Four Winds Motel

My parents and I are road tripping up the coast and decided to stay here since it has an ocean view, is walking distance to everything around, and is well priced.
The motel is pretty old, but our room was clean and more than big enough for 3 people, 3 suitcases, and two queen beds.
The owner was nice to us and cry accommodating. I read the other reviews but my parents and I didn’t have any negative experiences. I would stay here again.

Not only is the view outstanding, the people who own and operate this motel are just as outstanding. How many owners are out sweeping the parking area at 8 AM? The rooms are super clean and the beds comfortable. They DELIVERED us blueberry muffins for breakfast. We intended to stay one night but stayed for two.

Just wanted to say how kind the owner was tonight upon our post midnight arrival after realizing that every other place was closed and the campgrounds were fully booked. Even though the owner initially had told me I could not have a dog stay in this room, he made an exception for us. This tired head had a satisfying hot bath and is ready to pass out. Yeah, it’s not the ritz, but it covers the basics quite well. Five stars for having a night bell and for accommodating us in ‘crisis can’t find a place to stay at 12am’ mode. Oh yeah, and the hot bath was sweet.

This was a perfectly fine motel room. Nothing fancy, but clean and comfortable.
The proprietors were friendly and accommodated a late check-​in, waking up at midnight to greet us.
I would stay here again.

Set realistic expectations. It’s a 70’s style motel on the edge of the highway — not a Hilton.
I was in room 9. It was clean and had a decent view out to the ocean. Bring your own shampoo and soap. Shower water pressure was a little lower than I like but enough to get the job done. Bed was not firm or to soft — I slept good. I can not speak to other reviews about paper thin walls — I had no neighbors during my stay.
If your going fishing with the boys and need place to sleep and clean up after a day on the ocean, this place will get it done cheap.
If your on your honeymoon or trip with the family, you might want to step it up a bit. On my fishing trip, it provided what I needed — shelter.

Some people seek of vintage motels for their cultural significance and/​or location– I am not one of them.
It has a bed and a bathroom and is very convenient to depoe bay.
It is loud and has very bright lights outside the windows. Glad I am only here one night.

This is a very old motel. You drive up a hill, park outside your door and the window (which opens) looks directly out over Depoe Bay.
We stopped fairly late with no reservation (we just drove until we got hungry and were tired) on the scenic (they’re all scenic) route to Portland. Check-​in was easy; the people were polite and helpful; free wi-​fi, good air temp (it was a pretty warm summer day) — all in all, an excellent room for the price, with one of the best views of our vacation.
In fact, it was a room most of the big chains would now call a «suite» — with a living room (sofa, chairs, desk, coffee maker, TV) — and a separate bedroom (also with desk and TV). Very roomy and comfortable. In fact, because I’d twisted my ankle walking at a «scenic overlook» to take a picture earlier in the day, I ended up falling asleep on the sofa with my leg propped up on the coffee table.
This is not a shiny new motel by any stretch — but sometimes that’s a plus. A chain would probably tear this place down and put up something that takes «better» advantage of this choice location, in architecture that overpowers the quiet atmosphere of the «smallest harbour in the world.»
Keep your fingers crossed that they never let this happen…
Easy walk to great cafes, to the whale watching place, etc. Good experience. Low cost.

Go. Anywhere. Else.
I booked a room for this hotel through Expedia. It didn’t have the best reviews but i took them with a grain of salt because i was booking for Memorial weekend and couldn’t afford to pay $ 240 for one night. I’m here to tell you: listen to the reviews. Don’t stay here.
Two nights before our arrival, i called to confirm our reservation. The owners apparently are not fluent in English and this led to a big communication barrier. We struggled over the phone for about 20 minutes before they finally just said «okay, okay… sunday» and hung up on me. Needless to say, not feeling too confident. (I’d like to clarify that i’m not racist. I wholeheartedly embrace different ethnicities, cultures, lifestyles, etc. But it is a pivotal fact of this experience that the communication barrier led to a REALLY crappy hotel stay.)
When we arrived we thought «this is great, we can walk to the whale watch center!» Then we tried to check in. Once again, the owners only understood about 4 words of English. Despite that, it was crystal clear they had given away our room. They argued with one another about where to put us, room keys in hand. My husband and i wound up being shuffled into the tiniest, darkest room i’ve ever seen. It was so small there was nowhere but the bed to put our suitcase. When we turned in for the night, we had to put the suitcase back in the trunk of the car.
By this time, i was disappointed but i didn’t go to the coast to hang out in the room so i decided to grin and bear it. Until i walked into the bathroom and almost pitched headfirst into the bathtub. The circa-​1952 brick tiles under the linoleum were smashed and the floor dipped down suddenly when you stepped on that spot. Super safe, right? We made a mental note to be careful where we walked, and carried on with our unpacking. Then we tried to head out for the afternoon and made the most disturbing discovery…
… THERE WAS NO WAY TO LOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE!
The owner had given us a key when we checked in, but apparently it’s just for show. It just kinda wiggled around in the lock but didn’t actually do anything. Common sense would tell you to march over to the office and complain, but it had been made plain to us that they wouldn’t understand us anyway. Re-​packing our stuff and stowing it in our car was easier than another struggle/​headache.
Our neighbors were awful. They shouted at each other all night. Turns out the owners live in the very next room — but they didn’t do a darn thing about it.
So here’s the kicker… after all of this: giving away our room, the broken bathroom floor, the USELESS lock, the sleepless night… when we checked out the next morning, the owner suddenly and quite magically spoke enough perfect English to tell me i owed him another $ 20 in «additional pet fees.» I emphatically but politely told him no and he persisted. When i repeated myself, he finally relented… and invited me to come stay with them again. Yeah right.