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The Sand Castle Suites Motel

Property class: 2.5

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A room with a wooden desk, a television, a dining table with chairs, and a sliding glass door leading to an outdoor area with chairs.
A long, narrow hotel corridor with a red carpet and white walls.
A kitchen with white cabinets, a stainless steel refrigerator, a microwave, an oven, and a sink.
A motel with a red and beige exterior, multiple balconies, and a parking lot.
A bedroom with two beds, a chair, a small table, and a mirror.

Reviews

5.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Kitchen
The current price is $96
$84 nightly
$96 total
Total with taxes and fees
Nov 22 - Nov 23

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217 Goderich St, Port Elgin, ON, N0H 2C1
  • Place, Holiday Golf Club
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Saugeen Rail Trail Trailhead
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Port Elgin Rollerblading Loop Trailhead
    ‪5 min drive‬

Room options

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A bedroom with two beds, a chair, a small table, and a mirror.

Family Apartment

  • City view
  • 500 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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A room with a wooden desk, a television, a dining table with chairs, and a sliding glass door leading to an outdoor area with chairs.

Classic Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Port Elgin

When you stay at The Sand Castle Suites Motel in Saugeen Shores, you'll be near the airport, within a 5-minute drive of Holiday Golf Club and Saugeen Rail Trail Trailhead. .This motel is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Port Elgin Rollerblading Loop Trailhead and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Port Elgin Beach.
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What's nearby

  • Holiday Golf Club - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Saugeen Rail Trail Trailhead - 4 min drive - 1.8 miles
  • MacGregor Point Provincial Park - 5 min drive - 3.0 miles
  • Port Elgin Rollerblading Loop Trailhead - 5 min drive - 1.8 miles
  • Port Elgin Beach - 6 min drive - 2.1 miles

Getting around

  • Kitchener, ON (YKF-Region of Waterloo Intl.) - 132 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Stacked Pancake & Breakfast - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Tim Hortons - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Three Sheets Brewing - ‬18 min walk

About this property

The Sand Castle Suites Motel

The Sand Castle Suites Motel offers 40 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Kitchenettes offer refrigerators and stovetops. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

This Saugeen Shores motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Smart televisions are featured in guestrooms. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Make yourself at home in one of the 40 air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and ovens. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and 32-inch Smart televisions are provided for your entertainment.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (on request)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch smart TV

Food and drink

  • Kitchenette
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 25 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Breakage deposit: CAD 200 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: CAD 25 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

The Sand Castle Suites Motel Reviews

Reviews

5.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 62 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 62 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 62 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 62 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 62 reviews

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service
Head staff were great people
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
It was a very pleasant stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to beaches and stores, recommend to anyone to stay here, great staff, friendly, kids loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good Stay at night with family
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Rundown property, no screen on sliding door, ceiling light fixture in bathroom missing, windows dirty. No shampoo or hair dryer in bathroom. Would not recommend this place at all.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Price is right, people are kind, the room is clean, beautiful and the beds are comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice property
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A nice, clean, affordable spot to crash. If you need a place to crash, crash here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite expensive for a run-down motel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Definitely recommended.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like the fact that it could fit 4 people, it's equipped with a small kitchen sufficient for quick meal preps, there's a Walmart nearby (walking distance)
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room was fine. It met our needs and budget for pet friendly accommodation. The stove was extremely clean, likely because there were no pots or pans or bakeware.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Sand castle

The beds were comfortable. It was quiet. But there were fruit flies.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s on a beautiful location, but the property needs to be cleaned up a little a lot of debris all over including the hallways
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff were sweet genuine people. It's not the Ritz but they gave me a nice place for the night with my dog , at a reasonable price. I will return next year.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Disliked: Cleanliness
Room was okay. Cold even with heat on high. There was a mouse in the room, it seemed to be living in the cupboards.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a dirty, unsafe place that smelled heavily of smoke
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Nothing went wrong. Their standard is low. We accepted it because it was the only affordable place available in a last minute situation
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property smelled pretty bad
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Take your own pots and pans as well as garbage bags. Last day of my stay I saw mice in my room and could not sleep all night long. Its a good location and during check in the person on the desk was very nice. But overall the motel is very old, run down, smelly, dirty and looks shady. The kitchen and bathroom had no vents! Fire alert! Also no microwave and no dishwaher. The walls shake when neighbours slam/open doors, 0 security - I would not bring small children here. Our 2 bedroom suite only had AC in one room, it was terribly hot at night and we could not open balcony as there were so many bugs all over the place and NO housekeeping at all. Cobwebs everywhere and smells of piss. Rates were reasonable, but hygene was a BIG issue. If your prepared to "rough-it" and ready to face rodents/etall go ahead - otherwise spend a bit more and go for a better equipped motel closer by. Area has many amenities, awesome beaches, shopping and hiking.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly. But this is simply an old, run down facilty that needs a lot of work. Rooms had the bare bones amenities. It appears to be more of a long term stay type of place. I think many of the guest lived there. Walls are very thin, and you could hear all the conversations (though there was lots of yelling) through the walls and doors. The smell in the room was STRONG. Powerful scent from some type of disinfectantor deodroizong spray i believe. Had to open all windows every time we went in to the room to alleviate the smell. Its one of the cheapest options in a tourist area. You get what you pay for. Staff were great, but the friendliness only takes you so far when the place is in such bad shape. But hey, it was dry, there was power and hot water. The money I saved on the rooms (which we really only used for sleeping and getting ready to go out) was used towards some nice dinners and shopping.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean, but shabby. The rest of facility was dirty. Strong smells of weed being smoked. Scary people in yard.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025