Take a Look At These Funky and Fun Upstate NY Retro Motels

Long before online reviews, and motel booking websites, and hotel points credit cards, we all set out for a family vacation and for the most part just picked out a roadside motel we found and like and then pulled the old station wagon in and stayed for the night.  And, yes, there are still a lot of places like that if you look hard enough.

This gallery looks at a sampling of some pretty neat motels (remember when they called the motor courts?).  Here you will find funky, colorful motels that reflect the past in neon, architectural design, Mid-Century Modern furniture, outdoor patios and playgrounds, and plenty of faux wood paneling.  These can be a lot of fun, in a "throwback kind of way."

The motels on this list cover the whole range of the Upstate New York region, from the Hudson Valley through our mountains and on out through the beautiful Finger Lakes and into Western New York.  Some of them are, naturally, found in typical touristy places like Lake George, Alexandria Bay, and the Niagara Falls area.  Others are a little more off the beaten path.  But, all of them are wonderful.

And remember, if you know of a roadside motel that really tries for the "nostalgia thing," please let us know about it over on our Facebook page.  I am sure there are plenty of these little gems in the small town and villages all across the Upstate New York map.