Like a Second Home! :)
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 4/4/11
Whoever said that this hotel wasn't worth it, doesn't know it like I do.
At the beginning of my 5th grade year, our school went on strike. With nothing to do, and 6 kids to keep entertained for a couple of weeks, my mother decided that she wanted to take us so we could go Whale Watching. We're from Pennsylvania, so the closest place is the Jersey Shore - we have a place in Avalon as well. But Jersey isn't the place to go for Whale Watching, especially at that time of the year. So she decided she wanted to take us to Massachusetts. She had stayed at a Bed and Breakfast when she had gone with a friend, but that bed and breakfast didn't exist anymore. When she called the commerce center and asked where they recommended, The Shoreline Motel was one of the top rated places on their list of lodgings.
My parents called, and booked a stay for about two weeks. Those two weeks is when I fell in love with this place. Every summer after, we went back - for about 7 years. It was an 11 hour car ride, but it was worth every minute. We would stay for two weeks, and then go home, just as we had the years before. August was always the best time to go up, because the crowds weren't as huge, and the weather was PERFECT.
The Shoreline motels staff became like a second family to me. They were always so kind, and they knew each of us by name. Eventually, thats what it was like for the entire community in Provincetown. Many of the shop owners knew us by name when we would return, and it was such a loving community.
The Shoreline itself was set in the perfect place. You could bike into town, which wasn't that far, or you could walk to the grocery store, which was only just up the hill and around the curve. There was a convenience mart just down Route 6 in the opposite direction from town as well. There was also a free public library on Route 6 as well, which I visited quiet a few times. And when you would step out of your room, you were literally right on the beach. The dunes were beautiful, and the water was great. During low tide, it was always fun to walk to the curve in the beach and head out to the Sand Bar to catch hermit crabs.
The service at the Shoreline was also superb. If we needed anything, it was never too much to ask.
And the people who would stay there were always kind - usually, it was our rooms (we rented two) that had all the kids come to them, because of all the kids in or family. We made so many lasting friendships because of this hotel.
Cleanliness was never a problem for us also. The bathrooms were always clean, and the cleaning staff always vaccumed each day. Never once did I have a problem with mold, as someone else mentioned - I'm highly allergic to it, and my stay there was allergy free. The linens were fresh, and the pillows were comfortable.
And if this wasn't a value, would a family of 8 return for two weeks or more every summer? I highly doubt it ;)
Overall, this is one of my favorite places on the planet. I do believe that they sold the building to turn into condominiums, but I'm not sure if it ever went through. As of 2010, we didn't go, only because of health problems with my father - they are continuing this year. But hopefully next year, we will be able to return. And regardless of whether or not the Shoreline is still running, the area is beautiful in itself.
But I will never forget the memories I made there. And I will always hold the Shoreline motel as one of the best places to be on vacation. It was, after all, like a second home to me.