We stayed at the large unit across the street from the charming photo that is featured in the typical advertisment photos for Gearhart By the Sea. This one is a boxy looking building with out any charm that overlooks the ocean. So, the view is nice, inspite of being quite far back from the ocean front and having a number of buildings between the ocean and the hotel, and we did have a large balcony. The units feel like they were built quite some time ago and have not been updated. The good news is that they are fairly spacious and not very expensive. We stayed in one that said it slept ten, but actually it would be more comfortable for six. McMinimum's restaurant was right across the street, so that was a convenient benefit.

Apparently the maids have a great gig....cleaning is optional. The room was so dirty and even though it was brought to the attention of the main office, it was not addressed. The room, 401, had great potential but everything in the unit was sticky. The furniture had stains everywhere, the leather sofa had spills all over it & the chair had sand all over the seat upon our arrival. It was still there after the maids 'cleaned'. There was a beer bottle cap on the family room carpet upon our arrival that leads me to believe the room wasn't vacuumed before our stay. The bathrooms had spatters of ? on the back splashes. All of the dining chairs were dirty. The list goes on.
Again, it's too bad, the place could be great. It looked like it had been updated but I can't recommend it based on the condition. We don't require fancy but we do require clean. It isn't optional.
Did love the Sand Trap. Great service and great food.

This unit is pet-friendly (we have a small dog) and very well maintained. The courtyard and side windows were awesome, it felt like we were staying in a house! The pool was clean and well kept. We also liked the decor of this unit.

We booked a room through the property office, which saved us 25% from online booking. We showed up and went to our room - we were disgusted with the condition of the room. It was VERY outdated and dirty. There was some sort of a greasy food stain on the master bed bedspread. All of the furniture/flooring was pretty tattered and the bedding was nasty. The gal at the office was very helpful and let us go look at the only other pet-friendly room they had available for the weekend - it was really no better. I would not have been comfortable taking my shoes off, sitting on the furniture or sleeping in the beds. We cancelled our stay and left. To their credit - they did give us our money back.