Acorn Motor Inn

Comfy appointed with big soft chairs and a new Vizio. Good value, clean and comfortable. Privacy respected, helpful tips… A little noisy on the corner but a value nonetheless.

do not stay at this place. a few years ago me and my family stayed here because we heard they got a new owner and fixed the place up. it was a better place then in years past but was just… okay. nothing fancy at all.
the rates stay low but owner ship is absolutely horrible. recently I called asking if they honor AAA rates because online there is no where to select the option. The man who answered spoke very broken English and made it impossible to hear and understand. I kept asking about AAA but he would not give me a yes or no answer and in fact continued to yell at me over the phone. his only argument was that they are already cheap and high class that a few extra dollars will not make a difference. I continued to tell him that it doesn’t matter that I would still book with them but he didn’t care and started to argue with me.
he then cut me off and said they work very hard and do not need me to stay at there hotel and began to swear at me. I asked for the manager and he said that he is the manager and hotel owner.
if you want to do business with this type of person then go head book your room, for me I will never stay at this place ever again and would rather pay the extra 10 to 20 dollars a night at the other places where ill be treated with respect.

Great value for the price. The room was great and clearly recently renovated — Clean, with new, solid furniture; nice décor; comfortable bed; big flat-​screen TV; and decent WiFi — what more is there? Check-​in and breakfast were only down sides. Nobody at counter when I arrived at 5:00 pm. Used the phone as indicated; woman yelled so loud it hurt my ear. The man who showed up to check me in was not at all friendly. Breakfast was minimalist — a few bagels and muffins.

My travel companion (a disabled person with a service animal) and I reserved a room here and were turned away by the desk manager because of her dog. Under the ADA, it is illegal to do this:
Even when shown documentation for why she required a service dog (which we are not required by law to do), the manager demanded further documentation and in fact raised his voice to a yell. Shaken and exhausted from a long day’s drive in from Portland, we resigned ourselves to find a better hotel.
It was a deeply disappointing experience.

The motel was actually much nicer in person than In the pictures which was a nice surprise. The «continental» breakfast is just that… Bagels, muffins etc but fresh! Now the owner, he is the most rude human I have ever come into contact with. We will never stay again because of how he spoke and treated us upon check in. We stay on the island a few times a year and would have gladly stayed here again but not now.

The Internet at this hotel did not work adequately for the entire stay of one week.
The hotel should not advertise Wi-​Fi as an attraction.

From the street this place looks run down but don’t despair. The owner Gary was so incredibly accommodating to my wife and I while we were stuck waiting for our house to close during our PCS. We were traveling with our dog and were paying 140 a night in a best western. Gary gave us one of the duplexes behind the motel for about $ 90 a night. We were able to extend our stay for a few days without any problems and then he let us check out as soon as our house closed on short notice. The motel is first class and extremely accommodating.

…My husband is in the area for a business trip and chose to stay here because of my fellow Unilocaler reviews and its recommendations of «a home away from home.»
Great staff, clean rooms… etc, etc.
In a nutshell, (no pun intended) my husband shattered his cellphone at work, rendering him unreachable by myself and our small children whom miss him very much BTW; he reassurred me that calling here in the midst of waiting for a replacement would not be an issue.

Mind you, we called the front desk and asked to be connected to his room since there seems to be no other means to connect directly. We’ve asked for his room a total of 7 days out of the month that he has been there and GARY the «owner» decides to rant off that I don’t need to call, utters some other incoherent words and hangs up in my face… Hey Gary, calm down.
Maybe the renovations and free oatmeal in the am make up for his completely impersonal and rude demeanor. Sorry, not sorry for the bad rating.

As we pulled up. not much to look at. Kinda bummed. The price. Whoa! Got our room and it is awesome. Clean and cute. Nice décor and comfortable bed. Lil noisy. Street noise. .downfall shitty comcast. No music channels, all crap channels. Ok HBO
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This place is too legit to quit. Seriously, don’t quit, Acorn Motor Inn! What more do you need than a comfy bed, free wifi, a fancy updated bathroom, and the friendliest staff ever at all hours of the day? I’m not sure if it’s the free breakfast in the AM or the hilarious waiver you get to sign when you arrive (trust me… you’ll love it), but this place has that extra je né sais quoi that sets it apart above the rest. I am 100% coming back here next time I’m back in Whidbey.

This motel amazing like a 5 star hotel no swimming pool only. Very clean rooms nice services, maybe not perfect breakfast but a lots of restarant around. Perfect price. And big TV and HBO.

The new owner Gary is fantastic! And the remods he has done makes you feel like you’re in a brand new well decorated hotel! Fantastic. Will stay here again! Absolutely love it!

This place is a diamond in the rough. The outside looks like it time-​traveled from the ‘70s, but the inside is spectacular. It felt like WE cheated THEM with how nice the room was, especially for the price.
I work in a low-​rent motel, and because of that, I refuse to stay anywhere that isn’t 100 $ a night if I can help it. I was able to call the hotel and speak to the owner about the property and the rooms, and he me feel extremely confident that I had made the right choice about making a reservation for a room site-​unseen, and he discounted the extremely nice room down to $ 80 after tax.
There aren’t many hotels on the island, and this is by far the best choice.

As a veteran of staying at the most inexpensive accommodations, my expectations are always low and I always prepare for the worst with a good attitude. That said, this is the nicest hotel I’ve stayed in for a very long time at under $ 70! The owners obviously have spent quite a bit of money renovating and there is a lot of pride that shows in the details. When I move to Whidbey in a few short months, I will remember my stay here when asked for recommendations by visiting friends and family.

My friends and I stayed here the night before Whidbey Island Marathon/​Half Marathon. She booked probably like 6 months prior to the event and she got a pretty good deal! The owner of the Inn is an Asian (assume he is a Chinese). He called my friend a few times to make sure we would still need the room for the night before the race.
We checked in on Saturday afternoon. Due to the race schedule, we requested late checkout and the owner said YES! We were able to stay until 1PM to check out and everyone had a shower before we left the town.
Two queen size beds in the room and we requested a folding bed. Since I am the only one who didn’t run a marathon, I slept on the folding bed! There’s bagels and coffee in the lobby the next morning. I guess that would be our complimentary breakfast. We didn’t really have them because we brought our own food.
The amenity is not bad. It felt like they maintain very well. Overall, it’s a nice place to stay. Friendly staff and acommendating service to us, marathoners!

My wife and I came to Whidbey Island for our 20^th anniversary and decided to come one day early. I had to find a hotel for one night and decided on this place based on reviews. The rooms are fantastic, jetted bathtub, huge king bed, two large sitting chairs, large TV, and lots of room. The price is off the hook. Less than $ 60.00. Better than some places I have stayed for twice the price. I will definitely stay here again, next time we visit.

We loved our stay at the Acorn Inn for an entire week over Christmas. The rooms were very clean and I’m a picky person. The staff was friendly and helpful. The location is very convenient to historic waterfront shops and windjammer park to walk along the beach. We went to Deception Pass state park several times. It’s only a short drive away. There are also grocery stores, Whidbey Coffee shop, and a pharmacy near. We walked across the street to a laundromat to wash clothes before we left. This place is very conveniently located, extremely clean, and well priced. We will be back!

This place has certainly made it’s stamp in my life for the past 12 years. And I think because of it’s new ownership the place has certainly made huge strides into becoming a better live-​able location to stay at in this little town of Oak Harbor. The customer service has certainly taken a step up over the years as well. The blankets here are not great, but this does give you that warm and fuzzy feeling while you are inside. I love the new remake, and you can be assure that I would be back.

Holy smokes! This place is an amazing value. Go for a stay here.

Yes, we were surprised too. The front of the place scared us and we nearly drove off. Once we saw the room we stayed. The bed was super comfortable. There were areas that were scrimped on such as the towels, sheets, soap and shampoo. There are also areas that are really overlooked such as the spots on the floors, and the windows. Clean the windows! There was a darling little garden area outside but we couldn’t stand the scuzzy windows to enjoy it.