Ester Lee Oceanview Inn

My sister, cousin and I have been making an annual trip to the Ester Lee Motel for over 15 years. My first stay was over 40 years ago. I loved its' quaint beach cottage vibe, and the view of the ocean is spectacular. However, since it changed ownership a few years ago, it has gone steadily down hill, and of course, the price has steadily increased. The kitchen is barely stocked. Our cottage could sleep five, yet there were only two wine glasses. There are no mixing bowls or even one baking dish. This year we brought our own frying pans, bowls, kitchen knives and paper products. The staff did not stop by at all during our five day stay to ask if we needed anything like in the past. I had to flag a lady down to get more paper towels. And there is a general shabbiness about the place, though it is clean. But I believe there should be more value for the price.

Our 1 bedroom "cottage" at the Ester Lee in Lincoln City was the PERFECT get-away for us! It was comfortable and, most importantly, CLEAN! Kitchenette was a plus. VIEW - the main event! Staff were welcoming, rates still reasonable, and location on top of the hill was just right! The electric fireplace added a nice ambience and took off the morning chill while drinking a whole pot of coffee and watching the ocean waves from a comfortable easy chair! If you are looking for cozy and comfortable, rather than something "fancy", this is your place! It felt like home. We will DEFINITELY be back to the Ester Lee cottages!

I have stayed here before. We have actually loved staying here every time we come to Lincoln city Oregon. Absolutely loved it. All until this last time. The room stank horribly. Our blankets had blood on them, that was visible when we walked into the bedroom. The dishwasher didn’t work. The coffee maker didn’t work, and the microwave all didn’t work. The floors, stove, doors etc were very very visibly dirty. It was insane. As I said before, we have loved staying here, the condition before was amazing, cozy, clean, and very accommodating. This has been one of our favorite places to stay. I’m not sure if they have new management, or cleaners, but the change in quality, care, attention to detail, service and just and all around the amazing experience has changed. It’s as if the pride and value of this business as a whole has changed tremendously…Downhill. The employees that we did meet, had a very strange demeanor and mannerisms of acting like they were under the influence of some kind of illegal substances . It was just very odd and off experience all together. And with that, they were unwilling to at the very least reimburse us for the cleaning deposit. I hope things change here. Like I said this has been one of our favorite locations to stay at for a few years. With big groups of family, and or friends. And we have always referred friends and families to stay at this place when they are staying near that area Because of the location and the experience we had every time before . Up until this last visit the first week of October of this year.

Thank you. We enjoyed the view from our room immensely. Thank you for having dog friendly. As retired people, our dogs pretty much go where we go. I do wish other dog owners would be considerate and pick up their huge dog poos. But I picked them all up, there was a lot of big poo in the dog park from big dogs. 🤪 ||We sanitized everything but I forgot our little vacuum for puppy hairs. I did cover the sofa the entire time with the blanket I found in the bedroom closet. That was a huge benefit. Thank you.||Thank you so very much!||Dave, Jeannie, Smokey and Harlow (little frenchie bulldogs)

I stayed in room 207 on October the 8th. The gas fireplace was not working at the time of my stay, the cable TV was out. There were no curtains or blinds on the window facing the ocean. The free standing gas fireplace was rusted on the outside and looks very old. The entire room is in need of an update. With that said, the bed was very comfortable, and the room seemed surface clean, except for the window sills and the bathtub sliding door runners which are in need of cleaning. The Ocean View is spectacular. If your only requirements for a comfortable stay are a beautiful Ocean View, a clean enough room and a comfortable bed, this is a good place to stay.

The Ester Lee was spectacular! I love how the hotel still has charm and isn’t just another grey or beige box like so many other hotels. Great beach views and easy access to beach. Very pet friendly. Honestly the best bed I’ve ever slept on in a hotel!

The staff is very rude and seem not to know what they are doing. This particular one said that veterans are also the ones that they call themselves “veterans “ because they book there often when I inquired about veteran discounts as a real service member. They charged me after I left as they stated that there are poop stains on the floor ( even when my dog has been just diagnosed with an issue that actually constipates him) and when I asked for proof and a receipt I didn’t received any of those. They also said they can’t find my reservation as they have around 40 “Nightingale” and I was just shocked that all Nightingale ones chose this run down motel. Interesting enough they couldn’t find me but they found my credit card to charge for a bogus thing. Besides being rude, the staff is not very smart either it seems. Rooms are old, doors broken, windows don’t lock or have blinds and screens broken, one toilet paper for 4 people for 4 days, half paper towel left and you can hear everything from above. ||Not worth the price they charge, the view is amazing but windows need to be washed at some point. Kitchen is very poorly supplied, nothing but the view that makes this a good place but even so, they better clean the nasty windows.||Be careful about imaginary charges that they can’t prove what they are for when asked.||Terrible customer service and very old furniture, run down place. Will never stay here again.

The room was a very old cottage with two bedroom and a kitchen, I will say it was vintage because it was beautiful, clean, and in pristine condition, like a time warp to the 1970s or 80s. Our room view was an outstanding panoramic view of the ocean. beach, and rocks jutting out of the water. I brought my daughter here for her birthday and it was so worth it!!