Waterfront Captain's Cottage with deep-water dock on private 6-acre property

We can't say enough about how wonderful our week at the Captain's Cottage was! Marianne is a most gracious hostess - she has thought of everything and she was just a phone call away if we needed anything! We had four generations ranging in age from 9 to 78 and everyone enjoyed. My Mother enjoyed reading in the sunroom, the youngsters loved feeding the horses and playing in the treehouse. Everyone else enjoyed the wonderful walkout basement with lots of windows and lots of entertainment - pool, ping pong, poker table, and tons of games. The number of books is amazing and we all found just what we wanted. I was worried at first because there are so many beautiful antiques and decorations around the house and I was worried about something being destroyed. But, not to worry, the house is just so homey and friendly and the kids were fascinated with everything, but didn't destroy anything!! We all spent the majority of time on the huge screened porch where we rocked while watching the lobster boats and where we ate all of our meals. The BEST part of the trip was the lobsters that were delivered right to the dock! We had so much fun cooking what turned out to be the best lobster any of us had ever tasted! It is a steep, long walk down to the dock so my Mother didn't attempt that. Also, it was nice that there was a bedroom on the first floor, so Mom was very content there. We had fun exploring the house because it just seems to keep going on and on from one room to another - in fact there were times I would forget how to get somewhere! The kids enjoyed figuring out which bed they wanted to sleep in each night! It was so private and so quiet and just what we wanted to get away from it all. Thanks so very much, Marianne, for making us so comfortable and for sharing your beautiful home with us!

We are a small group of friends who have been renting vacation houses for an annual summer and winter get away for over 30 years so I feel our opinion is based on some real life experiences. Many of the homes we have rented talk about the decor, "fine antiques" or, "deep, rich upholstery" and to be honest with you that's never mattered much to us but at the Captain's Cottage there was little mention of interior furnishings and there should have been! While the main seating areas, living room, dining room and porch, (There will be MUCH more on the porch later!) were exceedingly comfortable all throughout the house were interesting wall hangings, pieces of furniture, (A clockmakers tool chest?), photographs and various other small details that were both fun and interesting to look at while not making you want to tie the kids hands so they wouldn't break anything.
Now to the important stuff, the aforementioned porch! We spent almost all the time we were at the house on the screened porch or the open deck on the end of the house or the dock on the water, each one a slice of paradise. The screened porch was perfect for the end of the day into the evening for conversation, dining or having a cocktail. The open deck was great during the day for hanging around, playing games or having a cocktail while the dock was where all our sun worshippers congregated, also where we launched our kayaks from and where we had sunset cocktails, (You may sense a pattern here!).
One other part of the house that deserves mention is the game room, we were lucky enough to have seven days of sunshine so while it didn't get much use by us, if anyone had rainy days in Maine this room could fill many many hours with good fun. We used it mainly at night to unwind and test our pool or table tenns skills while having a cocktail. (Oops, there's that cocktail word again!)
In summation, the house is spacious enough for everyone to not bump into one another with large enough areas for everyone to gather, the bedrooms are all very comfortable and there are plenty of bathrooms. The kitchen was large enough to feed 12 hungry adults easily with everything you could possibly need and the area the house is in is very conducive to walks and cycling which we did a lot of. Lastly, and most importantly, the home owner is gracious, friendly, helpful and DELIVERS LOBSTER RIGHT TO YOUR DOCK!! It just doesn't get any better than a week in Maine at the Captain's Cottage.

It is an amazing house. Lobsters are delivered to the dock. The kayaking is outstanding and you share the river with the seals. This was a wonderful base for our summer vacation. The owner is great and provides wonderful advice. The house was very kid friendly. We loved the decks. The room were well decorated and very tidy. We would highly recommend this location to anyone.

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