Fisherman Suites

I was going to give 5 stars but after reading Mark H’s comments first, I dropped to 4 stars. A lot of what he says is correct (I’m certain we stayed in the same room) but to my wife and I, added to some of the uniqueness of this place. The pace in Astoria is just a little more laid back I suppose. The view of the river is spectacular. It’s super-​quiet at the end of the pier. The price was at the high end of what we’d spend for a place like that since we didn’t spend much time there anyway. Having Coffee Girl just below us and a Rogue Brewing Pub just a 30-​second walk down the stars was an added bonus. I could not get wi-​fi to work in the room but then that was a good thing since we were celebrating an anniversary. Last thing I needed to be doing is reading email!

We loved this place, very quiet, our own private pier to look out over. We got fab sunset pictures.
Cheryl and Fred did their best to accommodate us with our last minute reservation. This is a mom and pop UPSCALE!!!
The Rogue was open for dessert, we took it upstairs to our room and enjoyed the view.
A very different and unique experience for us, different from your run of the mill hotel.
We will definitely stay there again.
Thanks again Cheryl for taking us in

Think of a really cool, amazing place to stay: a lighthouse, an island, a ship… how about at the end of a pier in the Columbia River?
This is best told as a tale: my wife wanted to do something truly unique and awesome for the weekend, so she booked a room at Fisherman Suites, which is right above Coffee Girls at the end of Pier 39 in Astoria. Booking all done on line, confirmed that we’d be arriving at 4:00 on Friday. Wasn’t able to get an answer to «where do we find you to check in?» which turned out to be significant.
So we arrive at Pier 39 right at 4 PM and start looking for Fisherman Suites. It is upstairs, at the end of a series of offices. That is, the suites are upstairs, but no hotel office and no one around. Tried phoning, but the phone system dead ends, no voice mail. After looking around Pier 39 a bit I went into the brew pub and asked; the office is next to the Pier 39 men’s room, and it turns out to be the office for the Pier 39 development. Office is open, no one there. The people in the brew pub suggested the dive shop as another possibility as to where the owner might be, but no joy there: lights on, nobody home.
Well, you can imagine that my wife was getting pretty upset by all of this, as she’d planned to have this amazing weekend and it wasn’t starting out too well. We’d been wandering around for about an hour when I went back to the pub again and asked if there might be some other way to find the owner. «He’s right over there talking to those people.» Walked over, introduced myself, and the owner handed me the key. «Let me know if you need anything.» Um, right… how would I do that? Never mind. We’re here, we’ve got the key, game on.
So we’re in our room, which is a wide room with lots of river view windows. Think I’ll sit and look out… wait, where’s the furniture? Found a small love seat pushed against the wall and moved it and a table into viewing position. Now to turn off the harsh overhead lights and switch on the table lamps… umm…there’s one dim table lamp over by the bed, and that’s it.
Here’s what we’ve got: guy furnishing. The woodworking is beautiful, the lighting is utilitarian, the walls stark white with no art work at all, jangling blue-​green bathroom. Noisy fridge, microwave, worst coffeemaker in the universe. A gorgeous gas fireplace that doesn’t work. WiFi best described as «iffy.» There isn’t any sense of cozy or comfortable. I’m guessing that the rooms were designed to be office space and converted into a hotel later.
So here’s the upside: a unique locale with a stunning view of the river, quiet, remote, and you can walk into town. Coffee Girls is right downstairs. Downside: expensive, not cozy or comfortable, and challenging to do business with.
Glad we had the experience, but there are several other riverside places that offer better service and better value.