The Vagabond Inn is an upper-end economy and mid-priced chain of hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

s and motel

Motel

A motor hotel, or motel for short, is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles...

s located on the West Coast of the United States

United States

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. The Vagabond Inn brand is franchised by Vagabond Franchise System, Inc. There are 43 locations in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 and Nevada

Nevada

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. The hotels are generally located near popular tourist destinations, major attractions, major cities, and airports. Standard services and amenities at most locations include complimentary continental breakfast, free local telephone calls, free weekday newspaper, free high speed Internet, free incoming fax documents, and swimming pools and spas. Many properties offer small meeting rooms and family suites.
On December 1, 2008- the chain started taking reservations for their newest property in Ukiah, CA.

History

In 1958, Vagabond Motor Hotels, Inc, a California corporation, opened its first location in California. From the outset, Vagabond Inn was geared towards the value-conscious leisure and business traveler.

In order to offer business travelers in urban markets upgrades and more amenities, the Vagabond Inn Executive tier was launched. Vagabond Inn Executive locations typically feature upgraded rooms with more amenities, exercise rooms, and all offer free expanded continental breakfast.

In 1994, Vagabond Motor Hotel, Inc. and Imperial Hotel Corp. merged and branded the combined group of motels with the Vagabond Inn name.
The motto of the Vagabond Inn chain is “Great value. Friendly people.”

Locations

There are currently 43 locations throughout California and Nevada. The following is a list of all the hotels in alphabetical order:

1. Bakersfield North

2. Bakersfield South

3. Bishop

4. Chico

5. Corning "The Lodge"

6. Costa Mesa

7. Fresno

8. Fresno Executive

9. Glendale

10. Hacienda Heights

11. Hemet

12. Hollywood

13. Lake Tahoe

14. Long Beach

15. Los Angeles (Bell Gardens)

16. Los Angeles (USC)

17. Los Banos

18. Merced

19. Modesto

20. Monterey

21. Oxnard

22. Palm Springs

23. Pasadena

24. Redding I-5

25. Reno

26. Ridgecrest

27. Sacramento (Midtown)

28. Sacramento (Old Town)

29. Sacramento (Rancho Cordova)

30. San Diego (Chula Vista)

31. San Diego (Hotel Circle)

32. San Diego (Point Loma)

33. San Francisco (SFO Airport)

34. San Francisco (Civic Center)

35. San Jose (SJC Airport)

36. San Luis Obispo

37. San Pedro

38. Santa Clara

39. Stockton

40. Sunnyvale

41. Ukiah

42. Ventura

43. Whittier