Shady Motel has been a family owned motel located in Caliente, Nevada for over 50 years. A prime location for vacationing and adventure, Shady Motel required a website focused on user experience and invited visitors to stay the night in their quaint motel.
The Plan
Shady Motel wanted a sleek, updated website, that gave their motel the professional look they needed, and gave travelers a quick and easy way to access information and book a room.
The Research and Mockups
Through research we found the most desired information and high quality images that highlights the area. The many local state parks and historic buildings are just a few of the attractions visitors would expect to see. Featuring this kind of imagery invites even the most casual adventurers.
Original Design
The Redesign
We gave Shady Motel a modern look that was attractive to travelers. We expected most travelers would access the site through mobile devices, and with that in mind kept the most relevant information on the homepage.
Redesign
Responsive Design
It was important to design Shady Motel’s website with responsive design in mind. Responsive design guarantees that any user on any device will have the best experience when visiting the website. While the website looks spectacular on any desktop, we knew most travelers would access the website through a mobile device, and made sure visitors could easily find everything they needed to book a room.
Integration
RESNEXUS
Shady Motel already had the simple to use ResNexus system implemented into their original website, and we were easily able to integrate the system into the new website site without interruption.
TRIP ADVISOR
Visitors on the website have immediate access to several of Shady Motels reviews through integration with TripAdvisor. Those who have stayed, also have easy access to motels review page to leave a review of their own.
GOOGLE MAPS
The long stretches of empty roads can be a little intimidating while traveling to Caliente, NV, but by integrating Google Maps, and a “Get Directions” feature, we’ve allowed visitors to get precise directions to Shady Motel based on their current devices GPS location.