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Reviews of Moby Dick Motel

2 out of 5
Moby Dick Motel
74 E Grand Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, ME

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 29 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 29 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Amy, Shelton, CT

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was certainly dated but that gave it some charm. The rooms were spotless and the owners were so friendly. Could see the ocean from our balcony. Easy walk to the pier! Would stay there again in a heartbeat!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
that picture that you see on line is NOT the Moby Dick Motel. Bathrooms soo tiny you cant even take a good shower. Towels we all stained. No shower pressure.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Other than the room being a bit crowded, we were treated like royalty by the owner and his staff. He really believes in customer service.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

SANDRA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location friendly staff
It was great- perfect spot. The owner is so friendly and welcoming. The variety store is so convenient and the sandwiches are delicious. The room was nice - nothing over the top but was comfy and had a great deck overlooking the street. I would def go back!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was an awesome experience and the owner even helped my boyfriend propose. He gave extra keys and helped the room get set up for the engagement
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hotel!
Stayed here for an Ironman event. Fantastic location! Great price! Very friendly and wonderful staff. The room was clean and tidy, and the experience was overall fantastic!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Experience
The room was outdated, but clean. I really liked that the pillows had plastic covers (not the kind that make all the noise) under the pillowcase. Housekeeping was punctual and attentive ensuring our privacy and comfort while keeping our room in tip top shape. If you are a coffee lover please note that there isn’t a coffee machine in the room and the cost of a small cup of coffee in the store is $2. I also feel it’s helpful to point out that check in is done in the convenience store. Paul was very nice and asked for our feedback whenever he got a chance. We took a griddle to cook food on and it didn’t bother him at all, actually sold us some supplies that we forgot to bring (overpriced it was convenient). Overall we had a great stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel that is in good location
We had a good experience for the short time that we were there
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Bernie, Maine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
Enjoyed our stay. Paul was very nice and accommodating. The motel is very dated but clean and homey. I will consider this motel when I visit LOB again. Thanks for a pleasing stay, Paul.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Dave, Boston

Liked: Staff & service
One block from the beach, Paul is the man, very comfy stay thank you!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Reservations on 5 Sept 2017
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10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
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8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Nice beach hotel
Just what we expected! Great location, awesome food right next door and plenty of sand. The room seriously needs an up grade but served us well. We will stay again😊
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Reservations on 21 Aug 2017
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6/10 Okay

Germain

We wont recommende this place
First we had to pay $30 more as they said it was for internet, wich was not told by you and we wont go there anymore and saw other place with kitchen for $80 dollards less a day. For us we will go elsewhere in the future. We could not get internet from our room, we finally got it the last day before leaving behind hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017
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10/10 Excellent

Erica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great weekend get away!
Moby Dick Motel was so clean and far exceeded my expectations. The staff are all so friendly and accommodating! I would definitely stay there again, it's within walking distance to the beach. I would recommend this place to all my family and friends!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
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6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Not as bad as I thought..
Staying at a convenience store motel, I had my doubts. Small microwave, fridge, 2 beds, air and a TV... Room was cleaned daily with new towels. Short walk to beach and pier... Nothing to complain about. Could have used a coffee pot and hair dryer, but the store sells food, coffee, beer and ice.. no pool though....

8/10 Good

Dan, maine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good location, excellent staff
The staff was amazing, very kind and helpful. Having a store rigjt there was great and their subs are the best. Store clerk and cleaning person wad amazing!!!

8/10 Good

Sonia and Simon, S.P. Montreal,qc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap cost for a very nice room
A very good service by the staff. A large size room with nice beds. Close to the beach and a very good cost!! Thanks for the time to OOB!!

4/10 Poor

Adrienne, Boston

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dissapointed
I booked the reservation in July and showed up on 7/3 and was told they couldn't "find" the reservation. The response of the staff was "they did to me again". You would think that if you've had an issue with online bookings in the past you wouldn't continue to use that service but that didn't seem to matter to the front desk of the Moby Dick Hotel. Instead of the reserved 2 twin bed room with a kitchenette that was reserved, we were offered a single bed box of a room (mind you we had 2 other people staying with us) with a small college fridge and broken AC. Had to laugh when we were told that the tv shuts off sometimes and you just need to "get up and plug it in again". All this and they also wanted to charge more than the agreed upon price on Expedia. Mistakes happen and if the staff had done anything to try and appease the situation I wouldn't have written this review. I thought they would have offered a free night in the future or some money towards the more expensive room that we now had to get but no, nothing was offered but a "sorry". We ended up staying at the Aquarius down the street. A little more expensive but well worth it.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Moby Dick Motel
It is located near the beach. There is a convenience store on the 1st floor.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was close to the beach, but very outdated.
Train behind the motel blowing its horn as it passed 2:00 in the morning. One day it rained all day, so it was hot and we decided to watch TV, but the air conditioner was so loud you could not hear the TV. The toilet broke once and it was found that a Christmas tree hook was used to hold it together. I repaired it and then another time if plugged up. Beds were uncomfortable, the screen door fell off several times and the door lock would stick so badly it took two of use to open it. There was no ice and no breakfast. This room needed a complete do over.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hotel great location
cute little motel, nice variety store, very friendly and very close to beach and attractions

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl & Jim, Brattleboro, VT, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family
My husband Jim & I were very happy & oh my gosh the people were so friendly and made our stay awesome...such friendly people all the away around and us feel like family!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overpriced
Motel was in a good location on the strip, but unfortunately overpriced for what it is.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Outdated
Pros- clean room, right next to beach!!! Cons- very small view of ocean, train right at back of building goes by several times at all hours of the day and night!!!! Lots of foot and vehicle traffic right outside front windows!!

8/10 Good

Kelly, Springfield, MO, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay at The Moby Dick Motel
My husband and I stayed our last night of vacation at the Moby Dick in Old Orchard Beach. This stay was one of our best on the trip! We loved Old Orchard Beach and the Moby Dick was in a great location, the beach access is right across the street with a great restaurant/bar overlooking the ocean. Walking distance to the pier and shops. The hotel was very clean, our room had a balcony and we could see the ocean. Overall, would highly recommend the Moby Dick Motel.

4/10 Poor

Beverly, Maine

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ants in the room
Staff was fairly pleasant, but I would not stay here again. Very outdated accomodations. Bathroom was very disappointing. Our room was right next to the store, on site, which was very popular to everyone in the neighborhood. Checking in at the 'Mini Mart' is not my idea of a good start...

10/10 Excellent

kevin, portland, me

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beach getaway
freindly staff and owner near beach! have their own store!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel old orchard
J'ai trouve beaucoup mieux le lendemain pour beaucoup moins cher On est au dessus du depanneur a 100' du train et il en a passe 6 durant la nuit!

10/10 Excellent

pierre, Kinnear Mill's, Québec

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
personnel très gentil
la chambre de bain refait à neuf , la chambre était très propre, y juste la décoration vintage c'est très drôle, enlever tout ce qu il y a sur les murs et ca rajeunit la chambre de 30 ans. Évidemment le train passe 3 fois par nuit mais c est la vie à Old Orchard Beach. Parfait pour un court séjour.