Oar House
Bed and Breakfast

The Oar House Bed and Breakfast, an L-shaped Craftsman-style home just four blocks from Newport's ultra-romantic Nye Beach, first opened its doors to guests in the early 1900's. The home originally served as a boarding house, but later converted into a colorful bordello before finding its current niche as a more sedate bed and breakfast.

Although the women who once made the Oar House so worldly have long since disappeared, Persian carpets, Oriental objects d'art, nautical paraphernalia, and other eclectic collections still provide the Oar House a well-traveled look full of mystery and exotic intrigue. The seaside inn's unique centerpiece, a third-floor enclosed cupola with widow's walk, offers 360-degree views of the Pacific Ocean, Oregon's majestic mountains, and some of the most magnificent sunsets you could ever imagine.

The Oar House Bed and Breakfast accommodates guests with five individually decorated rooms (four with ocean view), each with a private bath and queen-sized bed. Two rooms have a Jacuzzi tub for two. Two side-by-side upstairs accommodations -- the Chart Room and the Starboard Cabin -- are perfectly suited for couples traveling together or for anyone needing a little extra space.

Oar House common areas include a living room with cable television, a sitting room with a cozy fireplace and state-of-the-art audio system with 30 channels of piped-in cable music, and a bar area with refrigerator, snacks, and hot-water dispenser for freshly brewed teas. An extensive collection of books and periodicals can be found throughout the Oar House, and when the weather's warm, there's nothing better than enjoying one of those books out on the inn's spacious wind-sheltered deck.

Freshly ground coffee is brewed for the inn's early-morning risers, and a gracious, Gourmet-inspired breakfast is served each morning to your private table.

After breakfast, you can catch up on the news with the two daily newspapers or check out the Oar House information center filled with brochures on surrounding attractions and sample menus provided by local restaurants.

However you choose to spend your day, though, chances are you won't have to venture far. Most of Newport's wonderful shops, galleries, restaurants, and performing arts venues are within walking distance, and the historic Bay Front is only a half-mile away. Other local attractions include Newport's two historic lighthouses, an impressively large fishing fleet moored in Yaquina Bay, and the world-famous Oregon Coast Aquarium and Hatfield Marine Science Center.