3 1950s Hotels

In the tiny wine country town of Los Alamos, population barely 2,000, sits a hotel so wonderfully eccentric it makes the Madonna Inn look restrained. From the outside, the Victorian Mansion looks like any other stately 19th-century home. Step inside, and you'll find yourself tumbling down a rabbit hole of …

If you've been to Berry - NSW South Coast lately, you might have noticed something a bit different about the old motel at the north end of Queen Street. The Berry View, that 1950s roadside stop where families once pulled up for a basic overnight stay, has had quite the …

The iconic roadside motels in the USA are entering a second phase of popularity, but this time with a different approach than originally. Motor hotels peaked in popularity in the 1960s, when car production was ramping up to record levels and driving to distant places was the new cool. Half …