The Sparhawk Oceanfront Resort

The Marginal way begins at this property. There are several buildings with a variety of room choices. Breakfast is available every morning. The muffins are addictive and there are several choices daily. Nothing hot on the breakfast bar but they do have several juice choices, hard boiled eggs, cold cereal, instant oatmeal, fruit, yogurt and several toast choices. Coffee is available until evening.

Pristine, clean, magical ocean get away. Staff is accommodating and very helpful. We have two young kids and we had a blast between walking to Perkins cove, to the local beach for play and lunch and the heated pool!!! Great time! The breakfast has a little something for everyone and they keep it light to get on with your day. Perfectly centrally localized.

It okay, but there are better places with the same view. Pro: ocean view, close to restaurants, small sitting area in the hotel room, free breakfast. Ed at the front desk is nice. Cons: rest of the front desk employees I spoke with were agreeing with me when I let them know I wasn’t satisfied with our stay. NO MICROWAVE ( heat up left overs, coffee gets cold, make an easy lunch on your room- NOPE). The refrigerator seal is not great, the tiny refrigerator is ancient and in the bathroom- no area to make sandwiches- just the bathroom sink. Can hear people upstairs and beside you easily. Pool is just okay. No hot tubs, no fire pits, and inside decor is drab for the price you pay. Beds are as hard as a rock. When I inquired about pillow tops to soften the bed- they said a lot of people have been complaining and they don’t have them. We have a firm bed at home- this is like a rock ( Ireland house ). The beds don’t have the bedbug protector covers on them🤢. The shower has a gross layer of something in the grout- see photos. Go to the other hotels. You get an ocean view with room equipped to not have to eat out for all 3 meals with nice decor and more ammenities.

We just returned from a nice quick visit. We hadn't stayed here in the past because we often found the hotel to have a 7 night minimum. This trip there was no minimum so we were able to do just 3 nights. The room was comfortable and clean. The front desk employees were very helpful every time we spoke with them. We enjoyed the lounge chairs around the property. The pool was heated, but not overly hot (my son went in, we skipped). It was a very easy walk in to town and we even walked to the beach twice. The free continental breakfast was just enough and is a nice touch. Recommend for families!

I have been staying at the Hawk with my family for decades. It is usually a seamless pleasant experience from check in to check out. The staff has historically been wonderful, friendly and accommodating. However this visit was very different. The woman on the desk Tanya, I believe is her name was extraordinarily rude, short tempered and condescending. While we were attempting to check in she was berating a coworker in full earshot of those of us who were beginning what is usually a magical time away. She then proceeded to scold an older guest who was simply attempting to ask her a question. This behavior is so unlike any that we have experienced in the past. We managed to check in with grumpy Tonya who could not even manage a smile to anyone. While heading to our rooms we ran into Don. It was so good to see him back as we missed him last year. He was as lovely as she was rude. He welcomed us and even offered help with our luggage. We only wished that he had been the first face that we saw. I have been a manager of people for 30 years. I would never allow a front desk manager whose job is to be customer facing to behave in the manner in which she did. The rest of our stay was lovely. The rooms are always impeccable and everyone else was lovely. Also, please put the clock back at the pool. We will see you again in August and hope that your front desk staff has taken a course in hospitality.

This resort is our new.go to place to relax. The owner has thought of everything for a comfortable stay. First the room: We chose an oceanfront and it was hard to leave our spacious deck and the sounds of the ocean. It was a cool night so we shut the air conditioner off and opened our windows for the ocean breeze. Cannot get better than this. You won’t be sorry for splurging on the oceanfront room! Second: The property is immaculately groomed with lovely flower beds, plenty of quaint seating areas and a beautiful walking path. So relaxing! There is an outdoor pool but we did not use. There is a continual breakfast served and it was just enough to start our day! And the staff is friendly and helpful!

Once again, I just cannot say enough good things about this resort and its staff and how relaxing and refreshing it is to vacation at the Sparhawk. It is an oasis of quiet rest, "Far From the Madding Crowd." We enjoyed our 27th year at this wonderful resort in June of 2023 and, as always, we are glad we did. Further we stayed in June and again in the Fall of both '22 and of '23 so I have incorporated additional information from those Fall stays as well (I simply forgot to write a review for '22). As always, everyone on the staff is unfailingly friendly, happy and helpful. You feel welcome from the moment you step over the threshold. Be sure to ask the staff for their recommendations for attractions and most especially for dining. The housekeeping is prompt, detailed and superlative. Our room in the Barbara Dean was, as it always is, immaculate. As I have said before I say again, the level of cleanliness is absolutely equal to a Ritz-Carlton. There is a lovely continental breakfast and coffee and tea all day. The pool is heated, really quite warm, and, especially if you get there when it first opens at eight AM, quiet and not at all crowded. The grounds and the flowers are unfailingly beautiful and well-kept. And the views of the Atlantic are always grand, from the grounds, the Marginal Way and the balconies of the rooms. It is remarkably peaceful and quiet even though it is on Shore Road and abuts Marginal Way - you can sit in a chair on the grounds or the balconies and read a book in peace, watching the clouds roll by. I do recommend that you stay early or late in The Season. Ogunquit is lovely and quiet in June, lazy Summer days, but by July or August is quite bustling, mind, not at all bad, it is just a lot busier and more crowded. Finally we stayed for four or five days in '22 and again in '23, in early September and early October. The Sparhawk was just enjoyable and quiet as during June. Almost all of the restaurants and attractions are still open. Interestingly Ogunquit is still quite busy in those early Fall months, there were days that as, well, bustling as Ogunquit ever gets in June. Of course it was cooler than June but really not terribly much so; of course you'll need to bring a sweater and a warmer or lined parka but that being said the weather was really quite mild. So please consider a Fall long weekend at some point I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

Location and view were fantastic. Loved having separate sitting area. Wish there had been a coffee maker in the room. Continental breakfast included was very nice. Will stay here again!

Neat clean facility and grounds. At one end of the Marginal Way. Close to downtown. Not all units are ocean view. Would have been nicer if lounge chairs overlooked the water.