ONLY those with nerves of steel should check into this clown-themed motel in the middle of the Nevada Desert.

    Looking like a set from a classic horror film, the creepy Tonopah accommodation is crawling with clowns of all sizes from life-sized models sitting in chairs to vast collections displayed on shelves.

    For decades the Clown Motel has played host to truck drivers and tourists who stop off from Highway 95, about halfway between Las Vegas and Reno.

    Right from the off, guests are introduced to the theme by a large neon sign depicting a laughing, juggling clown displayed in the car park.

    Upon entering the wood-paneled motel lobby visitors are met by an array of glassy-eyed clowns grinning at them from floor to ceiling shelves.

    Thankfully for those with coulrophobia (fear of clowns), the 28 hotel bedrooms don’t actually feature the clowns in doll-form. However, guests have to drift off gazing up at circus clowns featured in pictures on the walls above the beds, although many people request that these are removed or covered by a piece of cloth.(SD-Agencies)