Driftwood Shores Resort and Conference Center

Oregon, USA

Surfside Restaurant
Standard Queen
Surfside Restaurant
Standard Queen

The hotel

Every room at Driftwood Shores faces the ocean, and that’s what really places it on the map. In fact it’s the only oceanfront hotel for miles. They’ve maximised on this fact with a balcony or deck in every guestroom (along with complimentary WiFi and a kitchen or kitchenette), and a restaurant and lounge flooded with views over the wild sandy shoreline and dramatic Pacific surf. And you have 10 miles of beach-swept coastline starting just steps from the hotel, with the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area promising more sand-themed fun nearby. For a break from the beach, Driftwood Shores offers its ‘aquatic center’, with its heated indoor pool accessorised with a 15-seater hot tub, a children’s pool, and a mini-splash area for little ones, complete with water spray tunnel.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Swimming Pool
  • Free Parking
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Laundry Service
  • Internet Access
  • Restaurant

Where is it

Right along the beach, which stretches for 10 miles, this hotel is near Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Sandmaster Park, and Sea Lion Caves. Other natural attractions around Florence include Cape Perpetua, while manmade fun comes in the form of the Historic Old Town’s boutiques, Heceta Head lighthouse, three mini-golf courses, and the 18-hole course at The Sandpines Golf Links.

Hotel information

128 rooms, suites, and condos. All with ocean views, private deck or balcony, flat screen TV, complimentary WiFi, telephone (free local calls), full kitchen or microwave and fridge, coffee maker, hairdryer, and iron and board. Standard Queen Rooms have a microwave and fridge, 1 queen-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Single Queen – Kitchen Rooms have a full kitchen, and 1 queen-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Double Queen – Kitchen Rooms have a full kitchen, and 2 queen-size beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults.

Deluxe King Rooms have a full kitchen, love seat, and 1 king-size bed, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Surfside Restaurant & Lounge (gourmet Pacific Northwest menu, ocean views, breakfast, lunch, and dinner). Indoor Aquatic Center (with heated swimming pool, oversized whirlpool seating up to 15, kids’ pool, and splash toys including water tunnel, pool towels and swim nappies available*). Gift shop. Laundry*. Safe available at front desk. Complimentary WiFi. Complimentary self-parking.

*Denotes local charge.

Rating summary

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Traveller rating

  • Excellent (216)
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Mar 6, 2020 jelaws1163 Roseburg, Oregon

The Driftwood Shores may have been a beautiful destination in Florence, but for $170 a night, they didn't even remake our bed!!! Bird crap on the deck and a failing polymer tub and shower - a disappointment!!! I'd like to come back when they're through with the remodeling but with a commercial kitchen that does not fulfill non-cross contaminated… Read more
The Driftwood Shores may have been a beautiful destination in Florence, but for $170 a night, they didn't even remake our bed!!! Bird crap on the deck and a failing polymer tub and shower - a disappointment!!! I'd like to come back when they're through with the remodeling but with a commercial kitchen that does not fulfill non-cross contaminated food for my Gluten Free wife, we cannot dine at the Surfside Restaurant. I Bless you guys and hope for the future of returning; everyone gets a 2nd chance!!! Read less
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Feb 28, 2020 chrismY4413JS

Very unimpressed paid premium price $128.00 and was appalled that there was only two plastic 4oz water glasses and two papers cups for coffee, A very musty smell to the room. Also there were no chairs on the balcony. Once again I am reminded why I vowed not to stay here in the future. Burned again!!!!
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Very disappointed!

Feb 19, 2020 799barbh

I am not going into all the detail, just bad. We had to change rooms at 8pm, the people above us so loud after we moved. Front desk don’t really care. We have been coming here for many years and this motel has gone down hill. Yes the view is great but room and service so bad. I was so disappointed! Rooms run own, staff that don’t care and such… Read more
I am not going into all the detail, just bad. We had to change rooms at 8pm, the people above us so loud after we moved. Front desk don’t really care. We have been coming here for many years and this motel has gone down hill. Yes the view is great but room and service so bad. I was so disappointed! Rooms run own, staff that don’t care and such thin walls. Coming here for 40 plus years, so disappointed.. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Beautiful view, terrible hotel

Feb 16, 2020 WilJ541

I have stayed here many times, and recently the staff has fallen down hill. We stayed over valentines day and the people above us had children who jumped off the beds, hopped across the room, starting at 7 am. We called and complained but staff only said they were sorry for the noise. Nothing was ever done
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Very nice!

Jan 19, 2020 KellyS199 Portland, Oregon, United States

After a terrible experience at the Dublin House motel in Yachats, it was so nice to be greeted at the front desk with a friendly hello, and stepping into the elevator to get to our room on the 4th floor was such a relief! The hotel is located about 3 miles north of Florence and 2 miles off Highway 101. It was getting dark, and it had been a gray… Read more
After a terrible experience at the Dublin House motel in Yachats, it was so nice to be greeted at the front desk with a friendly hello, and stepping into the elevator to get to our room on the 4th floor was such a relief! The hotel is located about 3 miles north of Florence and 2 miles off Highway 101. It was getting dark, and it had been a gray and drizzly day, so we couldn’t see our view, but I was totally fine with that. Driftwood Shores looks like an older place that has had a recent remodel. The toilet had a water saving feature, there was an adapter in the bathtub to make the shower head higher (relief! I’m not that tall, but oftentimes I have to stoop under a too-low shower head!), and a flatscreen TV. The queen bed was nicely made up with 4 pillows arranged invitingly on top. We stepped out onto a nice balcony, but it didn’t have any chairs on it. We went to the hotel restaurant for dinner, and were pleasantly surprised by how good it was. Being relatively early, we drove to the Three Rivers Casino for a few hours. When we returned, we went right to bed. I slept really well and was very comfortable. Woke up to the sound of seagulls, a beautiful day and a lovely view. My only real complaint is that the water pressure in the shower was kind of low. Had breakfast at the hotel restaurant and was again pleasantly surprised. Went to the back, the. Down to a very nice beach. Walked for a bit, then back. Checked out - Rey reasonably priced - and headed back home. When my husband and I go to the coast, we usually go to Lincoln City, but wanted to go to the Agate Festival in Yachats. We had such a pleasant experience at the Driftwood Shores and Florence that we discussed that being our new go-to for beach trips. Read less