oregon coast

Lauren wrote:
Some years back we arrived at Pacific Shores with reservation - had a very nice 5th wheel. Seems it was after one of the times (as I understand it there have been a few) it had been sold and was now Class A only place. Even with written reservation confirmation in hand (and they with my deposit $) they told us - with quite an attitude - we could not stay and reservation was no longer valid. And please get out of their driveway. Without getting my money back.

New to the area we had not a clue where else to try to look and it was late afternoon.

I tried the polite but firm approach and got nowhere.

So then we had a short "discussion" and as I was about to call the local police department they decided they would honor our reservation but not at the assigned spot (which was hand picked and very nice) and we wound up out by the dumpster or whatever way in the back.

A guy could have a very expensive DRV Elite Suites 5er and very expensive truck and be worth much more than some of the "coaches" that go in there.

We just chuckle every time we now go past the place. There are a lot of very nice RV parks of all kinds along the Coast.

Sorry, lanerd, you just opened up an old memory.

Old memory indeed. As an owner of Pacific shores, I humbly apologize for your inexcusable experience. I'm not sure when this happened, but I'm assuming it was back when Pacific Shores was owned and operated by Outdoor Resorts of Oregon. Due to experiences like what happened to you and poor management in general, Outdoor Resorts of Oregon declared bankruptcy and the lot owners got together and purchased Pacific Shores and run it with their own HOA.

Unfortunately, and as with most, if not all, newly founded HOAs, they did have some growing pains in the first few years, but all problems have been eliminated and is now a well run resort such that it is now a 5-star resort with a Good Sam 10-10-10 rating (very rare).

Yes, Pacific Shores doesn't cater to any "trailer" type rv. However, in addition to Class A's, it also allows Class C's. The reason for this is not a Pacific Shores requirement, but a City of Newport requirement. When Outdoor Resorts initially applied for their building permit to completely redesign and renovate the park, the city of Newport required this restriction in order to insure that the park become a "resort" . So please, do not blame Pacific Shores for this restriction. Therefore the name was changed, at that time, to: Pacific Shores MOTORcoach resort.

Current reservation procedures today by anyone making a reservation via phone, the caller is questioned on the type, year, an size of their rv. If for some strange reason this was not asked and if you showed up at Pacific Shores with a trailer, you not only would be given your deposit returned immediately, you also would receive an heartfelt apology plus explicit directions to any number of nearby rv parks/campground.

If making reservation via the web site, it clearly states Class A and Class C rv's only.

I hope this helps to remove any bad feelings you may have towards Pacific Shores in your mistreatment of many years ago. Pacific Shores HOA has strived to make and keep this resort a pleasant place for our customers to spend time on the beautiful Oregon Coast.

Ron