Whether on a cross-country journey or hanging out near Vegas or in California, spending at least one night in a kitsch, crazy or downright out-of-this-world motel is a quintessential element of an American road trip. Do you have one that sticks out in your mind from your stateside adventures? You can enter your tip via GuardianWitness.

The best tips will appear in print in next weekend’s Travel section and the winner, chosen by Tom Hall of Lonely Planet, will receive a £200 hotel voucher from Hotels.com, allowing you stay in thousands of places worldwide. Submit your tips by clicking on the blue button and using the text tab. Try and include as much detail as possible – location, any website addresses etc – and feel free to add a photo if you own the copyright to it, but it will be the text we’re judging! Your tip should be around 100 words long. Terms and conditions.

Closes 3 September 2014 at 6am GMT

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