| Southern California Kitsch Motels |
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Beachcomber Inn
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San Clemente |
1953 |
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| Beck's Motor Lodge |
San Francisco |
1958 |
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| Caliente Tropics Hotel |
Riverside |
1964 |
Polynesian tiki-hut |
| Cambria Beach Lodge |
Cambria |
1930s |
previously Mariners Inn |
| Candy Cane Inn |
Anaheim |
1957 |
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| Capri Hotel |
Ojai |
1963 |
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| Crystal Pier Hotel |
San Diego |
1927 |
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| Glen Oaks Resort Adobe Motor Lodge |
Big Sur |
1957 |
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| Hotel Del Sol |
San Francisco |
1950 |
previously Plantation Inn |
| Hotel June Malibu |
Malibu |
1949 |
previously Malibu Riviera Motal |
| Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel |
Hot Springs |
1950s |
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| Le Petit Pali Ocean Avenue |
Carmel |
1954 |
previously Village Inn |
| Madonna Inn |
San Luis Obispo |
1958 |
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| Melody Ranch Motel |
Paso Robles |
1960 |
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| Mojave Sands Motel |
Joshua Tree |
1950 |
previously Oleander Motel |
| Motel Capri |
San Francisco |
1957 |
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| Pacific Motel |
San Luis Obispo |
1950s |
previously Dolphin Inn |
| Pantai Inn |
San Diego |
1950s |
previously Shell Beach Motel |
| Peach Tree Inn |
San Luis Obispo |
1954 |
previously Town and Country Motel |
| Phoenix Hotel |
San Francisco |
1956 |
previously Caraan Lodge |
| Pioneertown Motel |
Pioneertown |
1946 |
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| Ramsey 29 |
Twentynine Palms |
1946 |
previously Mesquite Motel |
| River Lodge |
Paso Robles |
1947 |
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| Safari Inn |
Burbank |
1955 |
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| Sea & Sand Inn |
Santa Cruz |
1956 |
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| Skyview |
Los Alamos |
1959 |
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| Surfrider Malibu |
Malibu |
1953 |
previously Malibu Shores Motel |
| The Green Room Northern |
San Diego |
1950s |
previously Ocean Breeze Inn |
| The Hotel Wren |
Twentynine Palms |
1940s |
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| The Pearl Hotel |
San Diego |
1959 |
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| The Skylark |
Riverside |
1955 |
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| The Tangerine |
Burbank |
1960 |
previously Holiday Lodge Motel |
| Trixie Motel |
Riverside |
1952 |
previously Coral Sands |
| Wigwam Motel |
Rialto |
1949 |
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Reynolds, Christopher. "The 34 Coolest, Kitschiest, Most Fascinating Motels in California." Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025, www.latimes.com/travel/list/best-motels-california-guide.
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| Los Angeles Times: An epic guide to the best roadside havens in California |
| The 34 coolest, kitschiest, most fascinating motels in California |
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