Motels: Season 1

Jerry Wanek at work with the room divider from 1.18 Something Wicked

The places Sam and Dean stay during each episode provides a very important backdrop to each episode. Whether they stay in a motel, squat, stay at Bobby's or sleep in the car, it serves to remind us of their nomadic existence. The sets are always excellent, with wonderful attention to detail, the work of Production Designer Jerry Wanek and Art Director John Marcynuk.

The motels in particular have become a signature of the show with each one have a different theme and the set detail often containing in-jokes that only the most dedicated fan will get. Jensen said of the motel rooms: "Jerry Wanek's just a crazy guy, and likes to use his talents when he gets the ability to, and the motel rooms are his passion. source."

This entry also lists places the boys travel to in each episode.

• Jensen talks about the motel sets - June 2008.
• Motel and Inns of Supernatural: Season 1 picspam by Bellanut
• Gimme Shelter: Motel and Inns of Supernatural: Season 2 picspam by Bellanut
• Gimme Shelter: Motel and Inns of Supernatural: Season 3 by Bellanut
• Wherever I Lay My Hat: Accommodation of Supernatural: Season 4 by Ash48
• You Can Check Out Anytime You Like: Season 5 Accommodations by Ash48
• But You Can Never Leave: Season 6 Accommodations by Ash48
• Rock, Wallpaper, Sofas: Season 7 Accommodations by Ash48
• Love Shack fanvid by Ash48

See also Motels: Season 2, Motels: Season 3, Motels: Season 4, Motels: Season 5, Motels: Season 6, Motels: Season 7

Episode	Accommodation/ Motel name	Motel Location & Other Locations	Trivia	Picture
1.01 Pilot	Childhood home Stanford University apartment (Sam) Unnamed Motel	Lawrence, Kansas Palo Alto, California Jericho, California (fictional)	The first motel they visit is one where John had been living. John's motel room is papered with articles. One is about a Cambion suggested John was speculating on Sam's heritage. Another is about Constance Welch. The article says a neighbor described Constance as a 'quiet but very lovely woman'. This neighbor is named Deanna Kripke - the name of Eric Kripke's wife	Stanford University Apartment Unnamed motel
1.02 Wendigo	Unnamed motel	Grand Junction, Colorado Also: Black Water Ridge, Colorado	Never get to see inside the room, just the hallway.	Unnamed motel hallway
1.03 Dead in the Water	The Lynwood Inn (exterior only) The Lake Front Motel	Undisclosed Lake Manitoc, Wisconsin (fictional)	The hotel that Amy recommended.	The Lynwood Inn Hotel The Lake Front Motel
1.04 Phantom Traveler	Unnamed motel #1 Unnamed motel #2	Undisclosed Nazareth, Pennsylvania Also: Lehigh Calley Airport, Pennsylvania	Two different hotels – same bedding used.	Unnamed motel #1 Unnamed motel #2
1.05 Bloody Mary	Unnamed motel	Toledo, Ohio Also: Fort Wayne, Indiana	Starburst clock first makes its appearance. Also used in 1.13, 1.14, 3.10	Unnamed motel
1.06 Skin	None	St. Louis. Missouri	Stayed with Rebecca maybe?
1.07 Hookman	Eastern Iowa University dorm (fictional)	Ankeny, Iowa	It's suggested they stay at the uni. "We're your new roommates".	Eastern Iowa Uni dorm
1.08 Bugs	Squat in a new home	Oasis Plains, Oklahoma (fictional) Also: Atoka Valley Sapulpa, OK (fictional)	Dean loves the shower.	New home squat. Dean's Steam Shower
1.09 Home	Sleep Easy Motel	Undisclosed Also: Lawrence Kansas	Wallpaper re-used in 1.12	The Sleep Easy Motel
1.10 Asylum	Unnamed motel	Undisclosed and then Rockford, Illinois	Bedding used in 1.10, 1.11, 2.09 and 2.20	Unnamed motel
1.11 Scarecrow	Unnamed motel (same as 1.10)	Undisclosed and then Burkittsville, Indiana (fictional)		Unnamed motel
1.12 Faith	Unnamed #1 Unnamed #2	Undisclosed Nebraska	Wallpaper also used in 1.09	Unnamed motel #1 Unnamed motel #2
1.13 Route 666	Unnamed motel	Cape Girardeau, Missouri Starts in Bismark, Kentucky	Boys get dressed in suits! Starburst clock also used in 1.05, 1.14 and 3.10	Unnamed motel Unnamed motel (starburst clock)
1.14 Nightmare	Unnamed Escanaba Motel	Undisclosed Saginaw, Michigan,	Woodland theme. Deer's Head makes its first appearance. It's used in a number of episodes. Starburst clock also used in 1.05, 1.13 and 3.10 The name is a nod to the film Escanaba in da Moonlight set in a deer camp.	Unnamed motel Escabana Motel
1.15 The Benders	None	Hibbing, Minnesota		Sam's accommodation (cage)
1.16 Shadow	Danny's Inn	Chicago, Illinois		Danny's Inn
1.17 Hell House	Wyeth's Western Inn	Richardson Texas	Wild West theme including steer skull on wall and stuffed armadillo. If you look closely you will see even Sam's towel has cowboys on it.	Wyeth's Western Inn
1.18 Something Wicked	2400 Court Motel The Kingpin Motel (flashback)	Fitchburg, Wisconsin Fort Douglas, Wisconsin	Sam’s whippet t-shirt! :D Flashback: Bowling theme. (possibly a homage to the movie Kingpin). Bedhead reused: 2.12, 3.15, 4.15, 5.04 Room divider in art department	2400 Court motel The Kingpin Motel
1.19 Provenance	The Boogie Inn	New Paltz, New York	Dance theme! Lamps also re-used in 2.10	The Boogie Inn
1.20 Dead Man's Blood	Unnamed motel	Manning, Colorado Starts in Nebraska		Unnamed motel
1.21 Salvation	Unnamed #1 (same as 1.20) Unnamed #2	Manning, Colorado Salvation, Iowa Also: Blue Earth, Minnesota Lincoln, Nebraska		Unnamed motel #2
1.22 Devil's Trap	Unnamed motel(same as 1.21) Abandoned cabin	Salvation, Iowa Also: Lincoln, Nebraska Jefferson City, Missouri Unknown rural location in South Dakota & Missouri	Picture on Bobby’s wall also seen in 1.16	Abandoned cabin