es. If you wish I can pull out the list?”
US Customs and Immigration:
Rolling her eyes and returning my
passport “No. Safe travels”
Phew. Clearing that hurdle I was
free to begin my journey. And five
hours later after zigzagging around
the mounts to cross the State of New
York, I would end up at my first desti-
nation: Kate’s Lazy Meadows Motel.
Kate Pierson of the B52s and her
partner Monica Coleman own the
motel. I reached out to Monica by
email prior to my arrival. She told
me this was the first motel they
bought but also own another prop-
erty in California called Kate’s Lazy
Desert. The two motels are very dif-
ferent but just as fun. In their desert
all the accommodations are in cus-
tom-designed Airstream trailers. But
Monica is quick to add that it is only
accessible by SUV. Clearly she is not
familiar with adventure motorcycles!
Kate’s Lazy Meadow is eclectic and
full of kitsch. But what else would
you expect from the lead singer of the
B52s. Everything about this property
is about the song Love Shack. The
motel has a red tin roof adorned with
little white lights that provide the glit-
ter on the front porch. And besides
the motel, there are also a few cabins
to rent that are set back in the middle
of a field too.
You can pull up and park right in
front of your room. The parking area
in front of each room has a wooden
fence divider to give some priva-
cy. There is also lovely patio tables,
chairs and citronella candle in front
of every room to enjoy the outdoors
- mosquito-free. A word of caution
though, it is a gravel driveway. A
heavily laden bike will sink slightly
with the soft gravel.
The interiors of the motel rooms
are all different. Phillip Maberry,
one half of the renowned duo Maber-
ry-Walker design company was the
designer. It was his home that was
the original set of the “Love Shack”
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music video. So in keeping with that
theme, he designed the Motel to be
just like his home!
Upon entering my room I truly
see how funky and eclectic this place
really is. It’s a throwback to all your
friends’ basements from back in the
1970s. Nothing matches but some-
how it all does. The furnishings are
a combination of period pieces and
an eclectic mix of what looks to be
(though I am sure they aren’t) garage
sale finds. My suite has a living room,
a bedroom and very tiny bathroom.
On one wall of the living room is a
forest mural. My friend’s mother had
that in her living room in the 70s. But
it’s what they did to bring the wall to
life that makes it funky. The designer
added actual branches in spots along
the wall that stick out and placed
small toy birds in those branches giv-
ing it an outdoorsy 3-D effect! It’s fun.
However, it’s the bedroom that
takes a bizarre turn. There is a com-
fortable queen-size bed, a portable