Vice Beach Motel Room

A permanently rented motel room at the Sunburst Motor Lodge.

The Sunburst Motor Lodge is one of those aging strip motels that used to cater to families headed to the beach and now caters to people who don't want anyone knowing they're in town. For a flat fee, room 117 is yours in perpetuity — a ground-floor unit with two queen beds, a wall-mounted TV, an unreliable AC unit, and a door that opens directly onto your parking spot. The front desk operates on a strict policy of not asking, not remembering, and not answering questions from anyone flashing a badge without a warrant. It's not a home. It's a hole in the map. Sometimes that's exactly what you need.