Motels: Season 13

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.

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."

From Season 8, the introduction of Men of Letters Bunker allows Sam and Dean to be less nomadic and there are less and less motels/hotels in each season. The Bunker is now Sam and Dean's home and epicentre. However, they still have opportunities to stay in other places when they are out on a hunt.

Some motels/hotels in Season 13 are also where other characters stay or shown in the episode.

Episode	Accommodation/ Motel name	Motel Location & Other Locations	Trivia
13.1 Lost And Found	No motels in this episode	North Cove, Washington Police station, North Cove, Washington The house where Castiel and Kelly Kline died Apocalypse World	Jerry Wanek revealed that the set used for the cabin after the Season 12 finale was rebuilt for the Season 13 premiere. This is the first episode of the series to feature the same alternate universe
13.02 The Rising Son	Black Hat Motel	Fall River, Massachusetts Apocalypse World Jasper, Wyoming Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas	Two rooms were booked at the Black Hat Motel: room 202 for Sam, Dean and Jack and 205 for Donatello Chunky room dividers Possible prop reuse of sofa from 4.07 and chair from 6.06 Prop re-use: bed frame 1.18, 2.12, 3.15, 4.15, 5.04? Bedspread reuse 5.18/5.17/7.22/9.15/9.18/10.01/11.08/12.08? Note picture with cabin above sofa
13.03 Patience	No motels in this episode	Omaha, Nebraska Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Buckhead, Georgia, house of James Turner The Empty	This is the first appearance of The Empty
13.04 The Big Empty	No motels in this episode	Madison, Wisconsin Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas The Empty
13.05 Advanced Thanatology	Royal Towers Hotel	Grand Junction, Colorado Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas The Veil Death's Reading Room	This is the first sighting of Death's reading room with Billie as Death
13.06 Tombstone	Stampede Motel	Dodge City, Kansas Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas	The Wild Bill Suite, Room 26 Sofa reuse from 5.14
13.07 War of the Worlds	No motels in this episode	Apocalypse World Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Needham Asylum Cincinnati, Ohio Witches Safe House Nick's Bar	Nick's Bar, possibly a nod to Lucifer's vessel, Nick
13.08 The Scorpion and the Frog	No motels in this episode	Cambridge, England Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Smile Diner House of Luther Shrike
13.09 The Bad Place	No motels in this episode	Bismarck, North Dakota Mankato, Minnesota Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Buckhead, Georgia Sioux Falls, South Dakota Larsen Bros abandoned shipyard Apocalypse World The Bad Place	This is the first mention of The Bad Place
13.10 Wayward Sisters	No motels in this episode	Iowa Sioux Falls, South Dakota Larsen Bros abandoned shipyard The Bad Place
13.11 Breakdown	Del Ray Motel	Oshkosh, Nebraska Mann(y's) Truckstop Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas	Mann(ys) Truck Stop, nod to Jason Manns? Painting reuse from 8.05, The Paradise Motel
13.12 Various & Sundry Villains	No motels in this episode	Wichita, Kansas (I-135 North) Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Needham Asylum Fall River, Massachusetts Stillwater, Oklahoma
13.13 Devil's Bargain	Diamond Deluxe Motel	Fall River, Massachusetts Monroe City, Missouri Needham Asylum Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas	The motel is where Lucifer siphons Anael's grace
13.14 Good Intentions	No motels in this episode	Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Apocalypse World
13.15 A Most Holy Man	Patricia Hotel, Seattle	Malta (Holy Sisters of Malta Monastery) Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas San Francisco, California Seattle, Washington	The hotel is where Sam and Dean find Antonio Miele, dead
13.16 Scoobynatural	No motels in this episode	Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Crystal Cove, Oregon
13.17 The Thing	No motels in this episode	Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Men of Letters chapter house #7 Fall River, Massachusetts
13.18 Bring 'em Back Alive	No motels in this episode	Apocalypse World Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Heaven Fall River, Massachusetts
13.19 Funeralia	Rowena's hotel room (unnamed), where she is staying in Portland, Oregon	Portland, Oregon Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Heaven Idaho
13.20 Unfinished Business	Unnamed motel in Colorado, where Gabriel turns up Possible name: Silver Dollar Motel, Central City Unnamed motel in Monte Carlo Ophidian Hotel, where Sleipnir and Loki are staying	Central City, Colorado Apocalypse World Monte Carlo	Room 3 in the unnamed motel - referring to the '3' Possible name "Silver Dollar Motel, Central City" can be seen on the table Room divider in shape of silver dollars, one of them has lettering 'All Night -3- Check(?)' Possible prop reuse of sofa from 4.07 and chair from 6.06, sofa and chair 13.02 Prop re-use: bed frame 1.18, 2.12, 3.15, 4.15, 5.04/13.02? Bedspread reuse 5.18/5.17/7.22/9.15/9.18/10.01/11.08/12.08/13.02?
13.21 Beat the Devil	No motels in this episode	Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas Apocalypse World Northeastern Kentucky Dayton, Ohio
13.22 Exodus	No motels in this episode	Apocalypse World Dayton, Ohio Northeastern Kentucky Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas
13.23 Let the Good Times Roll	No motels in this episode	Men of Letters Bunker, Lebanon, Kansas

Motels: Season 13

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