Captain John’s Motel

Great deal for the price. We stayed one night in a queen bed room. Not the biggest room, but with the decent sized tv, fridge, microwave and table w/​2 chairs we also still had enough room for my 1 year old’s playpen and my toddler’s air bed and plenty of room to still walk around the room just fine. Will definitely be back. Might even use the kitchen option next time if we stay longer than one night.

Great motel! Older style but very clean comfortable. Like older TV its plenty big. Many channels. Coffee furnished in morning. All downstairs rooms in one area. I Recommend this place! Management nice too

Very clean, good price, comfortable. This is an older hotel on the marina area. The target audience would be fishermen/​crabbers. The hotel is older and lacks the fancy amenities found in a high end hotel. Our room was very nice. Clean, with two beds, a refrigerator, microwave and a tv. The tv was an older style and worked just fine. The carpet in the room was new but the furnishings were older with marks of wear. We were looking for a clean place to stop for the night and that’s what we found. We did hear the Thumpity footsteps of the room above, I would ask for a second floor room. We also were able to get to local places easily. Over all a good stay. Very clean, good price, comfortable.

The other reviews amaze me given our radically different experience. Maybe they save the room that we stayed in for pet owners, but I have never had a worse experience. We almost left, choosing to pay for another room somewhere else, but it was pretty late before we really took a look around. The room was nothing short of revolting. The carpets were so filthy and stained that we wouldn’t even take off our shoes. The room smelled musty and unpleasant. We found it ironic that they had signs about taking an inventory of the linens as they were also very stained. I went to plug in the lamp and found it to be one of the oldest electrical plugs I’ve ever seen and the cord was wrapped in electrical tape — not safe! I wish I could add photos to this review!
Pet owners beware, even though this hotel advertises as pet friendly, there are very few areas to walk your dog to do it’s business — almost all of the grassy areas were marked «no trespassing» or with signs that indicated the dogs weren’t welcome to use it — not that you had to pick up any deposits, but that you couldn’t use it at all.
The only redeeming feature was it’s proximity to the state parks/​beach access, but you’d be better off sleeping in your car!

This is a clean (yet dated) motel just outside Coos Bay Oregon. It’s in close proximity to Shore Acres State Park and the Charleston Harbor. From the business website you can see that it tends to cater to the fisherman with a «fish house» kitchen for cleaning and cooking your crab and fish. I chose this motel as I was hoping to do some crabbing while in the area but time did not allow. It is basic, but does offer WIFI (no issues during my stay). The in-​room television is the old fashion tube style and the rooms are straight out of the 1970’s. The room rates, however, reflect the quality and amenities and if you prefer modern and want a «Hot Tub» instead of a «Hot Pot» of boiling water to cook your crab, you might want to look elsewhere. If you want basic accommodations and a feel for the local flavor of a working fishing community this place is on the money.
Note that this Motel does also offer weekly and monthly rates and so you might be sharing the motel with some semi-​permanent guests. Upon pulling-​up and opening my trunk to unload my luggage, I was greeted by, let’s call him «Crack-​Head-​Carl» who lives on the first floor. I saw him exit his room when he saw me pull-​in, and he approached my vehicle while scoping out what was inside. He then proceeded to tell a joke about Nuns getting killed on the Cape Arago Hwy… as he got to the «punch-​line», he turned and walked away… then turned around to return for his second act which was another joke of mostly gibberish and then walked back into his room… welcome to the Inn :-\
My room was on the second floor (no elevators) and the only window opens to a common exterior hallway shared by all upstairs rooms. I never feel comfortable leaving the window open with this configuration and since there is no AC (only heater) it did get a bit stuffy inside once I closed the window to sleep. Since the rooms face a large parking lot you might also get an earful from the drunken fishermen as they return to the motel in the evening.
All in all, the motel remains a good value as long as you know what to expect when staying here.

If you are looking for a clean well run motel with a classic 1950s vibe you have come to the right place. This motel has friendly service and well maintained rooms. Though some of the furniture is outdated and worn it’s rooms are still comfortable and serve their basic purpose.
This may not excite you, but it’s location is what makes this motel really special. It is surrounded by a beautiful harbor featuring inexpensive and delicious restaurants. It is also in close proximity to many whale watching hot spots in the area.
It’s not extravagant but it’s inexpensive rates and great location make it a worth while stop on your vacation.

Captain John’s motel was a perfect choice for my family and I. We came to take a charter out on the ocean, and this definitely was the right spot to go to! I walked to the pier and back within 10 minutes. The room was comfortable and bigger than I expected! The service was excellent, too. I went down to ask where to buy a gallon of water and the lady at the desk refilled my empty gallon out of her sink! (The room sinks would have worked but are too low). The place is easy going and full of some excellent people.

Pros: Clean and comfortable. Fridge and microwave in the room. Nice location. We could hear the sea lions barking. Complimentary coffee and packaged sweet rolls in the lobby. Close to good restaurants. Friendly staff. Nice price.
Cons: No coffee maker in the room. Thin walls, the guest next to us sounded as if he was in our room. No air-​conditioner or fan. It’s cool and breezy by the ocean, but sometimes a fan is nice to drown out the noise of other guests. Internet was hit-​and-​miss. Bathroom faucet was kind of «seized» with age, and was

Great place! The owners were very friendly. The room was spartan but clean and the bed was one of the comfortable I have ever slept in. Previous reviewers whine about the lack of amenities as though this was a four-​star palace. You get what you pay for people! Seems like everyone wants something for nothing. Anyways, this place delivers charm, peace, cleanliness and value… and that’s plenty for me. Who cares if it doesn’t have an in-​room coffee maker? Do you really need that? Yeah? Then go stay at one of the skeezy meth-​head motels in downtown Coos Bay. They won’t have authentic Chinese brush paintings in their rooms, but it’ll be interesting! Captain John’s is safe, clean, and they even have donuts ready for you in the morning. Folks, it just can’t get any better than that! Yaaaar!