Seedy Hotels

Yesterday I read about Ed Harris taking the directors reigns in a play about two lovers stuck at a "seedy hotel." This got me thinking about the phrase "seedy hotel".

As a frequent traveler - I can tell you that although they change the sheets daily - the bedspread can stay there for months. That's why one of the first things I do at a hotel is pull the beadspead down. I would honestly be afraid of running a blue light over almost any hotel room (if you know what I mean).

I don't know the origin of the term "seedy hotel" (or "gone to seed" for that matter). I can tell you that now when I hear the term "seedy hotel" I think of "seed" in the Onan biblical sense and it oogs me out.