flophouses
| 9:00AM 2/27/2009
TripAdvisor, a popular site where hotel guests review places they've stayed, has released its list of the 2009 Dirtiest Hotels. The results make you queasy enough when you read them on your computer monitor. But a blogger from our sister site, Gadling, took the brave step of checking into the...
| 9:00AM 10/28/2008
In his travels across the United States, Jack Kerouac often saved money by staying in what he called "Skid Row Hotels," reveling in their low prices and simple charms. Flophouses didn't offer much: just a room about the size of an office cubicle, with a bed, a small table, and a door that the...