WorldMark Mariner Village — Hotel in Ocean Shores

I'll start by saying that I am an owner and have stayed at this resort many times. I would consider it my favorite Worldmark resort to visit when I just need a quick get away from city life. For the first time ever, I was put in a unit on the bottom floor. Ugghhh! What a difference in my enjoyment of the resort. I've always had at least a partial view of the ocean. On the bottom floor, I was located about 10 steps away from the pool with a shed of some sort right outside my patio and no view whatsoever. Furthermore, I have always used my own data and never had the need to use their wifi. This bottom floor unit felt like a cave and I could not get decent data on my phone. I promptly went to guest services and explained my data problem and requested complimentary wifi. Staff tried to tell me the wifi wasn't very good and it would make no difference, but I insisted. An additional staff member was called out (a manager?) and after spending a good 5-10 minutes of typing information into the computer, I was given a simple code to use for wifi. Voila! I had a good strong wifi signal. In my opinion, wifi should always be complimentary, but certainly to any guest assigned to that particular unit. Everything else in the unit was in perfect working order. I love the gas fireplace, full kitchen, and the beds here are super comfortable. I think I get some of the best sleep at this place. With all that said though - I have found that not getting an upper floor does indeed hinder my full enjoyment of this resort. In fact, I had also booked 2 nights at the end of October, which I chose to cancel as I'm not willing to stay on the bottom floor again. Up until recently, when booking at this resort, guests knew whether they were getting a unit on the upper floors or the lower floors. Worldmark took away this designation, and the view of my unit has become increasingly worse with every visit. Staff here are always friendly, but it feels like their hands are tied or something, as they should always be trying to accommodate a repeat visitor and owner such as myself. There's nothing more annoying than getting an inferior unit when I am an actual owner, and visitors that book from 3rd party get a better unit. It's...

It is always hit and miss with the PNW weather off the ocean. We had decent weather but on the cool side for July. The Worldmark Mariner Village is a pretty nice resort on the beach. The decks are spacious. The two bedroom units we enjoyed were very well equipped with everything needed to enjoy living on the beach. The resort has a nice pool area with hot tub, game room, bbq area and outdoor fire pit.||||The resort staff was fantastic, helpful and interesting. The resort is very clean, tidy and appealing.||||Our rooms were on the 4th floor and had incredible views. There were two bedrooms and a comfortable murphy bed in the living room. The master bedroom has an ada type bathroom. The second bedroom had two twin beds. Both bedrooms have tv's. The living room was spacious with a gas fireplace, large tv, dvd player, music system and fantastic views. The kitchen had the same view with full size appliances and kitchen ware. There is a stacked washer dryer by the entrance. The deck has a table and four chairs.||||Every day we would see deer roaming the resort area and grassy dunes. I went surf fishing and caught a bucket load of red tail surf perch. I also caught dungenous crab. Some of the activities we enjoyed were swimming, hot tubing, horse back riding, bike riding, fishing and shopping. We had both of the rooms filled with kids and grand kids. Other excursions included driving north up the coast, driving to the Westport Winery, Westport, Aberdeen and Damon Point hikes.||||All in all it was a very nice...

As a Worldmark owner, I've stayed in the super huge and fancy resorts with Presidential suites. They are nice. However, I find myself returning to Mariner Village time and time again. I just love this sleepy little resort and would consider it my favorite Worldmark. I get away for peace and serenity, and Mariner Village provides it. The staff at the front desk are very friendly and welcoming. There is a serious advantage to not having a sales staff at this resort. It eliminates the sleazy sales reps that I have to dodge at the other resorts. I always stop in town on the way in and do my grocery shopping for the few days I will be staying. If I arrive early and my unit isn't ready, there is a community fridge in the main building that will keep cold items until you can check in. It is essential for me to stay on the top floor for the exceptional view of the ocean. I did get placed on the 2nd floor on my last visit, which is definitely an inferior view. It didn't hinder my enjoyment though, as time spent with a good book next to the fire and a stroll outside to see the ocean up close satisfied me. I'll be...