Oregon's Best

The rooms are large and very nice. There's plenty of space in the living room for the whole family and the rooms are one-, two-, or three-bedroom. Half of the resort is timeshares and some are rentals.

Not much is available at the resort as far as activities, but there's plenty to do nearby. One of our favorite things to do is watch the fishing boats come in with the catch.

The rooms themselves are very well-appointed. There is a large livingroom with a pull-out couch, dining room with table and six chairs, a full kitchen and large bedroom with TV. It's clean and up-to-date, with new furniture and clean carpets. The deck is large and private.

The resort has a lot to offer, including rentals of equipment like boats, paddleboats, and fishing poles. They offer crabbing off the docks depending on the season, and you can rent all the equipment you'll need and even cook up your catch right there at the built-in crab cooking station. They offer a heated indoor pool and a very impressive restaurant as well.

All of the conveniences along with the stellar location of this resort makes it one of the best we've stayed in in the area.

The lines can be really long, so try to go at off-peak times.

The atmosphere is athentic Oregon and you can smell and hear the ocean through the garage-type door.

Their best dishes are the fresh fish and chips, shrimp basket and for appetisers choose the clam chowder and cheese bread. Across the street, the seafood sandwiches are to-die-for and you can even watch the fishermen bring in their catch on the boats just below the ocean-view tables.

My favorite is the popcorn shrimp basket, but the fish and chips is amazing too. Everything is freshly battered, not packaged. The fries are "chips". They have crab and shrimp cocktails, sandwiches, smoked salmon. No clam chowder, but it's the best fish on the bay.

They feature three exhibits at a time and new ones are being added. There's an underwater passage with sharks and all kinds of undersea creatures to look at. The inside exhibits are great too, with hundreds of types of fish, octopus, crabs and jelly fish. The penguins, otters, and tropical birds are a sight to see as well. There's a small gift shop and they do group tours to accommodate everyone.