River Lodge Grill - Boardman

We were looking for a place to stay and break up the long drive from Eugene to Joseph and found the River Lodge. The location is wonderful and the views of the river are outstanding. We have found the staff to be friendly and helpful and the motel is pet friendly. We look forward too staying in one of the cabins on our way home.

Drinks were good but took over an hour to get our food and food was brought out for only one other table in that hour. The bread sticks were horrible, very doughy and greasy (almost wet like) with no flavor at all . The steak my girlfriend ordered sat in the window for 10 minutes (because our server was waiting on the other plate so that 's not her fault) before ours was brought. Steak ended up being way over cooked and the spaghetti sauce was literally just tomato sauce with no seasoning. Our server(Lisa F) was great, very friendly and could tell she was trying to make the experience the best she could . Unfortunately we won 't be returning as we did not enjoy the overall experience.

So we come in and I immediately see big smears of crusty brown stuff on the closet door. I grabbed wipes and began wiping the entire room down. My wipes were black when done. Does the bathroom floor EVER get scrubbed?? The vending and ice area on the 2nd floor was vending only. No ice to be seen. There is 1 …ONE.. large USB charger on each side of the bed and 2 plugs. Not enough considering my husbands work and all the devices we need plugged in. Next is housekeeping knocking on the door at 8:15 am asking if we need anything? We got here LAST NIGHT. This is the first for me and my ONLY day away from home and kids and an opportunity to sleep in. I was unhappy to say the least. Just coming in and seeing the obvious dirt made me question sitting on the couch or walking barefoot. Silent shiver* I had to come back to add I waited to this private bathroom opportunity. No kids. No dogs. No noise, just me. The water NEVER got hot enough to take My goose pimples away but after struggling with the nasty crusty shower head I was able to wrestle it to a setting that provided ample flow. That was appreciated since I had to hurry due to cold h2O. Also, the microwave is itty bitty, the fridge tiny as well. The coffee pot? A joke and the towel bars in the bathroom… as I went to steady myself as I hung my towel, ya I’m vertically challenged, it too was plastic. A plastic bar shelf. Hmmm the scenery here is breathtaking. I’m shocked the hotel is so outdated

We stopped here on our way home to Centralia. Hotel and services were excellent, clean rooms, easy check in and check out. Bed was comfortable and larger room was nice. Would stay here again.

Excellent view of the river, comfortable room and bed, lots of hot water, restaurant has very tasty and filling food. You have tontry the breakfast sausage! Will be back!