Meredith LodgingReviews of meredithlodging.com

We have used Meredith Lodging for the past 5 years and have spent a total of 12k with them. 10/20-Bayfront Bungalow-$1185 3/19-Chez Adsuar-$1612 8/20-The Mermaid-$2222 3/20-Octopus Garden-$1302 3/18-Tradewinds-$1188 10/17-Cascade Cottage-$700 3/17-Pacific View-$1260 10/15-Ocean Vista-$2314 8/15-Lighthouse Cottage-$600 Bayfront Bungalow has been by far the most disappointing experience. In the description it says there is a dishwasher(and also in small print it does state that amenities are subject to change w/o notice). I have never stayed in a rental without a dishwasher nor would I rent one having a family of 4 and being in a pandemic. We are on vacation for 5 days and doing dishes by hand is not relaxing. When I went to pre-wash the dishes we planned on using the cups had smudged fingerprints and I turned over a dinner plate to find crusted food. GROSS!!! There were also sugar ants in the kitchen. Heat was difficult to control as they are electric wall units. The washer and dryer was in a shed outside of the home under the carport. The window sill in the living room had some sort o water intrusion and had standing water on it and the window frame had black mold(we took pics). The furniture was so broken down that for the first two nights my husband and I laid in bed(which was also advertised as a queen but measured 56”, closer to a full size) to watch tv because it was so uncomfortable on the couch and chairs. When I called upon arrival to ask if we could switch houses after realizing there was no dishwasher, Shannon who answered the phone told me that would not be possible. My husband called later that evening to see if anything could be done and was told by Courtney that we could cancel and re-book(cancelling at this point simply forfeits your payment). We did end up leaving a day early because this was not a very enjoyable experience. The cherry on top of this is that the house across the street from us was having the outside of their house painted by being sprayed and overspray got on our car costing us $400 to take it to a body shop to have it removed. This home and our lack of customer service has been so very disappointing. I wrote a review on their website and waited a week to see if they posted it and they have not. I have always referred my friends and family to rent from Meredith. A good friend of mine is now planning on their annual family coast trips through Meredith. I’m a hairdresser and own my own business in PDX and have always raved about the great dog friendly homes Meredith had to offer. I don’t think I’ll be doing that any longer...

After repeated cancelled trips due to covid and fires we were able to escape to the beach. Rented a whale of a view in south beach. The only good review I can give it was the view. Old outdated furniture, blankets old and not on the beds, pillows stained and old. The bedroom that had a bathroom was laughable. Walmart quality towels. One towel in the kitchen, no wash rags, no dishwasher soap. Construction next door was noisy all day..my husband is entering hospice and peace and quite while trying to listen to the ocean was difficult through the construction noise. We have rented from Meredith numerous times but this rental was such a disappointment. A long awaited reunion with family was so disappointing for the lack of quality for the price.

Absolutely the worst booking experience ever. WHAT A COMPLETE JOKE! We received less than 48 hours notice that they cancelled our rental. We have family flying in from all over the country for a birthday party and Meredith Rentals response was - yeah, sorry. Really... you’re sorry? We book months in advance and you cancel 48 hours before we’re scheduled to arrive? AND YOU’RE SORRY? Really, wow. Thanks. 🙄 Meredith Rentals provided no other options. They made no attempt to make this right. They did not attempt to try and assist us with finding another location to stay at. HOW IS THIS PLACE STILL IN BUSINESS? Save your time and book through VRBO and Home Away. This place is an absolute joke.

Traveled for business. So much better renting a home than a room! Adorable home, spotless and comfy with stunning ocean views. All for about the same price as a hotel. Will book all my business and leisure trips with Meredith Lodging from now on!

To say that Meredith Jordan Oksenholt's Meredith Lodging provides poor service is actually a compliment. We recently spent $3000 renting a Meredith property for 4-days. It was a trip into hell. From a non-working washer (needed at the beach) to faulty plumbing, from hourly calls threating to evict our family for our barking dogs (we were going to lodge a complaint about barking dogs in the neighborhood but decided that the area owners of those dogs would keep them under control (which they did) to a rent-an-actor posing as "local security" being sent to our door at 9:30 at night (by Meredith Lodging Lincoln City) to threaten to evict us and have the local sheriff remove us from the premises because we had 5-cars instead of 4 in the parking area. Lincoln County and the town of Neskowin (where our rental home was) state that renters may have a maximum of 6-cars at any one location. The Lincoln County Sheriffs office put a stop to the fake police officer but the damage to our family, friends and, quite honestly, the remainder of our Labor Day vacation was irreparably damaged. Meredith's Lincoln City office even changed the Meredith website during one of the phone conversations to reflect one of the "contract stipulations" they had previously stated was on the website. This run in with Meredith caused frustration, mental stress, and hung a very large cloud over our four-day stay. We have rented rooms in hotels, motels, air b&b's all over the U.S. and in several countries and have never experienced such shoddy service, facilities, and dealt with such rental thugs. MEREDITH LODGING IS A VERY BAD COMPANY.

There's a huge fire coming our way, told we should evacuate by the city and Meredith Lodging is giving us a real hard time about any refund and or credit. Later, after talking to a representative on the phone, only a 50% credit for a future stay. At first, they didn't want to give us a thing!!!!

I wasn't able to give a lower rating, or I would have. We canceled owing to Covid travel restrictions, with nearly 3 months notice. They kept 75% of the $190 we had paid up front. Ie we got back a check for $46. THIEVERY! DON'T EVER BOOK ANYTHING THAT THESE GUYS RUN! Follow up-after posting my first review, I got an utterly farcical response that 'we only keep 30%'. Rating now below 0! A COMPANY THAT I WILL GO OUT OF MY WAY TO 'PROMOTE '

We stayed at Green Unit in Waldport. The house is unique but not clean. There was a mouse trap with old cheese like product on the hearth hidden by the fireplace screen. We didn’t know it was there until it snapped on my toddler grandchild’s thumb. I called Meredith Lodging the day of this incident and was told a manager would call me. I waited 2 days. No call. I called again today and was told a manager would call me today. No call. In addition to the mouse traps (we found three, all set and ready to spring), we also found centipedes on the ceilings in the downstairs bedroom and in the light fixture. We also saw two upstairs, and one in the washer. We took pictures of the mouse traps and centipede. They did fix the fridge while we were there. It was not getting cold. After the fridge was fixed I noticed the light bulbs in the fridge hung loose with the wiring exposed.There was a pair of women’s underwear and a sock in the den sofa. It is a shame I can’t recommend this house. The location was great. The house is a nice size for extended family vacations. Also the website description said the beds were queen and twins. There is one queen, 3 doubles and 3 twins. We won’t be using Meredith Lodging for future family vacations I cannot recommend the company or this rental.