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Alouette Beach Resort
Category: Event Planning & Services Hotels Hotels & Travel Hotels Hotels [Edit]
91 E Grand AveOld Orchard Beach, ME 04064
(207) 934-4151
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2 reviews for Alouette Beach Resort
2 reviews in English
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Review from Nikolina E.
Minneapolis, MN
2/9/2011
My boyfriend and I had recently moved to Boston, and decided to take an overnight jaunt to Portland. Never having been there, and totally throwing any sense of planning out the window, we booked a room in a teeny seaside motel in Old Orchard Beach and popped into town.
I was so pleasantly surprised to find a motel, in the off season, that I basically randomly pulled out of the air, which was so lovely and fun. A really pretty little picturesque seaside motel, in a tourist town that caters to French Canadians (hence the Francophile influence), all in beachy pastels. Clean, friendly, and inexpensive- what more could we ask for?
Plus, the foggy oceanside walk at night was ultra romantic.
Unforgettable. -
Review from Orlando R.
North Providence, RI
7/15/2010 2 photos
I've been coming here for about almost four years now. I actually just returned from OOB this morning, and this is where I stayed. The Alouette in my opinion is probably the best hotel in Old Orchard. I'm not saying it's the god of all hotels, because it does have a fair balance of pros and cons which I will gladly even out for you.
PROS:
- Excellent and friendly staff who greet you with smiles
- Reasonable prices
- Quick maid service who give you an option if you want the room cleaned or not
- Room service/food delivery
- Beach view with fireworks viewable every Thursday night
- Good sizeable rooms (mostly non smoking) with full bathrooms, refridgerator, and wonderful beach front views.
- Two full rooms with a kitchenette (must be asked for in advance)
- Cottages for rent if you do not want a room
- Pets are allowed in certain rooms granted you clean their mess
- Heated indoor pool with wash off shower
- Cafe for breakfast/dinner
- Burgers and hotdogs are grilled every afternoon for lunch near the beach entrance
- Cable TV
- WiFi access (must ask the front desk for the router password)
- Located on the strip with access to tons of restaurants and shops just a walk away
CONS:
- The beds and pillows are terrible. Beds are way too firm and pillows give neck cramps
- The WiFi is really slow, and the signal is horrible in the rooms. You can only get full signal if you're near the deck
- If you buy any ice cream, do NOT put it in the freezer of the fridge, because it will melt. Even if the temperature is set to the highest frost
- The cafe is only open for breakfast and dinner, no lunch
- The parking can suck depending on where you are. My section was wicked small and cramped, took forever to back out because the floor rooms are just a few inches away
- The showers are a bit too small
- It would be nice if the rooms had microwaves, not just the rooms with a kitchenette
To sum it all up the Alouette is a wonderful, quiet, and friendly hotel that also has a few downs to it, but if you're looking for great quality then definitely stay here! Will be coming here next Summer!
