Room smelled musty and they need much dating furniture was old and banged up. Rug was very stained and dirty. Too pricey for what it was.

This is a motel we stayed at many years ago with our kids. So, now that we are empty nesters, we decided to try it again. It is located right across the street from Long Sands Beach in York Beach. The portion of the beach directly across is a bit rocky, but just a couple of minutes walk brings you to the larger and flatter part of the beach. Though, there are plenty of places to sit and relax among the rocks directly across from the Motel.
The people at the front desk are incredibly friendly and helpful. The room we were in had a King size bed, a large private balcony with an overhead light for reading, and a wonderful view of the ocean. We were allowed, after checking out, to use their facilities for the rest of the day, which was very helpful as we wanted to spend the day on the beach. We are planning to make this an annual Summer destination.

So there are several factors that contribute to this rating. First, we arrived in York Beach on a wandering vacation and decided it looked nice and we'd try to stay a couple of days. No reservations, on a Saturday afternoon, in July, Yeah. So, I began calling places starting at the top of the ratings I could browse on my phone and working my way down the list (as ALL were booked) until my battery was drained. I then resorted to just walking along Long Sands beachfront and stopping at the hotel desks. At the York Harbor Motel and Cottages I got a "Yes, we have one room left", yay! The price? $260 for one night or $200 a night for 2 nights, ouch! Husband and I conferred for 2 minutes and decided we would suck it up and stay.
Well, the room ended up being a "studio cottage" which turned out to be a low-ceilinged single room with everything: bed, bureau, nightstand, TV, clothing rack, kitchen, table and chairs. Not really much "moving around" room. Separated by a door was the small bathroom (tiny vanity, no tub). There was also a very small, screened porch on the front. The kitchen came with everything you might need for a longer stay, plates, cups, bowls, fridge, microwave, coffee maker etc. The bed was terrible, it sagged in the middle and I think it was a full size, barely large enough for two normal adults to share comfortably. Linens were clean, but old and worn. The carpet smelled musty. Our unit had a window air conditioner that barely cooled the room at full blast. I guess only some of the units here have A/C, so if that is important to you, make sure you know what you are getting.
There is a small pool on the property, but it's selling point is really the proximity to the beach (across the street). The beach here is beautiful, but whoa, crazy crowded on July weekends.
They include a $6 breakfast coupon for the Lobster Cove Restaurant (a block away) for each adult in the room, food was decent there. The lady that was manning the desk when we checked in was very friendly and extremely helpful, the one the next day was neither of the above. This room would have been fine for $60 a night, even $100 at the tops, but was really substandard for the price we paid. Of course, it's all about supply and demand, and that weekend there was plenty of demand, right after we paid for the room someone came in asking if they had any vacancies. Would I come back to York Harbor? Yes! Would I stay here again? No, thank you.

For more than $1300 per week, you get 3 very small bedrooms, a tiny kitchen, no counter space. Tou better be thin, otherwise you cannot take a shower. The outside furniture is rotten so are the windows. The garbage dumpster is located in the playing area, just besides the swimming pool. The place is not very clean, to say the least. A place to avoid.