Wonderful Retreat
Review Submitted: November 10, 2009
Date of Stay: August 2009
We stayed at the cottage in August, and enjoyed every minute of it. The pros:
1) Beautiful, quiet, secluded setting -- the lead picture is an accurate representation
2) Only a mile from probably the best beach in Maine, Popham
3) A huge wraparound porch that basically is an additional living room
4) Incredible bathrooms -- you could spend your whole trip in the shower and not be disappointed
5) Fresh as can be lobsters from Small Point
6) Walking the rocky shore of or sea kayaking on the bay
7) Friendly, helpful service from the property manager
The (slight) cons:
1) No dishwasher. But the kitchen's so nice it's no problem to spend an extra 10 minutes doing dishes.
2) Somewhat remote. If you want to use this as a base station to tour up and down the coast, you could, but keep in mind it takes a good half hour to get back up to Bath and Route 1. We went grocery shopping once for the week and that was it, and took day trips to Brunswick and Boothbay. Fort Popham, just a few miles away, has Spinney's (good family restaurant) and a shop/ice cream parlor.
3) Bedrooms are cottage-sized -- adequate, but not huge. But they are cozy and comfortable, just like the whole cottage.
4) The bay is a tidal bay. Meaning that at low tide, you can see (but not smell!) the flats. At high tide, there's plenty of water to swim in though it's a rocky shoreline. We actually never swam in the bay, choosing to go to Popham (frequently!) with the included park pass.
We took this trip with our family of four (2 kids, ages 7 and 5), and my father joined us for a few days. We all loved it and would happily stay again.
I want to be clear that no one asked us to put up a review -- I kept telling my wife "We had such a great time, we should put up a review." And as we approach winter in Michigan our kids keep talking about that porch and the hammock and all the fun they had.
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