Motels: Season 1
| Episode | Accommodation/ Motel name | Motel Location & Other Locations | Trivia | Picture |
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| 1.01 Pilot | Childhood home
Stanford University apartment (Sam) Unnamed Motel |
Lawrence, Kansas
Palo Alto, California Jericho, California (fictional) |
The first hotel 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 |
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| 1.02 Wendigo | Unnamed motel | Grand Junction, Colorado
Also: Black Water Ridge, Colorado |
Never get to see inside the room, just the hallway. | |
| 1.03 Dead in the Water | The Lynwood Inn (exterior only)
The Lake Front Motel |
Undisclosed
Lake Manito, Wisconsin (fictional) |
The hotel that Amy recommended | |
| 1.04 Phantom Traveler | Unnamed motel #1
Unnamed motel #2 |
Undisclosed
Nazareth, Pennsylvania Also: Lehigh Calley Airport, Pennsylvania |
Two different hotels – same bedding used. | |
| 1.05 Bloody Mary | Unnamed motel | Toledo, Ohio
Also: Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Starburst clock first makes its appearance. (Also used in 1.13 and 1.14) | |
| 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 college. "We're your new roommates" | |
| 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 | |
| 1.10 Asylum | Unnamed motel | Undisclosed
and then Rockford, Illinois |
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| 1.11 Scarecrow | Unnamed motel (same as 1.10) | Undisclosed
and then Burkittsville, Indiana (fictional) |
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| 1.12 Faith | Unnamed #1
Unnamed #2 |
Undisclosed
Nebraska |
Wallpaper also used in 1.09 | |
| 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 and 1.14 |
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| 1.14 Nightmare | Unnamed
Escabana Mote| |
Undisclosed
Saginaw, Michigan, |
Woodland theme. (Deer's Head makes its first appearance. It's used in a number of episodes.) | |
| 1.15 The Benders | None | Hibbing, Minnesota | ||
| 1.16 Shadow | Danny's Inn | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| 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. | |
| 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). |
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| 1.19 Provenance | The Boogie Inn | New Paltz, New York | Dance theme!
Lamps also re-used in 2.10 |
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| 1.20 Dead Man's Blood | Unnamed motel | Manning, Colorado
Starts in Nebraska |
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| 1.21 Salvation | Unnamed #1 (same as 1.20)
Unnamed |
Manning, Colorado
Salvation, Iowa Also: Blue Earth, Minnesota Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| 1.22 Devil's Trap | Unnamed (same as 1.21)
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 |
