Vintage and boutique: Midtown’s long-empty Best Bet Motor Lodge is transitioning into a boutique motel and hangout spot

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Vintage and boutique: Midtown’s long-empty Best Bet Motor Lodge is transitioning into a boutique motel and hangout spot

“There is something beautiful about the idea of the motor lodge; it’s such a piece of America and so much the idea of the American West,” said Piper Stremmel.   She and her husband, Chris Reilly—owners of Fourth Street gems The Jesse Hotel and Abby’s Highway 40—are in the process of transforming the Best Bet Motor Lodge in Midtown into a boutique motel. They intend to make it a comfortable resting spot for travelers—and a fun hangout spot for lo…