Gordon Wilkins covers the world of holiday motoring
with Polly Elwes
When the first motels opened in Britain some twenty years ago they had rooms which were simple and cheap. Today three in every ten motels in this country charge more than £5 a night for a bed and often offer ambitious menus. What happened to the original idea behind British motels and why haven't more of them been built?
With a week to go before the Whitsun holiday Wheelbase reports on the motel mystery from Maidenhead in Berkshire.
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