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About the Hotel

15 Ocean Ave., York, Maine, United States, 03910

Rooms and Suites

Sands by the Sea Motel features 60 rooms and vacation cottages with multiple bedrooms. Rooms include AC, cable flat-screen LCD TV with DVD, refrigerator, microwave, hairdryer, pool access, one free parking space and free Wi-Fi. Some rooms offer ocean views. Suites provide a dining area, a wardrobe, and a private bathroom with a bath and a hairdryer. Well-equipped kitchens feature a stovetop, refrigerator, dishwasher, and cookware. Some suites include a barbecue. Available room types include rooms with 3, 4, or 5 beds, and suites with a covered terrace, a full kitchen, and a living area with sofa bed. Some rooms include a seating area and ironing facilities, while others feature a seating area with a sofa bed.

York Beach Dining

The motel has onsite restaurants. Sands by the Sea is settled in the heart of York Beach, with diners nearby. Downtown York Beach provides restaurants and fudge shops. Restaurants, breweries, and pubs offer nightlife.

Leisure Activities

Sands by the Sea Motel features an outdoor heated pool. The nearby harbor offers fishing charters, sailing, and jet skiing. Docks and beaches feature kayaking, canoeing, sunbathing, and swimming. Downtown York Beach provides York's Wild Kingdom zoo and theme park, arcades, saltwater taffy shops, and souvenir shops. Long Sands Beach and Short Sands Beach, hidden hideaways in the downtown area, and scenic walking paths are all nearby. Two Lights State Park in Cape Elizabeth features twin lighthouses. Bradbury Mountain is the only state park in southern Maine to offer shared-use trails for horseback riders, mountain bikers, and snowmobilers. Guests can take a trolley to Ogunquit, Wells and Kennebunkport.

Location and Proximity

Sands by the Sea Motel is on the southern Maine coastline in York Beach, near York Village, York Harbor, and Cape Neddick. Landmarks nearby include George Marshall Store Gallery (5.5 km), York Village (4.5 km), Nubble Light (2 km), Old Gaol (3.5 km), Ogunquit Museum of American Art (6.5 km), Old School House (3.5 km), Wiggly Bridge Distillery (0.3 km), York's Wild Kingdom (0.3 km), and Long Sands Beach (1.5 km). Pease International Tradeport is 35 km away.

Hotel Services

The Sands by the Sea provides free Wi-Fi, and one free parking space. It is located directly across from Short Sands Beach.

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The hotel offers a variety of rooms including double rooms, family rooms, and suites with breakfast, free cancelations, and special deals
King Room Sofa Bed
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2 persons
23 m² 
Bed options:
1 King-size bed and 1 Sofa bed
Heating
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Double Room Two Double Beds Sofa Bed
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2 persons
23 m² 
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2 Double beds
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Deluxe Queen Studio
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3 persons
211 m² 
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1 King-size bed
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Getting around

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City Centre
York 8.1 km
Airports
Pease International Tradeport (PSM) 30.2 km
Portland International Jetport (PWM) 71.1 km

Facilities

The hotel offers amenities for your comfortable stay and unforgettable experiences

General

  • No smoking on site
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking
  • No pets allowed
  • Rooms/ Facilities for disabled
  • ATM/Cash machine
  • Vending machines
  • Smoke detectors

Guest Parking

  • Dryer
  • Cookware/ Kitchen utensils

Services

  • Shops/Commercial services

Dining

  • Outdoor dining area

Business

  • Fax/Photocopying

Children

  • Cots

Spa & Leisure

  • Heated swimming pool
  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Beach access

Room features

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Sitting area
  • Patio
  • Garden furniture
  • Dining table
  • Ironing facilities

Bathroom

  • Washing machine

Self-catering

  • Dryer
  • Cookware/ Kitchen utensils

Media

  • Flat-screen TV
  • AM/FM alarm clock

Room decor

  • Carpeted floor
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Location

15 Ocean Ave., York, Maine, United States, 03910
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15 Ocean Ave., York, Maine, United States, 03910
Nearby
Zoo
York's Wild Kingdom
260 m
Restaurants
Sweet Josie's Candy Shoppe
150 m
7 Railroad Ave
Hawaiian Jim's Shaved Ice
150 m
7 Railroad Ave
Surfside Restaurant
680 m
Freeman Street Adjacent to Short Sands parking lot
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