Gull~Wing~Inn has a 2 night minimum — Hotel in Hoquiam

Major revamp of summer vacation due to wildfires. Cancelled a ton of reservations and headed to the coast for cool and safety. Only problem, it is high season. Read high prices and no availability. ||Finally found this tiny 4-unit motel in the tiny town of Moclips. Quickly booked a room on-line before this motel also sold out. Received a friendly email from John, one of the owners, and we were on our way.||Arrived, finally. It is a bit of a tough place to find, but John was right: just look for the metal viewing tower sticking up out of the horizon.||I had booked the smallest unit and upon seeing it, inquired if there was a larger unit. We were SO LUCKY. There was, the one on the corner. Hurray! Main squeeze could sleep in and I, early morning coffee addict, could stealthily close the bedroom door and have the kitchen and living room all to myself. Perfect #1.||Perfect #2: Fresh beans for grinding for my coffee. Great French press, unlike any I had ever seen. (Really coveted this. I told Carla, the other owner of this wife and husband super couple, that I truly wanted to nick it, but would not. And, I didn't, but made her promise, absent breakage, that it would be there when we returned!)||This motel is SPOTLESS. And, there is just about anything you could ever need, from the dog sandy towels and the sand brush just outside your door, to enough DVD's to keep you glaze-eyed. Everything is carefully positioned, with notes - which we appreciated, as we looked for something and couldn't find it until we READ THE NOTE, stupid. (Stupid is my language, definitely not the owners.) So, Perfect #3.||Great beach, easy access, good walking. High metal tower for viewing - and, as Carla said, for safety if a tsunami ever threatened. Perfect #4.||Restaurant at Ocean Crest Resort is not far. Indeed, by walking the beach, we found that we could walk there in 20 minutes. However, we had dinner there, and it was dark, so we drove, not wanting to chance unsure footing at night. Food was wonderful. Perfect #4.||Local museum with an absolutely terrific collection, including a couple of Carla's clothing restorations - a wedding dress from the history of Moclips that she restored and framed. You have to see it and the museum. Carla is an artistic genius; you can see that in the shop she has and in every item on the walls of your unit. Perfect #5.||||John and Carla have created a piece of vacation paradise. This place stands by its own. Real, friendly, scrupulously maintained, and such a pleasure in which to stay. We consider ourselves lucky, lucky, lucky to have stayed here. It was the first time; it will not...

We have stayed here twice, and both times we have had a clean and fresh suite (they offer 3, we have stayed in the same one both times that sleeps 4 comfortably, with a living room/dining room area and little kitchen of which we have made good use). The decorating could be described as "kitschy" and seems to be made up of items from the antique shop in the office - lots of shells, mirrors, and china plates make each room unique, although it feels more like staying at your grandma's house than a modern hotel, especially with all the little written reminders about their house rules posted in each room, so I think it is a place you either like and feel at home or that would not be for you, but we have definitely liked staying here, and what a great price being across from the beach! It's clear what kind of place it is from the pictures, and although apprehensive when we first drove up to the outside on our first stay, we were pleasantly surprised by the inside and the kitchen being equipped for us really made it work well for our family with small kids on a budget, especially in this remote area with any decent restaurants being quite a drive away. The owners are friendly and relaxed, although particular about following their rules (for good reason since they do all the maintenance, cleaning and upkeep themselves so it feels like you are really a guest in their home), they are flexible and accommodating, especially this last trip when we had a problem at a different resort where we had family members booked to stay, and were able to switch rooms with them at the last minute thanks to Gull Wing's help and generous attitude about the swap.||Would definitely recommend this place to others (keeping in mind the above details about being comfortable with the idea of a place that feels like you're a guest in someone's home, not an anonymous luxury hotel), and plan to stay here again...

First, the cost; very low, especially as it relates to a new settlement of homes, and restaurants :10 drive away. (which has and I recommend a firegrill pizza restaurant, definitely not the way over priced ....?..Tequila restaurant, ($25 for a drink). Also a vendor sells $9 hotdogs, but very tasty.||||There are 3 units in this marvelous Inn. The beach is a minute walk away, and it's very wide, usually cooler there which was so nice in this heat wave.||Lots of sand dollars, and sandpipers (sanderlings) dancing in the air just above water's edge. Nice constant harmonious wave action sounds for an effective stress reducer. ||5 minute drive away is a small grocery with juices, milk, some wine, canned goods, that also makes some good pizza to cook in your oven, and really good fish and chips for takeout at a very decent price, but I suggest you also bring some of your own groceries, as these suites at the Inn have a full kitchen, with all the appliances.||Lots of TV channels, and funky cool decorations and furniture. You know you are at a beach Inn! Very comfy bed too. Shower has good water pressure, but no tub. There is a hot tub outside though, which some other tenants used, but we did not.||||A motel popped up recently that obscures the ocean view from the rooms, but John and Karla (owners) have built a viewing platform that gives a better view than from the motel now across the street.||I spent one afternoon up there after our daily long beach walk. I had a good book, and binoculars. (pics attached), and nice cold drink. ||||We will be going back, and will rent a 2nd unit with some of...