Timbers Inn
1015 Pearl St
Eugene, OR
The 1958 motor court that Eugene deserves to have.
About Timbers Inn
The Timbers Inn has been on Pearl Street since 1958, when Eugene was a smaller timber and university town and a two-story motor court downtown was exactly the right building for the corner. The exterior still reads like what it is: a classic Pacific Northwest roadside motel with exterior walkways, hanging flower baskets on the railings, and parking at the door. What is behind the doors has been completely and thoughtfully reconsidered: paneled ceilings with warm backlighting, luxury vinyl wood floors, vintage mint green rotary-style phones that work, aqua retro refrigerators, double copper showerheads, and high-end glass tiles throughout. One reviewer titled their post 'A Little Bit of Twin Peaks and a Little Bit of MCM' and could not have put it better. The family that runs the Timbers Inn is consistently praised by name by guests who return for specific reasons.
What Timbers Inn Is Known For
A exceptional ratings for a 1958 motor court in downtown Eugene is a number that reflects something real about how this property is run. The renovation decisions were specific: everything was replaced that needed replacing and nothing was replaced that did not. The mint green phones stayed. The retro refrigerators stayed: just new ones, aqua, that belong in the room. The breakfast is made with real eggs and served by people who care whether guests eat well. The staff are named in reviews the way staff only get named when they did something a guest wanted to remember.
Amenities
- Pets Welcome
- Breakfast Included
- WiFi
- Beer and wine bar in lobby
- Ninkasi HazeMatic IPA on tap
- Weekend breakfast buffet included
- In-room coffee maker
- Hanging flower baskets on exterior railings
- Retro mint green phones
- Aqua retro refrigerators
- Double copper showerheads
What Guests Love
- The beer and wine bar available into the evening is not a hospitality convention. It is an expression of Eugene: specifically Ninkasi Brewery's HazeMatic IPA on tap in a 1958 motor court lobby on Pearl Street. It is the right thing to offer in this city and this building, and reviewers remember it the way people remember details that are genuinely specific to a place.
- The breakfast is included on weekends and is consistently described across hundreds of reviews as the best motel breakfast guests have encountered: real eggs, real orange juice, waffles, bacon, sausage, pastries, and fresh fruit. Not a powdered egg in sight.
- The renovation is specific in a way that most boutique motor court renovations are not. The mint green phones, the aqua refrigerators, the double copper showerheads, the backlit paneled ceilings: these are choices that reflect a particular understanding of what this building is. The result is a design that feels like it belongs in this building rather than installed in it.
- Martha, Katelyn, and Ruther appear by name in reviews from different stays and different years, each cited for a specific act of warmth or helpfulness. That consistency across reviews from different people is harder to manufacture than any amenity.
- Free parking directly in front of the building in downtown Eugene, where free parking in a central location is not a given. The motor court format delivers this as a structural matter: the parking lot is the property.
Worth Knowing
- The breakfast buffet is served on weekend mornings. Weekday availability varies. Confirm current breakfast days when booking if this matters to your stay.
- Rooms facing Pearl Street can carry road noise, particularly on weekends when downtown Eugene is active. Ask for an upstairs room on the interior side for the quietest stay.
- Eugene events, University of Oregon home games, Hayward Field track meets, Hult Center performances, create significant demand and surge pricing. Room rates during Parents Weekend and major track events can be multiples of standard rates. The property enforces event-weekend cancellation policies. Book with this in mind.
- Parking is free and on-site, but the downtown Eugene location means some street noise is part of the setting. The motor court layout means you hear the city rather than a hotel corridor.
- Pets are welcome. A pet fee applies; contact the property directly to confirm current amounts and any restrictions before booking.
The Room
Rooms across two stories, all with exterior corridor access: rooms open directly to the walkway, parking is in front of the building, and the second floor looks out over Pearl Street and the surrounding downtown. Every room has been renovated with the same design vocabulary: backlit paneled ceilings, wood floors, copper shower hardware, retro design accents that feel considered rather than costumed. Rooms come in king and two-queen configurations. Each has a refrigerator, microwave, TV, cable, in-room coffee maker, and hair dryer. Blackout drapes. Free WiFi throughout. Private bathrooms with showers feature good water pressure and quality toiletries. Rooms nearest the street can carry some road noise; if quiet is a priority, ask for an upstairs room on the interior side when booking.
The Grounds
A two-story exterior corridor motor court at the corner of Pearl Street in downtown Eugene, walkable from virtually everything the city offers. Hanging flower baskets line the exterior railings. Free self-parking is directly in front of the building for all guests. The lobby doubles as a bar in the evenings, where Ninkasi Brewery's HazeMatic IPA is poured on tap and local Oregon wines are available by the glass each evening: a specific and specifically Eugene thing to offer at a motor court. Martha is often at the front desk; Ruther has been noted by name in multiple reviews for bringing guests cold beverages after long drives. The character of the place comes through in small encounters like these as consistently as it does in the design.
The Experience
Breakfast is served on weekend mornings in the lobby: real scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, bacon, sausage, waffles, pastries, fresh fruit, and fresh-squeezed orange juice, all included in the room rate. Multiple reviewers describe the breakfast as far better than what they expected from a downtown motel, better than comparable offerings at chain hotels twice the price. After breakfast, Pearl Street puts you on foot to the Saturday Market, McDonald Theatre, the Hult Center, the 5th Street Market, and the Willamette River path. Hayward Field is a mile away. The University of Oregon campus is under a mile. Eugene is genuinely one of the better walking cities in the Pacific Northwest, and the Timbers Inn is positioned at its center. The beer and wine bar is worth knowing about before you arrive. Pulling in from a long drive on Highway 126 or coming down from the coast on Highway 20 to find Ninkasi on tap in the lobby in the evening is a specific kind of relief that Eugene earns.
Details
Eugene, OR 97401
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Timbers Inn have EV charging?
No, Timbers Inn does not have EV charging.
Does Timbers Inn have WiFi?
Yes, Timbers Inn has WiFi.
What is there to do near Timbers Inn?
Hayward Field: 1 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk. Eugene Saturday Market: 0.3 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk. Alton Baker Park: 0.7 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
How far is Timbers Inn from Hayward Field?
1 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
How far is Timbers Inn from Eugene Saturday Market?
0.3 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
How far is Timbers Inn from Alton Baker Park?
0.7 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
Is Timbers Inn pet friendly?
Yes. Timbers Inn welcomes pets. A pet fee applies; contact the property directly to confirm current amounts and any restrictions before booking.
Does Timbers Inn include breakfast?
Yes. A breakfast buffet is included on weekend mornings, with real scrambled eggs, roasted potatoes, bacon, sausage, waffles, pastries, fresh fruit, and fresh-squeezed orange juice. Confirm current days when booking, as weekday availability may vary.
Does Timbers Inn have free parking?
Yes. Free self-parking is available on-site directly in front of the building for all guests. This is a genuine advantage in downtown Eugene, where central parking is not always available.
How far is Timbers Inn from Hayward Field?
About 1 mile, a roughly 20-minute walk through the edge of the University of Oregon campus. Hayward Field is one of the premier track and field venues in the world and the home of the Oregon Ducks. Eugene has been called Track Town USA since the 1970s.
How far is Timbers Inn from the Hult Center for the Performing Arts?
About a 6-minute walk, roughly 0.4 miles south on Pearl Street. The Hult Center is Eugene's primary performing arts venue, hosting touring performances and the Oregon Bach Festival. McDonald Theatre, a historic 1925 venue for concerts and events, is even closer at about a 3-minute walk.
Does Timbers Inn have a bar?
Yes. Beer and wine are available in the lobby into the evening. Ninkasi Brewery's HazeMatic IPA is served on tap. Ninkasi is one of Oregon's most celebrated craft breweries and is based in Eugene, which makes the tap choice a specific rather than generic one.
Does Timbers Inn have a pool?
Timbers Inn does not have a pool.
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Things to Do Near downtown Eugene, Oregon
Hayward Field
1 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
One of the most celebrated track and field venues in the world, rebuilt and reopened in 2020 on the University of Oregon campus. Eugene has been called Track Town USA since the 1970s, when Steve Prefontaine trained here and Bill Bowerman was coaching at Oregon. Hayward Field hosts national championships, world-class invitational meets, and is the home of the Oregon Ducks track and field program. The mile walk from the Timbers Inn takes you through the edge of the UO campus and past the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.
Eugene Saturday Market
0.3 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
The oldest continuously operating outdoor craft market in the United States, running every Saturday from April through Thanksgiving weekend in the Park Blocks a few minutes on foot from the Timbers Inn. Artisan crafts, local produce, food vendors, and live music fill the blocks around the fountain. It has been a fixture of Eugene culture since 1970 and reflects the creative and agricultural character of the Willamette Valley in a single concentrated morning.
Alton Baker Park
0.7 miles, about a 5 minute drive, or you can walk.
A 400-acre park on the north bank of the Willamette River, reached by crossing the Autzen Footbridge from the University of Oregon campus. The park has the Pre's Trail running path: named for Steve Prefontaine, it is one of the most beloved running routes in Oregon, along with picnic areas, the Cuthbert Amphitheater, and direct river access. The combination of the UO campus, the footbridge, and the river path makes for one of the better long walks from a downtown motel anywhere in the Pacific Northwest.