Sea Lion Motel and Cottages

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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Outdoor pool
Exterior
Standard Room, 1 King Bed
Terrace/patio
Porch

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
138 Eastern Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930
  • Good Harbor Beach
    15 min walk
  • Foster's Grill Store
    6 min walk
  • Gloucester Station
    3 min drive
  • Boston, MA (BOS-Logan Intl.)
    46 min drive

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Gloucester

When you stay at Sea Lion Motel and Cottages in Gloucester, you'll be near the beach, within a 5-minute drive of Schooner Adventure and Good Harbor Beach. .This motel is 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Capt Bill & Sons Whale Watch and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Massachusetts Bay.

What's nearby

  • Good Harbor Beach - 15 min walk
  • Maritime Gloucester - 3 min drive
  • Rocky Neck Art Colony - 4 min drive
  • Hammond Castle - 7 min drive
  • Wingaersheek Beach - 16 min drive

Getting around

  • Gloucester Station - 3 min drive
  • Logan International Airport (BOS) - 46 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Holy Cow Ice Cream Café - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Seaport Grille - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Long Beach Dairy Maid - ‬20 min walk

About this property

Sea Lion Motel and Cottages

Motel in Gloucester with free breakfast and an outdoor pool
Sea Lion Motel and Cottages offers 17 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and irons/ironing boards. Televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. This Gloucester motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the motel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 17 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and irons/ironing boards, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this motel include complimentary wireless internet access, a picnic area, and barbecue grills.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a computer station and a vending machine. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.

Languages

English, German, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–10:30 AM

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV
  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Local maps
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from December 4 2024 to April 17 2025 (dates subject to change).
The property is closed between November 3 and April 15.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Tax ID - C0006321070
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 9 AM to 9 PM

Property is also known as

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Sea Lion Motel and Cottages Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 226 out of 373 reviews" "
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Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 373 reviews" "
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 373 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Bridget

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was not much. Coffee was good but not much variety
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best kept secret!
This place was charming. It is so clean and great location to all the wonderful restaurants, fishing, and whale watching, close to Boston and Salem. It's just a wonderful place to stay. Check in and check out. Simple. Cant wait to go back again soon...
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A great relaxing stop, close to lots of fun tourist spots
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Coralie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to downtown Gloucester and Cape Ann Whale Watch which I highly recommend. Cute, comfortable, clean room, lovely staff. Property is ok, first impression pulling in was not great but the room was charming and the place grew on us. We had coffee in the Adirondack chairs outside of our room and had a little view of the water through the trees. We only stayed one night and walked to Good Harbor beach (20 minutes) which is gorgeous. We would definitely recommend this motel and would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed our stay here, easy access to a nice beach in Gloucester and close to Rockport, nice, cozy and friendly place.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Esme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Gina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight Stay
Property is n great condition. Very clean. Very friendly. Would definitely stay again. The only issue was WiFi and TV. Neither would stay connected at any point during our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Andrea, New York

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Priced like a luxury stay (at least outside of Gloucester), but the rooms themselves are outfitted like the Bates Motel meets Super 8. Would I do it again? Sure, in a pinch. But not without some healthy side eye.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location is wonderful for the Gloucester, Essex and Rockport area!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with family
Friendly staff, clean, & well maintained
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely and quaint motel. Very clean and comfortable with great staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

J

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant stay in Sea Lion Motel. Staff were very friendly and offered plenty advice on the local area at check in. We stayed in a motel room. It was pleasant enough, spacious and clean although a little dark. Definitely worth the money for our brief visit to Gloucester. Morning muffins were lovely!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice room, clean and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to whale watch
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family trip
Exceptional service. The property is maintained nicely. Landscaping is great. Pool was awesome. Will be back.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shelley

Travelled with group
The property was super clean. The staff was so accommodating and friendly! We will be back for sure!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Melanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice and quiet place to stay for a couple of days.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

aline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There was so much to like about the Sea Lion Motel. The staff could not have been more helpful, kind, or accomodating. The location is wonderful Great swimming pool, great beds, completely clean and up to date. We will certainly return.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Terri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Felicia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had such a lovely time visiting the area. The property was great and the employees, owners, and guests were all wonderful. Don't miss the whale watch. It was awesome!.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024