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[ 0 => '{{short description|North American motel chain}}', 1 => '{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2015}}', 2 => '{{Infobox company', 3 => '| name = Motel 6', 4 => '| logo = Motel-6-logo.svg', 5 => '| logo_size = 150px', 6 => '| logo_alt = ', 7 => '| logo_caption = ', 8 => '| image = ', 9 => '| image_size = ', 10 => '| image_alt = ', 11 => '| image_caption = ', 12 => '| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]', 13 => '| industry = [[Hospitality industry|Hospitality]]', 14 => '| founded = {{Start date and age|1962}} in [[Santa Barbara, California]]', 15 => '| founders = {{Unbulleted list|[[William W. Becker|William Becker]]|Paul Greene}}', 16 => '| hq_location = ', 17 => '| hq_location_city = [[Carrollton, Texas]]', 18 => '| hq_location_country = United States', 19 => '| num_locations = 1,430', 20 => '| num_locations_year = 2018', 21 => '| areas_served = {{Unbulleted list|United States|[[Canada]]}}', 22 => '| key_people = Rob Palleschi (CEO)', 23 => '| brands = {{Hlist|Motel 6|Studio 6}}', 24 => '| services = {{Hlist|[[Motel|Budget motels]]|[[Apartment hotel|extended-stay hotels]]}}', 25 => '| revenue = ', 26 => '| revenue_year = <!-- Year of revenue data (if known) -->', 27 => '| operating_income = ', 28 => '| income_year = <!-- Year of operating_income data (if known) -->', 29 => '| net_income = <!-- or: | profit = -->', 30 => '| net_income_year = <!-- or: | profit_year = --><!-- Year of net_income/profit data (if known) -->', 31 => '| assets = ', 32 => '| assets_year = <!-- Year of assets data (if known) -->', 33 => '| equity = ', 34 => '| equity_year = <!-- Year of equity data (if known) -->', 35 => '| owner = [[The Blackstone Group]]', 36 => '| num_employees = ', 37 => '| num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) -->', 38 => '| parent = G6 Hospitality', 39 => '| divisions = ', 40 => '| subsid = ', 41 => '| website = {{URL|motel6.com}}', 42 => '| footnotes = ', 43 => '}}', 44 => '', 45 => ''''Motel 6''' is a privately owned hospitality company with a chain of budget [[motel]]s in the United States and Canada. Motel 6 also operates '''Studio 6''', a chain of [[Apartment hotel|extended-stay hotel]]s. The hotel brand is owned by [[The Blackstone Group]]'s real estate business. Blackstone purchased the business in 2012 from [[Accor Hotels]], which established '''G6 Hospitality''' as the management company for Motel 6 and Studio 6.', 46 => '', 47 => '==History==', 48 => '[[Image:thefirstmotel6.jpg|thumb|The first Motel 6 in [[Santa Barbara, California]], which remains in business]]', 49 => 'Motel 6 was founded in [[Santa Barbara, California]], in 1962, by two local building contractors: [[William W. Becker|William Becker]] and Paul Greene.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Motel-6-Company-History.html |title=History of Motel 6 |website=www.fundinguniverse.com |language=en |access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> The partners developed a plan to build motels with rooms at low cost rates. They decided on a $6 room rate per night (equivalent to ${{inflation|US|6|1962}} in {{inflation-year|US}}{{inflation-fn|US}}), which would cover building costs, land leases, and janitorial supplies; hence the company name "Motel 6".<ref name="FAQ">{{Cite web |url=http://www.motel6.com/about/corpprofile.aspx |title=FAQ |website=www.motel6.com |publisher=Motel 6 |language=en |access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref>', 50 => '', 51 => 'Becker and Greene had specialized in building low-cost housing developments,<ref name="jakle2">{{Cite book |title=The motel in America |last2=Sculle |first2=Keith A. |last3=Rogers |first3=Jefferson S. |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |year=1996 |isbn=0801853834 |location=Baltimore |pages=211–214 |oclc=34513125 |last1=Jakle |first1=John A.}}</ref> and they wanted to provide an alternative to other major hotel chains, such as [[Holiday Inn]], whose locations were becoming increasingly upscale in quality and price in the 1960s, after starting out with a budget-oriented concept. Becker and Greene spent two years formulating their business model and searched for ways to cut costs as much as possible. During the chain's early years, Motel 6 emphasized itself as a "no-frills" lodging chain with rooms featuring coin-operated black-and-white television receivers instead of the free color televisions found in the more expensive motels, along with functional interior decor, to reduce the time it took to clean the rooms.<ref name="jakle2" /> The first location in Santa Barbara had no restaurant on-site, a notable difference from other hotels of the era. To this day, most motels have no on-site dining, though there is usually a choice of restaurants nearby.', 52 => '', 53 => 'As the 1960s progressed, the Motel 6 idea became very popular in the lodging industry, and other chains began to imitate the concept, as Motel 6 was slowly beginning to take a small share of the market away from the traditional hotels. In 1965 Motel 6 opened its 15th property, and first location outside California, in downtown [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. Realizing the need to move quickly, Becker and Green set out on an ambitious expansion program and had opened its 25th location in [[Gilroy, California]], by 1966. The occupancy rate by then was about 85 percent, well above the industry average, and as a result of their success, Motel 6 became an attractive acquisition target. Becker and Greene sold the chain to an investment group in 1968.', 54 => '', 55 => 'In the early 1970s, Motel 6 opened its largest location, Motel 6 Tropicana, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Additionally, the chain moved east and opened a location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 1972. By 1980 Motel 6 had reached 300 locations. It was sold to [[Kohlberg Kravis Roberts]] in 1985, who moved the chain away from its "no frills" approach and began including amenities such as telephones and color television.<ref name="jakle2" />', 56 => '', 57 => '[[File:Motel6Lima.JPG|left|thumb|A Motel 6 in [[Lima, Ohio]]]]', 58 => '', 59 => 'Market share declined throughout the 1980s, in part because of increased competition from other budget hotels. During this time, it bought out the Sixpence Inn chain in the western U.S., and Envoy Inn (formerly Bargaintel)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T9M0AAAAIBAJ&pg=4051,1670902&dq=envoy-inns&hl=en |title=Bargaintel is now Envoy Inn |date=November 6, 1986 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> in the [[Midwestern United States]] and [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KrhPAAAAIBAJ&pg=1723,1096071&dq=envoy-inns&hl=en |title=No-frills class gets crowded |last=Berg |first=Eric N. |date=November 26, 1989 |work=Ocala Star-Banner |access-date=September 10, 2018}}</ref> Regal 8 Motels were acquired in 1991.<ref name="jakle2" /> In 1990, the company was bought by the French-based [[Accor]]. In 1993, it opened its first high-rise location—Motel 6 LAX in Los Angeles, California.', 60 => '', 61 => 'Unlike the majority of hotel chains, Motel 6 directly owns and operates most of its locations. To expand more rapidly outside its traditional [[Western United States]] base, the chain started [[Chain store|franchising]] in 1994. Accor management also took over motels that had been franchised by other chains. Motel 6 began to renovate all bedrooms, sold under-performing locations, and upgraded door locks and other security measures. Newer properties, as well as acquisitions, have interior corridors. Its competitors include [[America's Best Value Inn]], [[Days Inn]], [[Econo Lodge]], and [[Super 8 Worldwide|Super 8 Motels]]. In 1999, Motel 6 launched Studio 6 Extended Stay, hotels with suites that are designed for longer stays and feature kitchenettes.', 62 => '', 63 => 'In 2000 Motel 6 went international by opening its first location outside the U.S. in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Then, in 2002 Motel 6 celebrated its 40th anniversary at its first location in Santa Barbara, California.', 64 => '', 65 => 'In 2006, Accor and Motel 6 invested more than $6 million in properties to help rebuild New Orleans and Gulfport following [[Hurricane Katrina]]. One of the Motel 6 co-founders, William Becker, died of a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] at the age of 85 the next year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/may/12/local/me-becker12 |title=William Becker, 85; helped begin Motel 6, founded Arizona bank |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |date=May 12, 2007 |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=August 20, 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref>', 66 => '', 67 => 'The company was sold by Accor to [[The Blackstone Group]] in 2012 for $1.9 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Accor: Motel 6 disposal completed |url=https://group.accor.com/api/accorhotels/PressRelease/GetFile/?id={69725D78-4BD8-4BEE-9A7B-F42E7B3F4F7D} |website=Accor |access-date=13 August 2021 |date=2 October 2012}}</ref> Blackstone announced that Motel 6 would be operated on a stand-alone basis.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sale of Motel 6 for $1.9 Billion Dollars |url=https://www.blackstone.com/press-releases/article/sale-of-motel-6-for-1-9-billion-dollars/ |website=Blackstone |access-date=13 August 2021 |date=22 May 2012}}</ref>', 68 => '', 69 => 'In September 2017, immigration attorneys accused Motel 6 desk clerks at two locations in the area of [[Phoenix, Arizona]] of notifying [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] when guests checked in with identification from Mexico.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/motel-6-calling-ice-undocumented-guests-phoenix-immigration-lawyers-9683244 |title=Attorneys Suspect Motel 6 Calling ICE on Undocumented Guests |last1=Flaherty |first1=Joseph |date=September 13, 2017 |work=Phoenix New Times |access-date=September 13, 2017 |last2=Farzan |first2=Antonia Noori}}</ref> The attorneys said court records showed that federal immigration agents arrested at least 20 people at the Motel 6 locations over the course of seven months in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/14/us/motel-6-immigration-enforcement-trnd |title=Motel 6 says it will stop sharing guest lists with ICE|last1=Sanchez|first1=Ray|date=September 15, 2017|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 31, 2017|last2=McLean|first2=Scott}}</ref> Motel 6 said the practice was "implemented at the local level without the knowledge of senior management"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/motel6/status/908153946530648064|title=Statement Regarding Recent Media Reports on Phoenix-area Location|date=September 13, 2017|via=Twitter|publisher=Motel 6|language=en|access-date=October 31, 2017}}</ref> and every location had been given a directive that they were "prohibited from voluntarily providing daily guest lists to ICE." Motel 6 was sued for discrimination and privacy violations in connection with the case and on November 2, 2018 agreed to settle with the plaintiffs for $7.6 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-blackstone-group-motel6-immigration-s-idUSKCN1NB23Q|title=Motel 6 to pay $7.6 million for giving guest lists to U.S. immigration|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Reuters}}</ref>', 70 => '', 71 => 'Additionally, [[Washington (state)|Washington state]] filed a lawsuit in January 2018 against Motel 6 for giving the names of thousands of other motel guests to [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] officers.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-state-ag-sues-motel-6-over-giving-ice-info-on-9000-guests/ |title=Washington state AG sues Motel 6 over giving ICE info on 9,000 guests|last1=Le|first1=Phuong|date=2018-01-03|access-date=2018-01-03|work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> In April 2019, Motel 6 agreed to pay $12 million to settle the lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andone |first1=Dakin |title=Motel 6 will pay $12 million after several locations gave their guest lists to ICE |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/07/us/motel-6-immigration-customs-enforcement-settlement/index.html |publisher=CNN}}</ref>', 72 => '', 73 => 'On April 24, 2018, the American Customer Satisfaction Index published a study of America's most popular hotel chains, placing G6 Hospitality's Motel 6 at the bottom of the category for the second year in a row.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theacsi.org/news-and-resources/customer-satisfaction-reports/reports-2018/acsi-travel-report-2018 |title=ACSI Travel Report 2018: With Little Competition, Airlines Squander Passenger Satisfaction |date=April 24, 2018 |website=www.theacsi.org}}</ref>', 74 => '', 75 => '== Services ==', 76 => 'Motel 6 locations offer guests free basic wireless internet access, and some locations offer an upgrade to premium wireless internet access with the charge not exceeding $4.99.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/07/hotels-with-free-wi-fi/index.htm|title=Hotels with free Wi-Fi|work=Consumer Reports=July 11th 20, 2015}}</ref>', 77 => '', 78 => '==Studio 6 (extended stay)==', 79 => 'Since 1999, Motel 6 operates Studio 6, a chain of [[Apartment hotel|extended-stay hotels]] that offers more amenities than a standard Motel 6 location, while also offering weekly and monthly rates. Studio 6 provides an expanded [[kitchenette]] area, including a full-sized refrigerator, coffeemaker, toaster, microwave oven, electric cooktop and a set of dishes/utensils, in all its rooms. Studio 6 allows pets with certain restrictions. Studio 6 hotels are located in 15 U.S. states and Canada. Its competitors include [[Extended Stay Hotels]], and Choice Hotels' [[Choice Hotels International|Suburban Extended Stay Hotels]]. Some Studio 6 locations have been converted from other brands, such as [[Homestead Studio Suites Hotels|Homestead Studio Suites]].', 80 => '', 81 => '==Room renovations==', 82 => '[[File:Motel-6-room-interior-Santa-Barbara-CA.jpg|alt=A photo of the interior of a Motel 6 room located in Santa Barbara, California.|thumb|An updated Motel 6 room in Santa Barbara, California]]', 83 => 'In March 2008, Motel 6 began a system-wide renovation program called the "Phoenix Project" to update the look and amenities of all bedrooms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.budgettravel.com/blog/motel-6-tries-an-environmentally-friendly-re-design,10614/|title=Motel 6 tries an environmentally friendly re-design|work=budgettravel.com|date=October 3, 2012|access-date=August 20, 2015}}</ref>', 84 => '', 85 => 'Before the remodel most rooms had colorful road-trip inspired bed covers, carpeted floors, shower curtains, CRT televisions and beige furnishings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/travel/04prac.html|title=Motel Chains Redecorate and Add Amenities|last=Higgins|first=Michelle|date=March 30, 2010|work=The New York Times|access-date=May 4, 2017|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="LA Times">{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/travel/california/la-trb-motel-6-makeover-20160324-story.html|title=Motel 6 changes it up with renovated rooms that make budget look hip|last=Gardner|first=Terry|date=March 28, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 4, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> Stained carpets and dirty shower curtains were a common complaint on online customer reviews.', 86 => '', 87 => 'The remodel was designed with an eye towards not only modernizing rooms but keeping room rates low for years to come. Designers accomplished this by making the rooms more energy efficient, easy to clean, and easier to keep clean in the long term (keeping housekeeping and maintenance costs low).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.g6mediacenter.com/docs/042117_Mote_%206_2016_Updated_Fact_Sheet.pdf|title=Motel 6 Brand Fact Sheet}}</ref>', 88 => '', 89 => 'The remodel earned Motel 6 Travel & Leisure magazine's 2010 design award for Best Large Hotel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/tl-design-awards-2010/11|title=T+L Design Awards 2010 - Best Large Hotel: Motel 6|work=Travel + Leisure|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref>', 90 => '', 91 => '==Advertising campaign==', 92 => 'Beginning in 1986, Motel 6 has advertised through radio commercials featuring the voice of writer and [[National Public Radio]] commentator [[Tom Bodett]], with the tagline "We'll leave the light on for you."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cross |first1=Mary |title=A Century of American Icons: 100 Products and Slogans from the 20th-Century Consumer Culture |date=2002 |publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=978-0313314810 |access-date=4 September 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/centuryofamerica00cros/page/188/ |pages=188–190}}</ref> The ads were created by Dallas advertising agency [[The Richards Group]].<ref name="jakle2" /> They feature a tune composed by Tom Faulkner, performed by him on guitar and Milo Deering on fiddle.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f8mNyoeb78oC&q=%22tom+faulkner%22+%22motel+6%22&pg=PA141|title=And Now a Few Laughs from Our Sponsor|access-date=August 20, 2015|isbn=9780471263296|last1=Oakner|first1=Larry|date=October 24, 2002}}</ref> The first spots were conceived and written by David Fowler. In 1996, the ads won a [[Clio Award]]. The campaign itself has won numerous national and international awards and was selected by ''Advertising Age'' magazine as one of the Top 100 Advertising Campaigns of the Twentieth Century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/century/campaigns.html|title=Ad Age Advertising Century: The Top 100 Campaigns|date=March 29, 1999|author=Bob Garfield|work=adage.com|access-date=August 20, 2015}}</ref>', 93 => '', 94 => '==See also==', 95 => '* {{portal-inline|Hotels}}', 96 => '', 97 => '==References==', 98 => '{{reflist}}', 99 => '', 100 => '==External links==', 101 => '{{commons category-inline}}', 102 => '* {{official|http://www.motel6.com/#/home/}}', 103 => '* [http://www.staystudio6.com/ Studio 6 website]', 104 => '', 105 => '{{Hotel chains}}', 106 => '', 107 => '[[Category:Hotel chains in the United States]]', 108 => '[[Category:Motels in the United States]]', 109 => '[[Category:Motels in Canada]]', 110 => '[[Category:Franchises]]', 111 => '[[Category:Companies based in Carrollton, Texas]]', 112 => '[[Category:Hotels established in 1962]]', 113 => '[[Category:Hospitality companies established in 1962]]', 114 => '[[Category:1962 establishments in California]]', 115 => '[[Category:Privately held companies based in Texas]]', 116 => '[[Category:Kohlberg Kravis Roberts companies]]', 117 => '[[Category:Accor hotels]]', 118 => '[[Category:Accor]]' ]