Hotels have changed quite a bit over the last 50 years. What used to be places full of engaging aesthetics, exciting experiences and customer loyalty are now soulless and dirty structures overflowing with hidden fees.
The golden days of hotels have long since past, but we can still remember them with these 23 pics of hotels from the '70s we'd totally stay in right now. These places might not exist anymore, but at least they give us hope that things can get better again.
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Nevele Hotel lobby, Ellenville, New York, 1977.
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Waitresses at Hotelli Rantasipi in Jyväskylä, Finland, 1970.
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Flanders Hotel, Ocean City, New Jersey, 1978.
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“My grandma chilling in a mid-1970s hotel room.”
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Palace Hotel, Perth, Australia 1970s.
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A room at the Plaza 500 Hotel in Vancouver, BC, 1974.
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Michael Jackson in an NYC hotel room in the '70s by Alix Dejean.
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Kutsher's Hotel main lobby, Catskill Mountains, Thompson, New York, 1977.
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Days Inn, complete with fake grass, fake palm trees and beautifully decorated in floral arrangements. 1978.
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Raleigh Hotel pool, South Fallsburg, New York, 1978.
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Grossinger's Hotel poolside, Liberty, New York, 1977.
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1978. Basement of Ansonia Hotel, W. 73rd St. NYC. Plato’s Retreat Swingers Club. Photo by Allan Tannenbaum.
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The Hyatt Regency Hotel at Embarcadero Center in San Francisco. 1977. Photo by Wayne Thom.
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“My uncle and grandfather standing in front of The Watergate Hotel in Washington DC around 1973 or 74.”
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A promotional photo for the Cocktail Lounge of the Howard Johnson Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1974.
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Promo photo of a young couple enjoy the elaborate food preparation at their table while dining at the elegant Three Keys restaurant. Winthrop Hotel in Tacoma Washington on October 30, 1970.
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“My grandfather standing in front of a hotel in St. Petersburg, FL in 1975 or 1976.”
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Hilton Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1978.
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Cypress Gardens Quality Inn hotel bar, Winter Haven, FL, March 1979.
