Ogunquit River Inn & Suites

Been here twice now and would book again. Affordable, clean and friendly staff make quick turnover overnight beach trips easier. Wifi signal to TV was really the only rough spot, but only because this time I had my daughters in tow. Not really a big deal for me. Would recommend, and intend in rebooting.

Excellent quality for the price. Extremely clean rooms, great shower, view and breakfast. Highly recommend a stay here.

We don’t normally feel compelled to write about a recent hotel stay, but after staying several days at Ogunquit River Inn, we feel we need to address some concerns about the visit. Let’s start with a few of the ‘good points’ of the stay. First, the front desk staff was, overall, pretty knowledgeable and helpful, especially with details on how to get to the Fourth of July fireworks display at the main Ogunquit beach and try to avoid some of the traffic concerns. Second, the property and the room are pretty clean and well kept. That’s sort of where the ‘good’ stops. As for the ‘not-so-good points’, there are several: Wifi: in short, the signal in our room was abysmal. There’s really no other way to describe it…abysmal. TV: I’ll preface this with the theory that one probably shouldn’t be spending that much time watching TV during a vacation, but during a mid-day summer cooldown or after a long day out, you just want to curl up and watch a favorite show or even just check in on the local news or weather forecast to plan for the rest of the day or tomorrow. Well, you can count on that NOT happening at Ogunquit River Inn because their room TVs are Samsung Smart TVs and all you have access to are ‘Live’ channels on Samsung TV Plus, which seem to be, effectively, very niche topic-based streaming channels. Kids want to watch Disney Channel? Nope. Want to watch the local ABC, CBS, etc. station for the weather? Nope. Binge Law and Order: SVU on USA? Nope. Watch a baseball game on FOX or ESPN? Forget it. Before anyone asks, yes, we changed the input to see if there was another option, like cable or even antenna, and nothing there. Upon asking the front desk, it was confirmed that all the rooms have is Samsung TV Plus. If you navigate around the TV a bit, you can find apps like Netflix and Peacock, but it shouldn’t take a guest that much effort to have to find the apps, log-in, and *try* to watch something. Why *try?* With the aforementioned horrible Wifi service, it made watching anything a real struggle with constant freezing and buffering. Really, if you are going to force guests to be stuck with that for TV options, at least have a sufficient Wifi signal to handle rooms and devices. Resort Fee: In short, I would be very curious as to what their $20/day resort fee provided us. It wasn’t breakfast (that’s an extra fee of $9/per person/day). It wasn’t access to paddleboards, kayaks, and canoes (extra fee). It can’t certainly be Wifi service because that was certifiably awful. It can’t be cable or satellite (pay) TV service because it didn’t exist. Pool? Okay, maybe…but that could be a stretch. Housekeeping? They don’t even do that daily! What’s left? Coffee, tea, hot cocoa, water carafe, and Andes mints in the lobby? A resort fee should be providing amenities, but we are hard pressed to determine what those were and what was worth $100 of our money, over five nights. Fees: Want to check-in early? There’s a fee for that. W