I stayed in motels every night in this trip. There are lots of motel chains and we can easily make a reservation using the Internet. My favorite chain was Best Western which provided a clean room with the Internet connection and a delicious self-made waffle for breakfast. Of course we can telephone and make a reservation, but in most cases, using the Internet is better because we can get a special discount rate only for the customers from the Internet. It might be because they can save the cost of the front staff to receive phone calls and make reservations. It was my daily task to make the reservation for the night every morning through the Internet. Different from hotels in Japan where it is charged by person, all the motels I stayed in this trip were charged by room and I booked one Queen bed room or one King bed room every night. It was my habit to spread the bed cover over the floor between the bed and the bathroom so that I could walk around the room without shoes. It was very pleasant and I could feel as if I were in my own room.
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