Sea View Inn - Hotel in Old Orchard Beach - 65 W Grand Ave, USA

Nous avons séjourné à cet hôtel il y a quelques années et nous avions adoré. On a été déçus cette semaine car tout semble laisser aller. Quelle surprise en arrivant de voir qu'il faut aller s'enregistrer dans un autre hôtel car le Sea View a changé de proprio et ce proprio a acheté plusieurs autres motels. Naturellement, aucun ménage de la chambre... et si on besoin de quelque chose (glace, serviette, papier hygiénique, etc), il faut les appeler et ils partent de l'autre motel pour venir nous livrer car aucune réception chez ce motel. Un autre point négatif : la propreté...... le plancher de la chambre était sale, la chambre de bains aussi. Il manquait beaucoup de choses dans la kitchenette. Par contre, magnifique vue sur l'océan.... Les lits étaient confortables.

We found out later what Oceanside means: It means the ocean is out there and you’re on the side of the building. Zero views unless parking lot counts. |We were on the second floor - the second to last room. The windows are like fishbowls. They do not open, and your choice is either to draw the heavy drapes closed for any semblance of privacy or else anyone walking by has full view of your room. Since these are shared balconies people walk by to access the stairs. They do provide flimsy dollar store chairs outside your room, but it’s not clear which room they belong to because there are not enough to go one per door.|Now for inside: the carpets were filthy, the linoleum floor was dipped with soft spots under it. The “kitchenette“ was something that looked like from the 1950s. There were two electric burners, and at some point it looked like there was an oven that was screwed shut with drywall screws. When you opened the upper cabinet doors, they scraped the drop ceiling and hit the recessed lighting. It’s obvious that this has been the case for a long time because there were track marks where the cabinets scraped the ceiling. The bathroom decor made it up to the 1970s. With a blue tub and old and worn fixtures. We did eventually get a shower curtain when we called the main office which was three blocks away. They sent a runner. ||Reported broken glass in the driveway which was a concern for the young children. We picked it up the next day when no one came. ||The heated pool was nice. There. Something positive.

We had 2 queen beds with a kitchenette on the 3rd floor oceanfront. Very clean. The view was amazing and everyone was very friendly. The pool was very hot but we had access to OceanHouse next door which was cold water. We would go back.

Room smelled old, had a soft spot on the floor in the bathroom, felt very unstable. The bathroom also leans forward. Room was also not spacious. TV didn't work, decor was very grandma-ish, no style at all. For 280$ a night this is not acceptable. Location was pretty, staff were fine, but this is totally not worth it! There are no other hotels around for a lower price here, so they can just do what they want with the price. Unacceptable. Do not stay here, it's not worth it.

We arrived and checked in at Waves lobby which is three blocks down. Front desk was cordial and explained how to get to room. We reserved an ocean view room, but not able to see the ocean. Room faces the parking lot and next building. You have to go on deck to see water. The bathroom is small and dirty. Cigarettes burns on the bathtub. Wish it looked like pictures online. Hopefully rest of stay will be good.

I have several problems with The Sea View Inn and suggest you seek alternate accommodations for your stay in Old Orchard Beach. I booked a room at The Sea View Inn in OOB via Hotel .com. The advertisement for The Sea View Inn does not inform you that the hotel lobby and check-in are at another property, The Waves Resort. The Waves is the main property, and they control services for The Sea View Inn, The Ocean House, and the Gull. I was only informed of this the day before my check-in when I got an e-mail telling me where check-in was. I concede that this may be a hotel .com issue, but I have not gone to The Sea View Inn website to make sure. We got to the property early. Our room was not ready, so they took my number and said they’d call when ready. They never called. After the 3 pm check-in time, we finally went back and picked up our keys. Actual keys, not magnetic key cards. This hotel has not been updated or renovated in a ridiculously long time. The hotel room is very old and worn and needs to be renovated. There are soft spots on the floors. I was sure I was going to fall through the floor. The bathroom is straight out of the 50s with a blue tub and blue sink and ZERO water pressure. The drop tile ceiling is super classy as well. There was also a sign letting us know that to keep us and their staff healthy, they would not be cleaning the rooms daily. But don’t worry, they provided a broom and dustpan so that we could clean our own room. The sign also asked us to take out our own garbage. COVID is no longer a pandemic. It is endemic, like the flu. This was more likely because they were short-staffed. The phone looks like one I have not seen since the 80s and works as well as if it is from the 80s. Each property has a pool, and you can use any of them. However, there are no pool towels or towel returns located on the property… nor on any of these properties. You must call the lobby, and they have maintenance bring you the towels. When we called the lobby, we could barely hear the person on the other end and had to repeat ourselves many times. We waited for 45 minutes, only to find out that what they bring is the same as the bath towels. The next time we needed towels, my friend just walked to the front desk a block down the road at The Waves, and she was discouraged from doing so and told us to call again the next time we needed something. So, we are supposed to call on a barely working phone and then sit in the room and wait. That is ridiculously bad customer service. Finally, we were ready to go sit by the pool, and it was 90 degrees out; we wanted to enjoy our summer without the risk of melanoma, so we always wanted to sit under an umbrella. Well, at the Sea View pool, the only umbrellas are attached to picnic tables. Not exactly the lounging and relaxing summer day by the pool I envisioned having to sit at a picnic table. The Sea View pool is also the only heated pool. We checked out the pool at The gull – no shade, no umbrellas at all. The Waves pool – no shade and no umbrellas. The pool at the Ocean House has 2 umbrellas that you can drag and move to put over a lounger. FOUR hotels, and they provide TWO umbrellas. I guess they want us to buy them from their little store?! That is super greedy. I travel extensively and have been to many oceanfront resorts in Florida and the Caribbean, and every hotel provides many umbrellas over not only tables and chairs but loungers as well. I guess the Sea View and associate properties would like all their guests to get sunburnt and melanoma. We also asked for a late checkout. Given that our room was not ready early, it seems reasonable that they should accommodate this request. NOPE. Normal check-out is at 11 am Theirs is 10 am. Our flight did not leave until 4. We asked if we could stay parked and enjoy the pool or beach until we needed to leave, and again… NOPE. We could only park there until noon and then had to GTFO. I will never return. I suggest you avoid the poor customer service and rundown rooms and book elsewhere for your beach stay.

The rooms are very dated. Bathroom was not clean. There was hair everywhere. Sheets were old and had stains. Toilet was very old and needs to be replaced. Finger prints on the walls. We will not be coming back here.

The room was fine a bit dated but clean which is all that matters. Check in was about confusing because it was at another hotel down the block and once we figure that out check in was very smooth. My biggest complaint is with the Wi-Fi and cellular connection. I could not load practically anything on my phone for the stay. I could not look at maps, restaurant menus or anything. This was beyond frustrating having never been to the area before and being completely unfamiliar. I would expect a hotel in this day and age to have at least halfway decent Wi-Fi. I could barely google something. Forget about streaming. Please fix this. Other than this one issue the stay was fine. The pool was very nice and the access to water was incredible.