Copley LaReine Motel — Hotel in Old Orchard Beach

We've stayed in the townhouse a few times but this year we opted to go for 2 separate rooms instead of the townhouse. I have to say, the townhouse is beautiful. It's modern and has 2 bathrooms (1-full upstairs, 1-half on lower level) 2 bedrooms with queen beds upstairs and a pull out couch in livingroom on lower level. The couch is not the most comfortable but it is an additional place to sleep. TV's in both bedrooms and livingroom. Good AC throughout. It has a full kitchen and full size refrigerator. Ample cabinet space. The negatives: it is on the second floor so lots of stairs. And the kitchen is not fully equipped to cook many things. I know you're not supposed to cook on vacation, but traveling with 4 kids, it is too expensive to eat out 3 times a day. So I recommend taking things you may need for specific meals...cookie sheets for nuggets, and fries or an air fryer. Big pot for pasta etc. Or premake meals in tins you can toss in the oven. Now, the 2 separate rooms we got this year gave us more comfortable sleeping arrangements with 2 queen beds in each room so everyone had a bed to sleep in vs some on the couch. It also gave us 2 full bathrooms (water pressure was crazy strong!), but we lost the full kitchen. The units had a kitchenette with 2 burners, 1 cabinet and a tiny refrigerator. We made it work having 2 rooms, 2 refrigerators. The rooms here were fully stocked with cups, plates, utensils and cooking equipment. The microwaves were kind of ancient but worked. The rooms were not beautiful like the townhouse, but we were on the first floor. The staff are very friendly and it is close to EVERYTHING! The beach is a few steps away, the pier and all the shops are also just steps away, but it is quiet enough too. The indoor pool is a nice touch. Walmart, aquaboggin and the drive in are all close by. We also went 25 minutes into south Portland for the mall and escape rooms on the rainy days. I guess the only downside to our last trip was the washing machine was broken and I had to wring all the water out of my clothes by hand and it took over 2 hours to dry them. That has never happened before so I'm sure it will be fixed and up and running for the future. The Copley is our go-to and we would...

No argument regarding cleanliness. The room was spic and span. The cleaning crew do a yoemans job despite working with second rate building and décor materials. The ersatz pergo floor is buckling from being washed so many times. The range and fridge were so clean they looked new. The coffee maker should have been replaced many years ago, however.||The comfort level is that of a 2 or 3 star hotel. The mattresses are passable, a motley assortment of pilllows are provided. The bedspread is of better material and absent the 70’s pattern featured in the pictures. Sheets are mid grade . An extra set with a velour blanket are provided for the pull out couch. Daily exchange of bath sheets with matching washcloths as well as an extra long hand towel takes place. They are rough and old, Often smelling of cigarette smoke. But there is no restrictions on their use at the pool or beach. ||There is no daily room service. Daily provision of low quality barsoap shampoo and conditioner with two trash bags tucked in 2 disposable drinking cups are dropped off. (We were 5 people).broom and dustpan are provided as the sole cleaning tools. A 2 oz bottle of dish soap Is also provided. There is a plunger and toilet brush available. This seems to be on par with the availability of workers being limited since Covid. We requested a roll of paper but were told they don’t offer that. ||The location can’t be beat and we met locals who refer to it as the best section of the beach.||There is an ATM in the office, but no business room. The Wi-Fi can be slow. The pool is the nicest we have ever used and is rarely populated. Parking is plentiful. ||There is little interaction with the staff. A salty Mainer, Paul is in charge of reception and is irascible and jaded after working for decades in the position. Don’t expect much from him. The head of the housekeeping staff, Khari, is lovely and accommodating. She also serves as the security officer. She appears to work 12 hour days, 7 days a week. We hope she is appreciated. We used the tip envelope to provide compensation which we expect she does not get in the...

Copley LaRiene Motel is all about location. OOB is a beautiful beach. Having said that, this motel was awfully disappointing. Price was NOT low, The room was clean, there were plenty of towels, and the AC worked well. The parking lot was managed by a lovely seasonal worker who was a joy to deal with. The walls must be paper-thin because you can hear all conversations, laughter, other sounds you do not want to hear at all! Inconsiderate people are around…beds were comfortable; yet, there were metal spring sounds each time you turned. Watching TV was uncomfortable as there was no comfy chair to sit in, and one bed faced the other way. There was no in-room phone, coffee pot, or stove. Bathroom shower lacked any shelving, bathroom also had neither shelving (as for toiletries), nor towel racks, or wall hooks. There was no closet. Many reviews say the rooms need updating; but, that does not delineate how minimal this place is! Because the room is so very, very basic, there was no place to put a broom, dustpan, and brush; so it was just leaned against the small table. I think that’s where you could eat(?) Copley LaRiene is very unimpressive, not very comfortable, and certainly NOT quiet. If your room were to be Oceanside, at least you could have your morning coffee viewing the ocean. Wait! That could not happen because there was no coffee pot! We won’t be back…There are many other places from...