I am writing a fic involving time travel, and a section of it is set in London in the 1860s. The characters need a place to stay temporarily, and that is where my question comes in.

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There was a motel chain whose billboards used to be a regular sight--this was during the 60's through 70's--along I-75 through Florida and southern Georgia, portraying a teddy bear lounging in a hammock and holding an iced drink; I seem to recall that pink dominated the color scheme ( Read more... )

Setting: Present day, NYC ( Read more... )

My google-fu is failing me here - surprisingly enough, victorian, hotel and valet don't actually get you answers about Victorian-era valets - and the books I've got on the subject neglect this little detail, so. I've got a pseudo-Victorian setting, loosely based on the 1890s. A young, single gentleman is staying in a suite in a high-class hotel ( Read more... )

time/place: Ohio, USA, 2010, winter/spring ( Read more... )

Hello! Boy do I have a broad array of questions, so I hope I can be helped with some.

I'm writing a fanfiction set in very early 1960's (late 1962, to be exact), in England. The group is travelling around England and I wanted to know what they might encounter. (In case it helps, it's about The Beatles. I'm taking some liberties with the time line ( Read more... )

Setting: 1880s Kansas. The stage has stopped for an overlay in Wichita and the female main character is seeking a place to have lunch, bathe, and change her clothing. She's fairly affluent and so would not choose one of the lower class hotels or saloons nor would she use the depot facilities, if they had them.

Search terms: hotels Wichita KS ( Read more... )

Setting: Present day, Washington DC Metro Area ( Read more... )

The setting is London, but not in any particular area. (Though near a gay club/bar ( Read more... )

Setting: Half in New York City, half in Ireland -- the 90's or thereabouts

Search Terms: Irish Villages, Rural Ireland Hostels

My character spends about a month in Ireland, staying, most likely, at a youth hostel, in a small town with little to no urban development. Angela Carter's essay on Bloomsday talked about how Dublin was developing rapidly ( Read more... )