World War II veterans who had traveled across the country to get to training camps before the war took their families on road trips. Motel lodging allowed for easy sightseeing.

In 1947, there were approximately 22,000 motels in the United States alone. After taking a short break to help with war construction, the motel boom post-war brought about 50,000 motels by 1950, serving half of the 22 million vacationers.

While we welcome guests at any time, if you know you will be staying with us, we recommend making reservations, especially during traditional travel seasons. Just a simple phone call ensures your room will be ready and waiting when you arrive.

Motels often offered connecting rooms with a common interior door. Along with kitchenettes where meals could be prepared, being able to walk from one room to another was an effort to make motels appealing to the traveling family.

A good motorist knows to check his or her car’s tire pressure before packing up and heading off to the motel, but even the best motorists can forget your car’s fifth tire. Blowouts can happen even if your tires are aired properly, so remember to also air up your spare so you can make it here safe and sound.

Think you’ll arrive at your motel later than you originally planned? Take the phone number with you, and call the front desk from the road to let the motel staff know that you’ve been delayed and what time you expect to be there.

Motels typically feature an "I", "L", or "U" shaped construction and are usually only one story, unlike high-rise hotels. Rooms often open right onto a central parking lot, which makes for easy baggage unloading and a quick in-and-out during road trips.