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Reviews of A Whale of a View!

Depoe Bay, 97341, United States

#5 of 34 hotels in Depoe Bay

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 19 hotel reviews

8.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    9.4

  • Location

    9.7

  • Facilities

    9.1

  • Staff

    8.0

  • Value for money

    8.2

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  • Reviewed: August 8, 2025

    10
    Great home at a great location with a great view!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Unclear about beach access path, though we figured it out quickly enough. Would’ve like a map or something, as we were conscious of passing through private property. Would have liked if the pet fee was in the listing. We’d assumed it was similar to comparable properties ($20-30 per night), so were surprised after booking to find it was $200 per stay, which seemed excessive for just 3 nights. We ended up not bringing our dog.

    Impressive and unique vacation rental home building, excellent viewing deck with a very nice view of the shore! Stunning view of the sunset. Plenty of amenities and appliances (including in the pantry) for any length of stay. Nicely located between Lincoln City and Newport.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: July 13, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Can't think of one thing

    The view was amazing

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: June 13, 2025

    9.0
    Totally enjoyable!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The view was incredible and I lived the quirkiness of the property with the spiral staircase.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: May 18, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Super cozy and roomie for a group of friends and family! Love the wrap around deck and the spiral staircase! The decor is super cute. There was plenty of extra bedding with lots of pillows.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: April 18, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I don't think there was anything that we didn't like about it.

    The whole place was amazing, along with the view. Everything was clean and easy to find anything that we needed.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: March 30, 2025

    10
    Very enjoyable week will come back again
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything was nice. Maybe the spiral staircase was kind of tricky.

    Beautiful location, windows all across the upper level with a nice view of the ocean from one end of the other loved it a lot

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: June 13, 2024

    8.0
    Panoramic view is stunning.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The stairs were a little challenging, both the interior circular stairs and carrying heavier stuff on the steep exterior stairs. Wouldn't recommend for folks with mobility issues. Main living area is upstairs. Also downstairs larger BR bed was uncomfortable. The TV didn't have the proper cord to watch DVDs, but we had brought one from home, remembering from last year. Finally, price point is a concern. We came both years in late spring to avoid the big spike during summer season, which we can't afford. We'll be back but on the shoulder seasons and as long as we are mobile. It really is a stunning house.

    The panoramic view is superb, both in stormy weather and when it was sunny. The house was nicely stocked, except for no Kleenex.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: March 27, 2023

    10
    This was a wonderful place to stay along the Oregon coast.
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Beach access was a little bit farther to get down to it.

    We loved the quiet neighborhood and the view was spectacular.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: February 27, 2023

    9.0
    No worries
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I saw some bad reviews, which made me nervous. Those worries melted away immediately after arriving. This is an older beach house, but it fits the bill beautifully as a "beach house."" It was clean (except the game closet was a little messy). There are light switches everywhere, and it's a little bit of a hunt. If you like to sleep and others like to stay up, I suggest you sleep downstairs because the king room has an open ceiling and you can see all lights on and hear all movement in the house, but it's cool to look at the yurt style ceiling. There was a little mold on the ceiling, but it's the wet coast, and moisture rises. I notified the owners, and hopefully, they will address it.

    The view was amazing. The rooms were comfortable. The seating was comfortable, and the kitchen was well appointed. We enjoyed our stay here, and all of our communications were answered immediately. We hope to come back with the family's with better weather and really enjoy the expansive decks!

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: January 29, 2025

    4.0
    Awesome View, Needs some TLC
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Clean (ish) overall but valuable details were missed, like all the place mats had dried up food stuck on them, Gross! Not vacuumed well, if at all. Acoustics were interesting, upstairs you can hear everything! Like it's in the same room with you. Since this was a mother/daughter trip, it worked in our favor to listen to music or talk however, I could see potential challenges with different dynamics. The interior is Whale themed and cozy, leather furniture is in good shape upstairs and downstairs has some wear & tear. Duel fire places are a nice touch as you travel between levels, and it's the main heat source for the house. Took a while to warm the house but once temperature was maintained we were comfortable. * The lower level bedrooms were much colder. They had space heaters available however only 1 of 2 worked and the other heater shorted out the electrical on the exterior wall of 2nd bedroom so my daughter lost her room amenities on the 1st night and we lost electrical up to the porch exterior lighting. Kinda need light to use the keypad for entry! Luckily we all carry flashlights now. The wraps around decks are great and has furniture on the upper level. The deck bench is in need of repair, with slats missing on the back, so uncomfortable to sit together. ** Deck can be SLICK, apply extreme CAUTION on the stairs, especially the two off the bottom deck, outside sliding glass door. They are slanted downward and combined with moisture, it's a huge slip and fall issue! That's being said... Several items in need of repair. And Customer Service was of no help!! Lighting was a big one. The light switches are fun to sort, 1/2 of them serve no purpose at all. Upstairs lighting was a challenge. The bathroom has a heat lamp & fan combo in one, so to much light and hot. The bedroom had a cute vanity set up but the lighting around it was also broken. Light under microwave broken. Front door lighting and all plugs on front wall broke.

    Amazing view! Quiet location and distanced from the neighbors so some privacy. The bay windows, facing the neighbors, have privacy screens so you're able to keep a view of the ocean and block the sun. Kitchen was adequate and had the basics of a functional full kitchen.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: June 1, 2024

    7.0
    It was nice. I would stay again though.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It was old and had a bad smell the carpets were stained and the windows were very dirty and a few broken seals on the sliding doors. The lighting was not great. A lot of the switches didn’t work. The stairs were very steep.

    The view was amazing.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: October 19, 2023

    7.0
    The location and view were amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Screen door would stick and was so difficult to open. We realize this is the Oregon Coast but the mold smell downstairs and visible mold on the ceiling upstairs was pretty bad. A screen door on the slider would be nice.

    Beautiful location

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: February 23, 2023

    8.0
    it was a get away for my family and yo watch the winter weather storms !
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    was not well stocked with spices or had any coffee filters to make coffee.

    I loved all the windows and that there was 2 living room a upstairs and a downstairs. 2 bathrooms

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: February 8, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 31, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: September 26, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: April 23, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: August 15, 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Three Bedroom holiday home
    • Stayed 3 nights

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in August 2025

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