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By Kate on October 16, 2014 10:54 AM | 18 Comments

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Greg | October 16, 2014 11:36 AM | Reply

$130 for a motel 6. Last 1 I was in made you pay for shampoo and soap. Never been to one since.

scar | October 16, 2014 11:51 AM | Reply

Isn't that the place I pay $ 40 for a clean room throughout the western states? Only in Canader, you say.

anonymous coward | October 16, 2014 11:54 AM | Reply

$75 at Estevan Motel.

Fearless Leader | October 16, 2014 12:06 PM | Reply

$130.99 per night?

Taxes and insurance, add another 15 dollars?

$145.00 per night,
is that a Beach Front Condo, with life guard and room service?

Damn....

Knight 99 | October 16, 2014 1:33 PM | Reply

But it comes with Grey Poupon.

Sean replied to comment from scar | October 16, 2014 1:33 PM | Reply

Yeah, something like that. $29 in Freeport, IL, and Janesville, WI, but $140 in Canader.

rd | October 16, 2014 2:14 PM | Reply

Supply and Demand?

qwerty | October 16, 2014 3:01 PM | Reply

Back in my day you stayed at the Albany, Barry or Capri on 20th Street unless you were in some highfalutin place like the King George or if you had a car, at the Southerland Hotel. No body could afford to stay at the Bess. Good time.....Good times.

sooke54 | October 16, 2014 3:28 PM | Reply

"Last 1 I was in made you pay for shampoo and soap. Never been to one since."

I've got that beat. The last time I stayed at a Motel 6, the TV cost $1 extra - you turned it on with a key they gave you.

Fred | October 16, 2014 4:35 PM | Reply

If you call the motel/hotel you will usually get a better rate than the on-line reservation center.

Beefaholic | October 16, 2014 7:23 PM | Reply

I applaud them for recognizing the free market system. If people are stupid enough to pay that, well good for Motel 6. If not, they will not survive.
Competition and Choice-that's what it's all about.

John Chittick | October 16, 2014 8:45 PM | Reply

That's the smell of money and success. Good on Saskatchewan.

SteveS | October 16, 2014 9:56 PM | Reply

So which one is better? I'm not clear on the $US to $CDN conversion rate.

∞² | October 17, 2014 12:57 AM | Reply

Has anyone seen gas prices? 2/10 of a cent difference on a 1.30 a liter in BC.

Price fixing perfection.

∞² | October 17, 2014 1:02 AM | Reply

Correction - 2/100

nold | October 17, 2014 1:48 AM | Reply

1.30 a liter in BC
In jurisdictions where high tax is the order of the day the consumer pays 2 ways; both the higher tax and the lack of competition that goes with a high tax area. In some areas of BC most of the gas stations have closed and you are left with 1 gas station for a large centre. I've been to BC lately and their green taxes are destroying their province and the rank and file don't seem to grasp the serious nature of what is happening.

Exurban | October 17, 2014 5:01 AM | Reply

That's astonishing. The most expensive one I ever stayed in was $66, last year in Everett, WA. Well, they were U.S. dollars, yes, but I don't recall any extra charges and everything was okay.

ima victim 2 | October 18, 2014 12:33 AM | Reply

At that price, does it come with extras, such as Shiatsu Jack would appreciate?

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ima victim 2: At that price, does it come with extras, such as read more
Exurban: That's astonishing. The most expensive one I ever stayed in read more
nold: 1.30 a liter in BC In jurisdictions where high tax read more
∞²: Correction - 2/100 read more
∞²: Has anyone seen gas prices? 2/10 of a cent difference read more
SteveS: So which one is better? I'm not clear on the read more
John Chittick: That's the smell of money and success. Good on Saskatchewan. read more
Beefaholic: I applaud them for recognizing the free market system. If read more
Fred: If you call the motel/hotel you will usually get a read more
sooke54: "Last 1 I was in made you pay for read more

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