3 ms·And his surname is not Patels. :-) The Patel clan own a lot of the Mom and Pop hotels in the US.by peter303 8y agoAnd his surname is not Patels. :-) The Patel clan own a lot of the Mom and Pop hotels in the US.hangonhn 8y agoIs there a reason why? I knew someone growing up whose family owned a motel in our hometown and her family name was Patel too.DanBC 8y agoThis submission talks about it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17915049 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17915049gt2 8y agoWhich state?