Sea Drift Inn

Seadrift Inn aka Sea Drift Inn in Eureka, California needs real help. The outside looks acceptable. The rug needed cleaning 12 years ago. The lamp on the desk had a 2 watt bulb. The shade on the lamp was so gungy I believe it must have been purchased in 1956. The check in clerk was friendly. He did his job well. I believe the owners must run the motel with the thought not to spend a cent on anything. For example, the room keys were generic with nothing written on them. Just a pure white credit card. The envelope for the room key cards were reused from the last guests. He searched through a pile of envelopes to find one with the number of our room so he didn't have to get a new envelope. Parking is scarce. Not enough parking for all the rooms. The couch in the room should have been dumped in 1950. I didn't want to even sit in it. Surely they could get a better one from Salvation Army for $10. The refrigerator needed some longer legs. You had to really pull against the door as it pulled on the dirty carpet to open the refrigerator. I'm all for blind people but surely someone needs to give the rooms a good cleaning, shampooing the carpet and couch or better yet replace them both. Lest I forget the smoke alarm is just hanging down a foot from the ceiling. I'll try to include the picture but their internet is slow slow slow.

Pros: They appear to be wrapping up renovations - it appears they were recently a Rodeway Inn. Furniture seems mostly modern. Mattress was very comfortable with sufficient pillows (including an extra in a dresser drawer). Microfridge present with separate freezer section. Very fast WiFi. Cons: Only major problem was shower temp. I turned the shower all the way to hot and let it flow for 3-4 minutes and only got lukewarm water. Over the course of my 4-5 minute shower, it also got progressively colder. Beyond this, I prefer when renovations remove carpeting instead of adding new carpeting, especially in a coastal, recreational community where sand and dirt can easily be tracked in (but this carpet was clean). A few of the fixtures could have used repair or cleaning from rust. Breakfast not present despite being advertised on Trip Advisor (but I also acknowledge that they are not Trip Advisor... My original reservation did not include promise of breakfast). Bottom Line: I really wanted to give 5 stars because my stay was nearly perfect up until my morning shower. I would consider returning if they figure out what's going on with their hot water. Since many of the pics for this hotel seem dated, I've also uploaded a few so you get a sense of what renovated rooms look like (forgive the unmade bed).

My significant other and I checked in late with no problem. The woman at the desk was pleasant. Our room was clean, although dated: The services directory still had Rodeway Inn as the name of the motel. There were very limited amenities. Most disturbing, was that there was only half a roll of toilet paper on the roll, and no other for replacement, even though there were two dispensers. Well, ok, we were only going to be there one night, and hopefully, it would be enough. We we too tired from our long drive up from San Francisco to worry about it. The shower had good pressure, and plenty of hot water, and the bed was comfortable, so we had a good night’s sleep. In the morning, we went to find the beautiful dining room that was pictured on their website, to have the complimentary breakfast that was advertised. There was none to be found. I questioned the man at the front desk, who told me there was no breakfast. When I told him it was on their website, he told me it wasn’t, and told me to show him, which I did. He said he did not know about that, and seemed irritated that I was able to prove him wrong. We would have been ok, if the advertisement had reflected the actual services, but we felt it was misleading. The pretty pictures are NOTHING like the actual motel. For $110 we expected more. This was one of the worst lodging experiences we have ever had, and we will DEFINITELY NOT be returning.