Wayne & Dottie's Cabins — Hotel in Huntington

There are 7 units, not 8 and we stayed in unit #7. The best thing I can say about our stay is that the beds were comfy... Room was semi-clean and they were "kind" enough to leave items about the place so we could clean some more if we wanted -- but no dish soap to wash used dishes! At best, this was a $45 a night room, not $70!!!||||• Neglected to say they wanted cash for room, had to go to ATM. Then they were surprised I wanted a receipt... Had to wait for them to go home and get one for me.||||• Mystery cleaning rag was hanging from the shower bar, yuck. There were some dishes to use, but no dish soap to wash dishes with -- which leads you to wonder if people just rinsed cups and put back in cupboard...||||• We had to plunge the toilet after every use just to get the smallest amount of toilet paper to go down.||||• There was only one roll of toilet paper left in room for our 4 day stay, but they did bring two more rolls as requested when they came to collect money. However, after they got there money, we never heard from them again. We were cold overnight but there were no extra blankets in the room. We asked them to bring extra blankets and check on the toilet... No response, because they had been paid!||||• No working outlets in the bathroom and not outlets period in the bedroom.||||• It was easier to get in the room than it was to get out -- door knob was loose and lock tricky.||||• Main light switch when we came in the door worked half the time.||||• Unless you have short hair, expect to wash your hair in the kitchen sink as the shower is more of a sprinkle. I had concerns at first as to whether or not I would get wet enough to use soap! However, the longer the shower runs the more water pressure you get and the hotter it gets...||||• Although the beds were comfy (the claim new), there was a really gross mystery stain on the corner of the box spring of one. The sheets on the bed in the living room area had what looked like burn holes.||||• For sure not a friendly stay for anyone with mobility limitations.||||Most of this we laughed about, but I finally got irritated with the toilet plunging that grew more frequent with each day and their lack of response once they got their money. I am pretty sure they have jacked their rates up to make money while they can since a new truck stop / gas station / motel is being constructed at one entrance...

Huntington itself isn't much to look at. "Downtown" is 3 blocks long, and whether or not the locals are friendly depends on how you're percieved. The largest building in town has an old advertisement for the now-defunct Clarks Cafe painted on it that proclaims "ALL WHITE HELP". It says a lot about the town that in all this time nobody has thought to paint over it. When we went into the saloon for a breakfast of bloody mary's and pancakes, we got the evil eye from a group of crusty old timers who asked the owner (loud enough so we could hear) "Do you know these people?". When he said "They're OK, they're fishermen" the old farts seemed placated. Had they noticed the Sierra Club sticker on our hybrid, we would have got the cold shoulder, but since we were there to kill something, we were grudgingly accepted. ||We stayed at Wayne & Dotties Cabins (actually an old motel) only $30 a night for a room with 3 double beds that slept 5 people and one dog. The decor is salvation army/yard sale, with duct tape repairs to the furniture and plumbing, but it had a kitchen and a nice view of the hills. Trains come through at least once an hour, but we love the sound. The more sensative might be annoyed. ||Huntington is the "Catfish capitol of Oregon", and deer and elk hunting opportuntiies abound. There is a 41 mile long dirt and gravel road that follows the Snake River, gradually winding through the Powder River Mountains on its way to join the Hells Canyon Scenic Byway. It's an awesome road with breathtaking beauty around every corner. Wildlife is everywhere, the photogenic as well as the tasty. ||If you're unpretentious and adaptable, you'll enjoy your stay here. Just remember to cover your Obama bumper sticker with an NRA one and keep a fishing rod visible and you'll be cool. Well, at least if you're white. And straight. And have no piercings or dyed or...

Huntington: a town with maybe 400 humans, some trains and lots of river. And we had one of the best nights of our whole road trip right here. A guy called Mike owns the cabins and also doubles as the local fire chief; he was off putting out some arson when we arrived so we were directed to the Streamliner Lounge. The lady behind the bar phoned our Mike, and the room was ours. 'Room' here means two bedrooms which sleep 5, separate kitchen, bathroom and shower. Yeah it's dated and cracked and peeling and the furnishings are from the 1950s but all was functional and we had a comfy night's sleep. After checking in we headed back to the 'lounge' for drinks and a bite, and ended up having a fab evening with some of the locals - reviewed elsewhere on TA. Mike, we never met you but thanks for a...