Motels: Season 8

Exterior Motel sign from 8.06, Little Dixie Motel

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."

Season 8 is significant because of the introduction of the Men of Letters Bunker. Even though the bunker became Sam and Dean's home, they still had opportunities to stay in motels during their hunts.

• I Had to Stop for the Night: Season 8 Motels by Ash48

See also Motels: Season 1, 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
8.01 We Need to Talk About Kevin	Palm Motel	On the way to Centreville, Michigan	The room is decorated with foliage - palm trees, leaf pattern on the bedspread and room divider. This could symbolise Dean’s time in Purgatory. The boat painting above Dean's bed is seen again in 8.07. It was used earlier in 5.12 . It will be seen later in the house in 10.19. The blue lamp base is also seen in 6.09 and 8.07.	Palm Motel
8.02 What's Up, Tiger Mommy?	Unnamed motel (Room 126)	Laramie, Wyoming	We never see inside this motel room. The exterior is The City Centre Hotel in Vancouver which is also seen in 2.07, 3.03 and 4.07.	Unnamed motel
8.03 Heartache	Unnamed motel Bob's Bighorn Lodge	Ames, Iowa Boulder, Colorado	Bob's Bighorn Motel features a rustic/western theme, including horse with cowboy room divider, a bighorn sheep above the fireplace and it even has sheep feet for coat hooks!	Unnamed motel Bob's Bighorn Lodge
8.04 Bitten	None	Washtenaw County, Michigan
8.05 Blood Brother	Arroyo Motel (Room 118) Paradise Motel	Kermit, Texas Enid, Oregon	The Arroyo Motel is where Amelia is living in Sam’s flashbacks. It features plaid wallpaper - matching Sam’s shirt. The curtains are also seen in 7.15 The Paradise Motel uses the orange lamp base seen in 4.06, 7.05 and 8.08. The painting above Sam's desk was earlier seen in 7.06 and later in 8.08. The room divider is used in 6.08. The teardrop shaped art work is also seen in 8.08. The motel sign is used again in 10.12.	Arroyo Motel Paradise Motel
8.06 Southern Comfort	Little Dixie Motel	Kearney, Missouri	The colors in the room reflect the division in the north and south US during the Civil War. Stars and stripes are featured in the room design. The big mural behind Dean is of the Daytona 500 (NASCAR) - It's a big sport in the south, where the episode is set.	Little Dixie Motel
8.07 A Little Slice of Kevin	Unnamed motel (Room 21)	Salina, Kansas	The bedspread was used in 6.13. The curtains, fridge and bedspread were used in 3.14. The boat art is seen in 8.01. The boat painting was seen earlier in 8.01 was also in 5.12 . It will be seen later in the house in 10.19. The brick wall is used many times - 3.11, 3.14 5.07, 5.08, 5.14, 6.02, 7.15, 7.18.	Unnamed Motel
8.08 Hunteri Heroici	Possibly "The Moonlight Motel"	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	This room is brightly decorated and features squares on the bedspread and room divider - possibly reflecting the cartoon element in the episode. The small lighthouse picture is used in 8.05. The orange lamp base is used in 8.05, 4.06 and 7.05. The bedspread is used later in 9.13.	The Moonlight Motel
8.09 Citizen Fang	None	Carencro, Louisiana Kermit, Texas
8.10 Torn and Frayed	Arroyo Motel (Room 118) Rufus's Cabin	Location: Kermit, Texas Whitefish, Montana	The painting above the sofa in Amelia's motel was also seen in 7.18 . The green flower chair was seen in 8.04 and in 6.09. The Green Cooler can be seen beside the wall in Rufus's Cabin. It’s interesting to note it is slightly different to the one usually carried by the Winchesters.	Arroyo Motel Rufus's Cabin
8.11 LARP and the Real Girl	None	Farmington Hills, Michigan.
8.12 As Time Goes By	Byway Inn (Room 110) Strip 91 Motel	Normal, Illinois Lebanon, Kansas	Production Designer, Jerry Wanek, tweeted that the wallpaper in the motels symbolised hour glasses - to reflect the time travel theme in the episode. The exterior of the first motel is the same motel exterior used in 7.18	Byway Inn Strip 91 Motel
8.13 Everybody Hates Hitler	Men of Letters Bunker	Lebanon, Kansas
8.14 Trial and Error	Men of Letters Bunker	Lebanon, Kansas
8.15 Man's Best Friend with Benefits	Sleepy Lodge Motel (Room 40)	St. Louis, Missouri	The wooden bedhead has been seen many times in the motel rooms over the years - 2.09, 2.11, 2.14, 2.10, 6.02, 6.09, 7.05, 7.11, 8.15	Sleepy Lodge Motel
8.16 Remember the Titans	The Round 'Em Up Motel (room 7)	Great Falls, Montana	The interior is a western theme - including a wagon wheel divider, antler light shade (!) and a fabulous mural.	The Round 'Em Up Motel exterior The Round 'Em Up Motel interior
8.17 Goodbye Stranger	Men of Letters Bunker	Lebanon, Kansas
8.18 Freaks and Geeks	None	Conway Springs, Kansas
8.19 Taxi Driver	None	Kansas City, Missouri Warsaw, Missouri
8.20 Pac-Man Fever	Men of Letters Bunker	Lebanon, Kansas
8.21 The Great Escapist	Two Rivers Motel	Route 34, Colorado	Native American theme.	Two Rivers Motel
8.22 Clip Show	Unnamed Motel (room 116)	Indianapolis	Sam and Dean don’t stay in this motel It belongs to Sarah Blake. The light blue and white colours nicely contrast the darker coloured motels Sam and Dean usually stay in.	Unnamed motel
8.23 Sacrifice	None