The place is worn down, but you get what you pay for. The floors were not very clean (our socks were dirty within minutes), there were a few cobwebs, lots of dust, and the hair dryer was bizarrely greasy and covered with dog hair, BUT the most important things were clean: bathroom, microwave, fridge, and sheets (stained/holey, but clean). Also they provided lots of coffee (K-cups), creamer, sugar, and mugs.
Location is great, easy walking to SO many shops and restaurants. It's basically right where the sidewalk ends - in the past we've stayed just a bit further south and without a sidewalk, it felt unsafe walking from there. The beach is close but you have to walk/drive a bit to access it. Views are very nice.
It's an end unit that only shares one wall with another room - no one above, below, behind. So it was very quiet and road noise was minimal. Possibly the quietest hotel/motel room I've ever been in.
My two major complaints:
-it was COLD. No matter what we set the thermostat to, it was VERY chilly. No air/warmth came out of the wall units and the unit near the ceiling blew cool air. We were there the first few days of April and temps got down to the mid-30s overnight and we slept in our coats. I couldn't find an office/manager on site to contact, or a local # to call, so I emailed VRBO (since it was late.) I never got a response, but the second day was warmer - not sure if VRBO got it fixed or it was because it was warmer outside. It was not as cold as that first night after that, but still colder inside than outside, and we still slept in sweatshirts. If the room wasn't so cheap I'd be more upset about this, but we survived.
- second, BUGS. A few spiders, which is to be expected in Oregon, but also DOZENS of pillbugs. At first I left them alone but they wound up on the beds so I started killing them; I killed at least 20 and counted at least 10 more when I was packing up to check out. Not the grossest of bugs, but it was still really weird.
Overall, I'm not sure I'd stay here again during colder weather, but the location was really nice, so I'd consider it in warmer months. While I like the ease of booking and contactless check-in/check-out through VRBO, it stinks not having someone on site to handle unexpected issues.
