Bar Harbor’s Bass Cottage Inn: A most unVictorian Victorian

When you like the concept of a B&B but dislike the forced camaraderie, love Victorians but loathe clutter and frou-frou, and prefer a convenient location but despise traffic and noise, the Bass Cottage Inn B&B in Bar Harbor is the solution.

Updating the Bass Cottage Inn

When former owners Jeff and Terri Anderholm acquired this diamond, it was no gem. One of Bar Harbor’s original cottages, it had, to put it gently, seen better years, better decades.

So, they gutted the 1885 structure and turned it into an unVictorian, honoring the architectural integrity but decorating with a light hand and adding all those little amenities that make a place sing. And air-conditioning. And in-room phones and TVs. And a DVD library. And they made the breakfast reason alone to visit. Current innkeeper Eddie Hemmingsen continues that tradition.

Location, location, location

The inn is smack downtown, but it’s not. It’s tucked between Main Street and the Shore Path, on a li’l dirt lane called The Field. You’ll need directions to find it. So do the masses, which keeps it all relatively quiet.

The location is just steps from shops, restaurants, and the Explorer bus. And you get to avoid the hassles and expense of parking in Bar Harbor.