Coastal Motels in the Pacific Northwest

Inn at Cannon Beach

Cannon Beach, OR

A woodland garden of old-growth Sitka spruce and a courtyard pond where deer appear at dawn, with the beach two blocks away. Fireplaces and a stillness that the Cannon Beach crowds somehow don't reach.

South Bay Inn

Westport, WA

Fully renovated with kitchenettes, tiled showers, and bay views from the upper rooms. Steps from the water in a working fishing town where the charter fleet leaves before dawn.

South Jetty Inn

Hammond, OR

A quirky, owner-operated inn at the tip of the Oregon peninsula in Hammond, where themed rooms and a morning coffee trailer sit minutes from Fort Stevens State Park and the Columbia River's south jetty.

Surf and Sand Inn

Pacific City, OR

A former Coast Guard lookout turned into rooms, with a record player and vinyl albums in every room and a lending library of more from the office. Two blocks from the dune.

The Drifthaven at Gearhart

Gearhart, OR

Twelve individually designed 1941 seaside cottages renovated with vintage nautical finds and rich coastal colors by an Oregon-based designer. Fireplaces, pantries stocked with local treats, and breakfast delivered in a basket to the cottage door each morning.

The Fireside Motel

Yachats, OR

An oceanfront property where the tidal rock shelf begins at the property edge, with named rooms, a Village Gift Gallery, and a complimentary DVD library. The coast here is for looking at, and the setup is built around that.

Wheeler on the Bay Lodge

Wheeler, OR

The only lodge sitting right on Nehalem Bay, where every room faces the water and a private dock reaches out into some of the calmest paddling on the coast. Individually themed rooms with fireplaces and bay-view decks, plus kayaks to borrow on longer stays, make it a slow, water-level escape in a town of a few hundred people.

b.side motel

Bandon, OR

Rebuilt from the studs in 2021 with in-room pour-over coffee, rainfall showerheads, and bidets throughout. The 1949 bones underneath are the only original thing left, and that is not a complaint.

Agate Beach Motel

Newport, OR

A cliffside perch where every room has a private ocean-view deck and a full kitchen or kitchenette. A private stairway leads down to the beach.

Looking Glass Inn

Lincoln City, OR

Family-owned since 1976, with most rooms featuring a whirlpool tub, gas fireplace, and private deck with bay or ocean views. A format that gets more right than it misses.

Ocean Suites Motel

Brookings, OR

Every suite has a full kitchen, built from an overgrown lot in 1997 and now run by the second generation of the family that built it. Everything needed for a longer stay without any of the noise.

The Whale Inn

Depoe Bay, OR

Every room named for a whale species, equipped with a kitchenette, and facing the water in a format that works without fuss. The Whale Watching Center is directly across the highway.

Yachats Inn

Yachats, OR

Family-run since the 1950s on more than four oceanfront acres in the heart of Yachats, with rooms angled so every one looks out at the Pacific. The indoor heated pool and hot tub share the same view, which on a rainy coast day may be the best seat in town.