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, we are reminded of their nomadic existence. The sets are always excellent, with wonderful attention to detail, the work of Production Designer Jerry Wanek.
The motels in particular have become a signature of the show with each one having 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."
Some motels/hotels in Season 12 are also where other characters stay or shown in the episode. Added are also stops along the way like diners or cafes.
Episode
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Accommodation/ Motel name
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Motel Location & Other Locations
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Trivia
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Picture
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14.01 Stranger in a Strange Land
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No motels in this episode
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- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- St Anthony's Church, Duluth, Minnesota
- Motown BBQ Meats Bar, Detroit, Michigan
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- St Anthony's Church, Duluth, Minnesota, Sister Jo/Anael
- Motown BBQ Meats Bar in Detroit has two slightly different names. The demon employee wears a t-shirt with 'Martha's Motown Meats' but the external sign says 'Motown BBQ Meats.'
- There is also a sign inside the bar 'Fast Jacks Ale'. This sign has been used before in Season 12.
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14.02 The Rising Son
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Unnamed motel in Duluth
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- Dilapidated church, Duluth, Minnesota
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Pike Creek, Delaware, home of Arty Nielson
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- Michael stays in room number 9 in the unnamed motel. Same room number was used in 12.16
- Prop reuse: black leather seating seen in 10.07, 12.07
- Possible reuse: lighting seen in 6.17, 7.04, 9.08
- Prop reuse: of wall sconce seen in 10.05
- Possible name of hotel behind door?
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14.03 The Scar
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No motels in this episode
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- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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14.04 Mint Condition
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No motels in this episode
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- Smash! Pow! Collectables, Salem, Ohio
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
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14.05 Nightmare Logic
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No motels in this episode
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- Claremore, Oklahoma at the home of Patrick Rawling
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
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- View of Rawling crypt and house
- Crypt resembles external shots from the crypt in 2.22
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14.06 Optimism
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No motels in this episode
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- McCook, Nebraska
- Warehouse Outside Memphis, Tennessee
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
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14.07 Unhuman Nature
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No motels in this episode
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- Pike Creek, Delaware
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Wilmington, Delaware
- Montauk, New York house of Frank Kellogg
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14.08 Byzantium
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No motels in this episode
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- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Heaven
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- One view of Jack's heaven
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14.09 The Spear
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No motels in this episode
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- Hitomi Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Packaging facility, Joplin, Missouri
- Recycling plant, Omaha, Nebraska
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14.10 Nihilism
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No motels in this episode
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- Rocky's Bar
- Hitomi Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
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14.11 Breakdown
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Donna's cabin, Hibbing, Minnesota
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- Donna's cabin, Hibbing, Minnesota
- Storage facility, Grand Rapids, Minnesota
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
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- Donna's cabin in Hibbing shows off some eclectic items, like the animal foot lamp
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14.12 Prophet and Loss
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Unnamed motel outside of Hibbing?
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- Hibbing, Minnesota
- Happy Daze Nursing Home, Fort Dodge, Iowa
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Pike Creek, Delaware Nick's house
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- Donetello is in room 101 at the Happy Daze Nursing Home
- Prop reuse: bed seen in 2.09, 2.11, 2.14, 3.10, 6.02, 7.11, 9.05, 10.02
- Prop reuse: bubble lamp seen in 4.06, 6.08, 7.05, 8.05, 8.08
- Possible prop reuse: dinette /chairs seen in 9.05, 9.13, [[10.02
- Prop reuse: side lamps at beds seen in 2.11
- Prop reuse: bedspread seen in 12.08
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14.13 Lebanon
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No motels in this episode
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- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
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14.14 Ouroboros
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Unnamed motel in Raton, New Mexico
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- Raton, New Mexico
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
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14.15 Peace of Mind
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Dowlings Boarding house, Charming Acres
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- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Charming Acres, Arkansas
- Donatello's home, Lewis, Oklahoma
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- The boarding house is where Sam and Castiel stay in Charming Acres.
- Cas and Sam stay in separate rooms and we only see the interior of Sam's room.
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14.16 Don't Go in the Woods
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No motels in this episode
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- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Big Creek State Park, Polk City, Iowa
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14.17 Game Night
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No motels in this episode
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- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Donatello's home, Lewis, Oklahoma
- Location of Castiel and Sister Jo's meeting is unknown
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- Cindy's Wafflette Diner with Sister Jo/Anael with waffle wallpaper, location unknown
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14.18 Absence
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No motels in this episode
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- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Heaven
- Rowena's place, not clear if this is an apartment or motel
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- Rowena's place shows off rich wallpaper in deep red tones, purple stained glass, and soft green lighting.
- Damask, flocked-style wallpaper has been seen in 2.08, 3.02, 4.12, 4.14, 7.22
- Rowena's desk and paintings show animals and bones
- Possible reuse of sofa and chairs
- Fan art(?) in picture
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14.19 Jack in the Box
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No motels in this episode
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- Heaven
- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- Columbus, Ohio
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14.20 Moriah
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No motels in this episode
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- Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
- The Empty
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- Mirror Universe, unknown location
- Graveyard in Lebanon??
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