Luxury Hotels In Maine

Choose A Southern Coastal Setting

The collection gives you several ways to enjoy southern Maine, rather than a chain of hotels stretching all the way to Acadia. White Barn Inn is in Kennebunk, while Hidden Pond’s address is in Kennebunkport. Treat those as actual places to compare, not two interchangeable names for the same hotel neighborhood.

Farther south, Cape Neddick offers Cliff House’s position above Bald Head Cliff. Cape Elizabeth gives another coastal perspective at Inn by the Sea beside Crescent Beach. A cliff-top outlook, a sandy-shore setting and time around the Kennebunks can lead to quite different daily routines. Choose the surroundings you want to enjoy repeatedly, then let a few well-selected outings add variety.

Distinguish A Working Harbor From The Coast Above It

Greater Portland and Casco Bay can add an urban and harbor-facing chapter to a coastal holiday. Farther along the MidCoast, Camden and Rockport have working harbors with fishing boats, schooners and boatyards. Choose a town visit here for the relationship between those waterfront trades and streets of galleries and locally made arts and crafts.

Camden Hills gives the same coast another perspective. Mount Battie looks across Camden Harbor, Penobscot Bay and the surrounding islands; its summit stone tower is a First World War memorial. Choose the harbor for boats and town life, or the hills for the pattern of islands and mainland shore. Bath and Rockland add separate cultural interests, detailed in the questions below.

Arrange Acadia Or Inland Maine As Another Stage

DownEast and Acadia bring a different coastal landscape, including Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. Give that part of the state its own planning if it is central to the trip. The southern collection does not establish a hotel base there, and a reservation near Kennebunk or Cape Elizabeth should not be mistaken for accommodation beside the park.

For an inland stage, the Rangeley Lakes region changes the emphasis from Atlantic harbors to forested basins and mountains. Height of Land on Route 17 overlooks Mooselookmeguntic and Richardson Lakes, with wooded slopes and the White Mountains beyond. Choose this region for that lake-and-mountain landscape; the Sebago Lake area provides another inland direction. Accommodation for either extension is arranged separately from the southern coastal collection.

The United States guide covers the wider journey.