2.5 Star Hotel

Sands By The Sea Motel

15 Ocean Avenue, York Beach, ME, United States View Map

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Sands By The Sea Motel

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York’s Wild Kingdom Amusement Park and Zoo is a 5-minute walk from this motel in Maine. Classic rooms include coffee facilities and the motel features an outdoor pool with waterfall. Sands By The Sea Motel provides each room with cable TV and a work desk. Each cozy room is air conditioned. Free parking is possible at this motel. The motel also offers fax and photocopying services. Ogunquit Museum-American Art is 5-miles from the Motel Sands By The Sea. Portsmouth International Airport at Pease is 16.9-miles away.

227 Reviews

8.2Very Good
Cleanliness
8.5
Staff
9.5
Location
9.7

What Guests Say

  • “That was it was directly across from the beach, the outside pool is heated, when we thought we were lost (we were in the back parking…”
  • “it is convenient to the beach and the village area with the shops, arcarde and restraunts The pool was decent but crowded during the day…”
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Top Amenities

  • Swimming Pool
  • Free Internet Access
  • Free Parking
  • Accessible Rooms / Facilities
  • Beachfront
  • Non-Smoking Rooms
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Two-Bedroom Apartment with Terrace1/4

Two-Bedroom Apartment with Terrace

1 Single, 1 Double or 2 Single

Deluxe Suite1/1

Deluxe Suite

1 King, 1 Sofabed or 2 Single or 1 Sofabed

  • TV
Two-Bedroom House1/4

Two-Bedroom House

1 Single, 2 Double or 1 Double

Double Room with Two Double Beds and Sofa Bed1/4

Double Room with Two Double Beds and Sofa Bed

248 sqft • 2 Double, 1 Sofabed

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Bath or Shower
  • Carpeting
Double Room with Two Double Beds1/4

Double Room with Two Double Beds

248 sqft • 2 Double

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Bath or Shower
  • Carpeting
Deluxe Queen Studio 1/4

Deluxe Queen Studio

2272 sqft • 1 Queen or 1 Sofabed

  • Air conditioning
  • Alarm clock
  • Bath or Shower
  • Carpeting

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    What Guests Loved

    8.2
    Very Good

    Based on 227 reviews

    Location

    9.7

    Cleanliness

    8.5

    Staff

    9.5

    Overall Quality

    8.5

    Pros +

    • That was it was directly across from the beach, the outside pool is heated, when we thought we were lost (we were in the back parking lot) the staff member working came out back to meet us to show us how to get to the front office, 1 room had kitchenette
    • it is convenient to the beach and the village area with the shops, arcarde and restraunts The pool was decent but crowded during the day , we did take a night swim because it is open till 10pm
    • The location was excellent. OJ, one of the staff was great and his eating recommendations were spot on for us

    Cons -

    • it was a little tricky trying to figure out where we needed to go to park
    • The bathroom was small and the water was impossible to keep off the floor It is close to the main road and the traffic was loud - also a club 2 doors down was very loud at nite , we could hear the music still at 1am the price is a little steep
    • Room was outdated, need to was the windows, fix the drapes so they close, defrost the mini fridge freezer.
    Business Traveler (5)Solo Traveler (26)Traveling as Couple (150)Family with Young Children (105)Family with Teens (1)Senior Traveler (2)Group Traveler (34)Total (243)
    8Verified guestPosted on: 9-9-2024

    That was it was directly across from the beach, the outside pool is heated, when we thought we were lost (we were in the back parking lot) the staff member working came out back to meet us to show us how to get to the front office, 1 room had kitchenette

    it was a little tricky trying to figure out where we needed to go to park

    7Verified guestPosted on: 8-16-2024

    it is convenient to the beach and the village area with the shops, arcarde and restraunts The pool was decent but crowded during the day , we did take a night swim because it is open till 10pm

    The bathroom was small and the water was impossible to keep off the floor It is close to the main road and the traffic was loud - also a club 2 doors down was very loud at nite , we could hear the music still at 1am the price is a little steep

    7Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 9-18-2023

    The location was excellent. OJ, one of the staff was great and his eating recommendations were spot on for us

    Room was outdated, need to was the windows, fix the drapes so they close, defrost the mini fridge freezer.

    3JuliePosted on: 7-8-2020

    Nice location

    Dirty and small room-way overpriced for that. Pool was dirty as well.

    7Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 9-12-2018

    Great location

    The water in the bathroom sink did not work right and the cable service on the tv kept cutting out every few seconds, but other than that, we enjoyed our stay.

    7Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 8-23-2018

    The location was exceptional; perfect for our intentions

    To say the room was dated is an understatement. The pullout couch bed was broken on one end. The bathroom had a rusted mirror and rusted light fixtures with different size light bulbs, the tub was covered in vinyl but sunk in spots when stepped on.

    10DavidPosted on: 6-21-2016

    The location is phenomenal and the staff was incredibly friendly. I was swimming with my kids and lost track of time for check-out. I stopped in to apologize, saying we'd hustle. They said, "It's OK, we knew you were out there having fun at the pool."

    The booking said the room had two beds and a sofa, so we'd hoped one kiddo could crash on the sofa. But there was only a chair in there. But I didn't mention it and we made it work.

    8RachelPosted on: 5-31-2016

    Location-walking distance to the beach, zoo, arcade, restaurants, etc...

    You're paying primarily for the location, not the hotel itself. We primarily just slept at the hotel so luxuries you'd find at other hotels are worth sacrificing.

    5LesterPosted on: 10-16-2015

    The location is very convenient to the major local attractions. The bathroom appeared to have been recently remodeled.

    The rooms are on the small side and exposed to noise from kids playing in the motel pool, and the beds are very creaky. Most of the available parking spaces are in a poorly lit area behind the motel.

    8DonovanPosted on: 9-26-2023

    The location was excellent. We were very close to the beach.

    The bed was very soft.

    8LeePosted on: 9-25-2018

    Great location and price.

    5Verified Hotel GuestPosted on: 7-10-2018

    Location

    Hotel seemed old and dated. Some mold in the bathroom.

    4WilliamPosted on: 10-1-2015

    location is great.

    Bed was aweful.

    Amenities & Policies

    Amenities

    Swimming & Soaking

    • Beachfront
    • Swimming Pool
    • Heated pool
    • Outdoor pool

    Media & Technology

    • Free Internet Access

    Transportation

    • Free Parking
    • Accessible parking

    Accessibility

    • Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
    • Facilities for disabled guests available

    Kid Friendly

    • Family Friendly

    General

    • No Smoking Rooms/Facilities

    Guest policies

    Check-inAfter 3:00 PM
    Check-outBefore 11:00 AM
    InternetFree Wi-Fi is available.
    ParkingFree parking is available.
    Children & Extra BedsChildren of all ages are welcome. Children of age 0 and above can stay with extra bed, subject to additional charges. Children of age 0 to 2 stay free with cot.
    PetsPets are not allowed.
    Room RatesAll rates displayed are for two guests unless otherwise noted.

    Important info

    Please note only 1 parking space is available per room reservation.Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply. Managed by a private host

    Location

    Sands By The Sea Motel

    15 Ocean Avenue, York Beach, ME

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