Isle Au Haut Vacation Rental house

Spent seven months at this property and I cannot recommend it enough. This little cape is as neat and snug as can be, cleverly designed to allow for privacy even in a compact space. Its location is ideal: a 7 minute walk in one direction gets you to the undisturbed beauty of Acadia National Park, and 15 minute the other way gets you to town. The breeze from the nearby ocean keeps the air bug-free and you can spend hours on the deck surrounded by the spare understated landscaping by the architect owner, whose work can be seen at many of the higher-end residences on the island. Parents with small children can let their guard down here; houses and cars go unlocked all year, and local children wander freely under the watchful eye of friendly neighbors. Distance from urban "light pollution" makes for velvety black nights and starrier skies than any city-dweller is likely to have seen. But should you get tired of the idyllic experience of nature on the island, the bijou chocolate cafe and bakery run by Black Dinah Chocolatiers is open five days just around the corner; the island store stocks French wines, gourmet meats and cheeses, as well as basic staples. And the art galleries, upscale restaurants, and summer music festival at Stonington and Blue Hill are just a forty-minute boat ride away on the mainland. Isle au Haut is unforgettable...