An Improvement

Hello former guest!

We know how it can be to receive an email like this: a message out of the blue from a business you likely haven’t thought about in years, if not decades. But, as a previous visitor, I wanted to let you know about some of the exciting things happening here at the Bates Motel.

For starters, there’s me, Henry Alpine, the new owner. And when I say ‘new,’ I don’t mean new to this property. I mean new to the hospitality world entirely.

You see, when my partner Brenda and I sought to leave the bustle of Los Angeles, we didn’t just want to work remotely, doing graphic design and investment consulting, as we’d done in the city. We wanted a real change. So when we saw this quaint hotel (with the proprietor’s home included!) for a great price, we decided this was it; this was what we were meant to do.

Of course, we’d hate for you to think of us as a couple yuppies who moved north to flip this into some boutique hotel for reclusive movie stars and tech executives. Not at all. From our understanding, the Bates Motel was a family business, and it will continue to be so.

Hence why we haven’t changed the name: to honor the former proprietors. And also, because it has great word-of-mouth marketing potential. Seriously, everyone in Fairvale and beyond seems to know it!

But not everything you hear is perfect, and for this reason, some updates have been made.

For example, we have heard many complaints about the showers. Which is why one of the first things we did upon taking ownership was to install Tzumi 3-Way High Pressure Dual Rainfall Shower Heads in each bathroom. With the option to use the mounted shower head or the handheld wand (or both at the same time) and six spray settings, we think you’ll find the showers a lot more pleasant than they used to be!

(A personal aside, one of the settings in particular–the “Tub Clean Power Spray”–has been very helpful for us. Some of the tubs were badly stained!)

And to celebrate these upgrades, we invite you to use promo code killershower when booking to get 5% off your stay.

We do hope you’ll visit again!

Best,
Henry Alpine
New Owner
Bates Motel