OC WAVES 3.9

TRAVEL NEWPORT
FLOATING B&B WITH A STUNNING VIEW
The Newport Belle Bed and Breakfast has to be one of the most unique lodging accommodations the central Oregon
coast has to offer, and it happens to be located right across the bridge in South Beach! The Newport Belle is a 97-foot
paddlewheel boat that was built in 1993 and specifically designed to be a bed and breakfast. The boat is registered
as permanently moored, so there will be no cruising up the Yaquina River during your stay, but enjoy the sunroom
from 5 to 6 p.m. for happy hour.
This adults-only accommodation features four rooms — soon to be five — thoughtfully curated by Randy and Paige.
There are no cookie-cutter rooms here — they’re all different and will leave you eager to return to try them all. All
rooms have their own bathroom, sparing guests the awkward tip toeing in the middle of the night, half asleep, to
find the bathroom that can come with some bed and breakfasts. You will find hand sanitizer in each and every room
created by their neighbors at the Rogue Ales Distillery. Coffee pots are also in each room, allowing you to sip your
first cup in bed before you head to breakfast!
Randy, who has a background in maintenance and repair, has made all of Paige’s ideas come to life in the newly
remodeled rooms! Well, she joked, not all ideas — sometimes Randy will give her a little “grr,” which means he’s got
to think on it. Prior to her newest endeavor as co-host of the Newport Belle, Paige was a senior program manager
at MGM in Las Vegas. Now you can find her in the kitchen whipping up the three-course meal that comes with your
stay. The Newport Belle Bed and Breakfast has spectacular views of the Yaquina Bay Bridge and harbor, rain or shine!
Plan on sending the kids to grandma and grandpa’s, book a night and get ready to hop aboard the Newport Belle.
OC WAVES • VOL 3.9
PHOTOS BY JEREMY BURKE
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