| check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. featuring views of the marina, the laid-back rooms offer free wi-fi, cable tv and dvd players, plus coffeemakers, microwaves and minifridges. suites feature sitting areas with sofas. complimentary amenities include continental breakfast, loaner bikes and parking, as well as access to a dvd library. some have balconies. overlooking the port of astoria marina along columbia river, this simple motor inn is a 3-minute walk from astoria riverwalk, 4 miles from the astoria column and 18 miles from long beach Portland International Airport 1 hr 53
Heritage Museum (7 min) Regional history museum in a 1904 building offering exhibits on Native Americans & local industries. Cape Disappointment (28 min) Sprawling, scenic peninsula features sweeping ocean views, old growth forests, lakes & beaches. Fort Stevens State Park (14 min) 3,763-acre park with beaches, hiking & biking trails, a historic fortress & a 1906 shipwreck. Fort Astoria (7 min) This small blockhouse in a park is the reconstruction of a fur-trading post built in 1811. Astoria Riverfront Trolley (2 min) Historic 1913 trolley offering seasonal, hour-long rides along the waterfront through town. Astoria-Megler Bridge (6 min) Longest continual truss bridge in North America, open to pedestrians on a 1-day event in the fall. Oregon Film Museum (6 min) This museum in a former jail features exhibits about The Goonies & other films made in Oregon. Cape Disappointment Lighthouse (31 min) Quaint lighthouse on a steep, picturesque bluff offering sweeping views of the Pacific Ocean. Cape Disappointment State Park (25 min) 1,882-acre park at the mouth of the Columbia River with 2 lighthouses, trails, beaches & campsites. Columbia River Maritime Museum (7 min) 30,000-object collection covering fishing, shipping & military history in a harborfront building. Flavel House Museum (5 min) Queen Anne-style Victorian mansion built in 1885 featuring period furniture & a formal garden. Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (12 min) The Corps of Discovery spent a winter at this woodsy inlet, now home to a replica stockade & trails. The Astoria Column (12 min) Built in 1926, this 126-ft. column features murals of Oregon history & an observation deck. Fort George Brewery (7 min) Spacious brewpub serving housemade sausages & burgers in a warehouse with massive wooden beams. Wreck of the Peter Iredale (18 min) Rusted steel skeleton of a ship that ran ashore in 1906 & a popular site in Fort Stevens State Park. |