Summary:
5 stars for location, price, and for being dog-friendly
3 stars for cleanliness, room size.
If you're looking for an affordable, dog-friendly, convenient place to stay in Cannon Beach, then this is for you. If you're willing to spend a bit more for a cleaner hotel, daily housekeeping, maybe even complimentary breakfast, search elsewhere.
I almost feel bad giving three stars; I almost gave four but my husband reminded me that three means "it was alright." And it was. Especially for the price.
My first annoyance, though very very minor, was showing up to check in and there was no front office. My husband ran into some other guests and they told him that we should have gotten an email with a code. Now, normally we would have seen this email and it wouldn't have been an issue, but this hotel stay was a stop mid-way through a nine day road trip which includes camping the past couple nights. Camping that included no phone reception. Plus, we were on vacation, meaning we ignored our usual phone and Internet vices. But, like I said, no biggie. We're the exception and not the rule. I just wanted to point this out to others who may potentially be in our situation - check your email! Don't worry, this did not influence my review.
On to the actual stay. We chose this hotel because it is dog friendly, and our two four legged babies are grateful for that! Besides, all the other dog friendly hotels were booked.
Our room used to be the office, and once that was pointed out, it totally made sense. Unless all the rooms are like this. There were three random shelves with extra towels, dishes, a coffee maker, glassware, a kitchen towel, dish soap, etc. but no kitchen area. There was a mini fridge and a little table though. The lighting is odd; there's a standing lamp in the corner by the bed and an overhead light on the far side of the room by the front door. There was only one nightstand on one side of the queen size bed as there would definitely not be room for two.
The size of the room was a tad smaller than what you would expect, but it was enough room for us, our baby and the two dogs.
The bed was very hard, as were the pillows. Most of the windows wouldn't open, which was definitely annoying as it got quite stuffy in there.
The room was clean, but not overly so. It could have been cleaner. The textured bottom of the tub looked dirty and needs to be bleached.
We stayed here for two nights. I don't think there's daily housekeeping, but don't quote me on that. It's hard to say, as our room was occupied 90% of the time by either a baby and parent or the doggies.
The huge bonus of this hotel is the price and location. It's hard to beat. It's within walking distance to some great restaurants, a market and the beach!
We had a lovely time in Cannon Beach, and staying at this convenient hotel certainly contributed to our experience. Would we stay here again? Probably not. But we don't regret staying here. read more