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Reviews of Yardarm Motel

2 out of 5
Yardarm Motel
172 E Main St, Searsport, ME

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 30 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 30 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Justin

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Dorothy

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room had a musty/cleaner smell upon entry. The front door had gaps at the top and bottom that the light just poured in. Walls and paneling had areas that needed attention. Only a very thin fleece blanket and bedspread on bed. Bathroom fan did not work. Only had one tiny sink in the bathroom. Only had hooks on walls that coats kept falling off of, no closet. Nothing to put ones' suitcase on. Towels hung on rack over the toilet and no other hooks in the bathroom. They did provide lots of clean towels though. the room was very clean except for a couple spots that it looked like no one cleaned all season like behind the faucet. Definitely not worth the almost $200 per night that we paid for.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Rick on Oct 17, 2023
I am sorry you did not like our quirky vintage motel, perhaps you did not take the time to read our welcome email or look at the pictures on Expedia. We are not a Holiday inn for sure but we provide clean comfortable rooms at an excellent price for area. I apologies for not having a luggage rack, all the rooms have them, a previous guest must have mistakenly taken the one in this room and we did not notice. The beds have a substantial blanket, a bedspread and a fleece throw, there were additional blankets in the dresser, You arrived at 4:00 pm, you only had to ask if you needed more blankets or anything, I was sitting in the office until 7:00 pm that evening. Not quite sure where we should hang the towels other than the towel rack? And behind the faucet, really? we had replaced the faucet recently and there were a few specs of putty there. Again sorry you did not like your stay.

8/10 Good

Simion

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lucas, tarentum

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy checkin with text providing room and code to enter. Clean and spacious in comparison to other similar properties. Bathroom is okay though needs updated. Nice breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nancy G

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yardarm was clean ,quiet and easily accessible. Owner and staff were friendly and helpful. Great place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Thin walls, traffic noise, noisy walkway outside room. Very uncomfortable bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Rick on Sep 4, 2023
Sorry you did not like our 1950's Motel. We are on route 1 but there is very little traffic noise after 9 pm, we are set back 200 feet from the road, weird as no-one has ever mention traffic noise to us. Noisy walkway? There are only 5 rooms on the "walkway" and most guests retire early, we did have a wedding party staying that weekend and I apologies as I think they did return a little later around 10 pm. As for the beds, some like them soft, some like them hard. I am sorry they were not to your liking.

6/10 Okay

Jane Megan

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

Traveled with partner
Cute place, contactless checkin is nice. Coffee and goodies in morning. Enjoyed getting to know other guests.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

larry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Colleen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Perfect for a quick visit to the area. The room was very clean. The communication from the motel was clear and explained exactly what I needed to do to access the room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen J

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place with easy access and very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from RIck on Aug 6, 2023
Thanks for the 5

10/10 Excellent

RONALD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Rick on Aug 6, 2023
Thanks for the 5!

10/10 Excellent

Priscilla

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely vintage motel. Reminded me of traveling when I was a child. Definitely not a fancy hotel, if that is what you were looking for. However, it was very clean and we had a nice stay with a beautiful view. Relatively close to Belfast, only a couple of minutes drive We never met any of the staff, because we had contactless rooms and we didn’t enjoy their breakfast, however, there were a lot of people that were partaking. We had plans with friends for breakfast in Belfast. That’s why we skipped it. Highly recommend staying here!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Rick on Aug 6, 2023
Thanks for the nice review, it's really appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Bruce Lippold

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historic and quaint. Well maintained.
We had a restful stay and enjoyed the larger room size with a little table in the corner. A/C worked great but we also had our own little fan to help stir the air a bit. Enjoyed the historic atmosphere for a change of pace.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Rick on Aug 6, 2023
Glad you enjoyed your stay and thanks for the nice review

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great vintage motel
It was comfortable, clean and cozy. Really liked the vintage look.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Rick on Aug 6, 2023
Thanks for the nice review, glad you enjoyed your stay

8/10 Good

Troy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Thomas

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
We had a problem getting into our unit. We called the emergency after hours number and got a message something like " you know what to do" then a beep. Left my call back number and never heard from them. Our door was stuck and I finally forced it open. Beds were uncomfortable. Texted that we could not find the WiFi password and was instructed that it was on a poster on the wall...that instruction should have been given to us in the beginning. Coffe the next day was pretty lousy too.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Rick on Jul 18, 2023
I am so sorry that you had an unpleasant experience, but reading your review made me wonder if you even stayed at our place. Firstly, we answer the emergency number 24 hours a day, even in the middle of the night. We do have voicemail but it certainly does not say "you know what to do" and we have not received any voicemail at all this season (because we always answer the phone). Perhaps you miss-dialed?Regarding the door, I do apologize, all the rain we have had recently has caused some of the doors to be a little sticky, which you obviously figured out and were able to get into the room without problem.You texted at 7:32 am for the Wifi password and we immediately replied with the password and mentioned the poster on the wall with information about the Motel, breakfast etc.Additionally, the wifi information was sent to you in an email prior to your arrival along with breakfast information (and the door code to get in).The beds are mostly new, had we had any complaints previously about them we would have immediately checked them out, which we will do now. Lousy coffee? We have 5 varieties of Keurig coffee available in the breakfast room from 6 am to 9 pm. From 7 - 9 am we also make locally roasted freshly ground and brewed coffee every morning, which most of our guests love.Again sorry you did not enjoy your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
They only provide room service if asked which we liked. They had a contential breakfast. They had a fire pit that you could use whenever you wanted. Shower water pressure was grest.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Rick on Jul 18, 2023
Thanks for the nice review, glad you enjoyed it here. Hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

Wanda

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was very cozy and our family enjoyed our stay. Conveniently located on the main road. Host was very pleasant gave us some great local knowledge.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Rick on Jul 18, 2023
Thanks for your nice review, we really appreciate it and hope that we see you again.

8/10 Good

James E

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was where I needed it
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

andre

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and quiet place
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Rick on Jun 6, 2023
Thanks for leaving a nice review it means a lot to us.Rick

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The view and quiet peaceful atmosphere of the Yardarm Motel is fantastic. The privacy of having your own check-in and easy morning coffee is wonderful. To add to it, the owners are interesting and have a fascinating story to share if you are fortunate enough to bump into them during your stay.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Rick on Jun 2, 2023
Thanks so much for the nice review, really appreciate it. Hope we see you again sometime!

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Rick on May 30, 2023
Thanks, we really appreciate the 5, glad you enjoyed your stay

6/10 Okay

Stephen, Bluffton

Bare bones, but filled my needs.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from Rick on May 30, 2023
Thanks for your review. As our first one on Expedia - a new partner for us - we were a little disappointed to get a 3. Since we took over the Motel 2 years ago we have had mostly 5 star reviews on Google with a few 4's. Sure we are not a resort but then again our prices reflect that. We provide clean simple rooms with a continental style breakfast in the middle of Mid Coast Maine for a very reasonable price. Hope we see you again.