Checking in: Norumbega, Maine’s castle hotel
New owners of the Norumbega Inn, Maine's castle hotel, have refurbished this architectural gem from the ground-floor suites to the fourth-floor Penthouse. Proprietors Brett...
Checking In: One Sixty Five shines in downtown Brunswick
One Sixty Five, a boutique inn on Park Row in downtown Brunswick, Maine, rose from the ashes of the former Brunswick Inn. Of course,...
Checking-In: Lubec’s Inn on the Wharf delivers authentic taste of Maine’s seafaring heritage
If The Inn on the Wharf, in Lubec were any closer to the shoreline, I could cast a fishing line out my window. Instead,...
Checking in: Kennebunk’s Waldo Emerson Inn
Kennebunk's dog-friendly Waldo Emerson Inn was built by Waldo Emerson, great uncle of poet/essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson, in 1754. The new wing was added in 1784. The inn, located next to the famed Wedding Cake House, blends historical detail with contemporary furnishings.
Checking In: Purposely Lost Treehouse in Springvale
I spent two nights closer to heaven in Purposely Lost's Cliff House treehouse, one of three treehouse vacation rentals sited on forested property edging Littlefield Pond in Springvale.
Checking In: Pilgrim’s Inn on Deer Isle
Slip away to the Pilgrim’s Inn on Deer Isle, a two-acre waterfront property with a handsome, 12-room country inn and three dog-friendly cottages with kitchenettes
Checking In: Holbrook House in Bar Harbor
Here's what it's like to stay at the Holbrook House in Bar Harbor. This intown B&B makes it easy to explore the town and sections of the park without a car.
Checking In: Acadia Yurts glampground
Here's what it's like to stay in one of Acadia Yurts' 24-foot yurts, located near Acadia National Park.
Checking In: Inn on the Harbor, Stonington
The Inn on the Harbor earns its name. The Stonington property hugs a thin strip of land between the road and the water, and its huge deck hangs over the harbor. Comfy guestrooms and a 2-bedroom apartment fill a handful of cheek-by-jowl downtown buildings.
Checking in: Three Pines B&B, on the water, off the grid in Acadia region
Innkeeper Karen Curtis don't just talk green talk, she walks the green walk and shares it with guests at the Three Pines B&B. Karen and her husband, Ed, created this peaceful, off-the-grid, organic oasis on the eastern shore of Hancock, in Maine's Acadia region.
Checking In: Aragosta, Deer Isle, Maine
Oceanfront Aragosta, Deer Isle, welcomes guests to private, comfy cottages salting spruce woodlands and a nationally acclaimed restaurant.
Checking in: Ease into Maine’s great outdoors at Sky Lodge
Envision a handsome yet rustic (in the L. L. Bean style) sporting lodge crafted with timbers and stone. Step inside to the baronial Great...
Checking In: Suite dreams at the Portland Harbor Hotel
Tough assignment, staying at the Portland Harbor Hotel and checking out the executive suites. Bottom line, if you can swing it, book one.
Now Maine...
Checking In: Spruce Point Inn, Boothbay Harbor
From the minute one arrives at Maine's Spruce Point Inn, there’s a sense of ahhhh. The oceanfront resort sprawls over 57 landscaped acres salted...
Checking In: Inn at Ocean’s Edge, Lincolnville, Maine
The splurge-worthy Inn at Ocean's Edge delivers on its name. Tucked well off Route 1 in Lincolnville, this Maine inn's seven-acre property descends to...