I know the house from the movie "Psycho" is on a lot, however, is the actual motel still in existence today and operating?

CapainNemo

The Motel is still there - right next to the house - in the backlot at Universal studios. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)#Pre-production May 23 09, 11:33 AM

raidersruleall

According to this site, the Bates Motel is located near Fairvale, California, and is today being run by a man named Alex West. http://www.geocities.com/aesgaard41/batesmotel.html May 23 09, 11:41 AM

CapainNemo

I'm not sure that site is entirely accurate Raiders... Fairvale, California? Hitchcock, California? Do these places exist? The second name in particular makes me very suspicious. The Bates Motel is definetly on the Universal backlot. http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=34.136335,-118.346894&spn=0.004045,0.005300&t=k&hl=en Here's a google earth link. You can see it there down the stairs to the NE of the house It is not operating - it never did - Its a movie set. May 23 09, 11:47 AM

jmorrow

CaptainNemo is right - the Bates Motel and House were always sets. This website provides an exhaustive account of all the films and television shows that used these sets. http://space-potato.blogspot.com/2009/05/psycho-house-bates-motel-timeline.html May 23 09, 6:05 PM

raidersruleall

Yeah I wasn't sure if the website was giving actual information or simply fictional information from the movie. The site was very detailed, so I thought maybe it was true. Guess I'm not very familiar with the movie. May 23 09, 9:38 PM

29CoveRoad

Sorry to all you I didn't mean to open an ugly can of worms about the Bates Motel..my apolgizes to all May 25 09, 10:03 PM