Jae H.
Yelp
There is a reason this near-waterfront location gets such high ratings, and it isn't for the decor. Starting with the cons, the room we stayed in was VERY dated, especially the baby blue bathtub and 70's looking furniture. The walls were thin, and when you have a family reunion going on in the Hillcrest's rental house next door, you should expect the sound of happy children from seven in the morning to eleven at night seeping into your room. I start with the negatives because one would expect, as many other reviews have stated, for the price of a room near the beach here you would expect this place to be less than stellar.
And that's what we wanted. If we wanted five-star treatment, we would have paid through the nose for it. What we wanted was a comfortable place to stay while we spent most of our time exploring what Oregon's coast had to offer. Now, let me tell you that we got more than we wanted, and it was amazing.
The Hillcrest Inn is more than an affordable room. It's a stay with your best friend at her childhood home, or a visit to your favorite aunt's house. You are welcomed into a home where someone set up the guest room just for you. The proprietors treat you like family from the moment they greet you at check in. We reserved a room with a kitchen area, and without seeing what it was stocked with, we were told if there was anything we needed that wasn't there (pots, pans, utensils, condiments) to ask them first in case there was something already available we could use. Need beach towels? They got them. Beach toys for my young son to play with in the sand? Got those, too. Ooh, you found a sand dollar? Let's get that washed up for you so it's clean for the rest of your trip!
We left the Hillcrest ready to call the owners "aunty" and "uncle." This is a great family-oriented inn with convenient access to the beach, the aquarium, and fun shops. Reserve early, because rooms can fill up fast with return guests that already call this place "home away from home."