🎧 Season 4, Episode 5: From Old-School Motel to Modern Basecamp: The Central Block Bend

Virtual GM - A Hotel Management Podcast · Oct 1, 2026 · 16m

Reimagining the Roadside Motel

What happens when you take a traditional roadside motel and rethink it for today's traveler? Cody & Meagan head to Bend, Oregon, for a client spotlight on The Central Block, a renovated boutique motel built around simplicity, location, modern design, and an effortless guest experience.

🔹 What Is The Central Block? — Why Bend is such a compelling hospitality market, who the property attracts, and why the “basecamp” concept works so well for today's traveler.

🔹 Reinventing the Motel — The comeback of the roadside motel, renovating existing properties, preserving…