While the locations of the original bates motel is found at universal studios in l a the series built a replica of it out in aldergrove british columbia. According to guests and employees of the motel there is constant ghostly activity there.
The most recent adaptation is the bates motel television series.
Bates motel real place. This bates motel wasn t just for show it s a real functioning motel complete with front desk staff housekeeping and everything that ll be on site until sxsw wraps up this weekend. However the set itself was built in aldergrove british columbia on 272 nd street. The bates motel features just 13 rooms and is located just off sherman street north of the coeur d alene resort golf course and west of the st.
It s one of fourteen motels in the area and a bit run down but the name alone is enough to draw a crowd. From memory the motel isn t a real place but the character of norman bates is based loosely on the serial killer ed gein. Like the original it sets its bates motel in a fictional location this time in coastal town white pine bay oregon.
Freddie highmore was late to appear at a e s bates motel panel at san diego comic. The bates motel was located in fairvale california in the novel as well as the film. On a hill behind the motel there is the bates family house.
Outside there is a parking area and a large bates motel sign which tells passing drivers if there are any available vacancies. It was developed by carlton cuse kerry ehrin and anthony cipriano and is produced by universal television and american genre for the cable network a e. The series a contemporary prequel to alfred hitchcock s 1960 film psycho based on robert bloch s 1959 novel of the.
Bates motel is an american psychological horror drama television series that aired from march 18 2013 to april 24 2017. A cgi roof had to be placed on the motel for season 1 due to time constraints. The motel has 12 rooms which form an l shape.
The set itself remained up for all five seasons and was eventually torn down after the show wrapped for good. However we are not talking about the bates motel from the movie psycho but the real bates motel in coeur d alene in idaho. The motel didn t start out as a motel.
When talking about the bates motel people often get the image of being stabbed to death in the shower by norman bates. But in case you re curious about the set here are some facts about the filming location. He murder several people and kept parts of the around his house either in the fridge or as furniture.
Fortunately the bates motel is a fictional place where you can t spend your next holiday vacation. The replica was built five weeks under a tight budget.
