A photo of the interior of a Motel 6 room. According to the original description, this Motel 6 is located in Santa Barbara, California where the chain first appeared and the rooms underwent a redesign by the British firm Priestman Goode around May 2009. (See "Motel 6 Has Designs On Your Business," by Damian Joseph in BloombergBusinessweek, July 20, 2009.)