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8 more motels with style
by Christine Ajudua
ARIZONA
Hotel Valley Ho
A two-story motor lodge turned hip urban resort, with glass-walled rooms, private patios, and two restaurants. 6850 E. Main St., Scottsdale; 866/882-4484; doubles from $289.
CALIFORNIA
Avalon Hotel
Kelly Wearstler has revamped the old Beverly Carlton motel with Midcentury Modernist flair. 9400 W. Olympic Blvd., Beverly Hills; 800/535-4715; doubles from $259.
Ballantines Original Hotel
1950's kitsch, with 14 themed rooms — Marilyn Monroe stayed in the Pretty in Pink Suite, where Andy Warhol's silk-screen print now hangs on the wall. 1420 N. Indian Canyon Dr., Palm Springs; 800/485-2808; doubles from $99.
Farmer's Daughter Hotel
This former flophouse is full of country-meets-city quirks: the rooms have rooster wallpaper; the No Tell room has a full wet bar. 115 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles; 800/334-1658; doubles from $159.
Miracle Manor Retreat
A run-of-the-mill motel in 1948, today the Albert Frey-inspired "spa-tel" features a poolside spa with a Plexiglass-and-steel enclosure. 12589 Reposo Way, Desert Hot Springs; 877/329-6641; doubles from $175.
NEW YORK
Roxbury Motel
Two NYC showbiz vets transformed a dilapidated motor lodge into a funky mountain retreat; this summer they'll unveil a new wing with "theatrical" rooms. 2258 Hwy. 41, Roxbury; 607/326-7200; doubles from $95.
OREGON
Jupiter Hotel
Once a seedy roadway inn over a dank speakeasy, now a "cultural" boutique hotel with a bamboo-floored Dream Suite. 800 E. Burnside, Portland; 877/800-0004; doubles from $84.
TEXAS
Hotel San Jose
Liz Lambert turned an old motel into a stucco-walled, garden-laden, bungalow-style establishment. 1316 S. Congress, Austin; 800/574-8897; doubles from $150.
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