Dragonfly Farm

We stayed at Dragonfly Farm late june/early july and could not be more satisfied with our decision. The wide open rooms on the first floor were excellent for relaxing indoors. The view off the back deck toward the river makes for a wonderful backdrop for an outdoor barbeque. The rooms are charming and comfortable. The cool breeze at night will ensure a great nights sleep. The property is perfectly situated between downtown booth bay and damerscotta, both a short drive away. Each town had restaurants that we thoroughly enjoyed, but our favorite was cooking at home and eating on the back deck. It was a great time of year to be in maine as the weather was perfect. We also had fun playing ping pong and air hockey in the basement one rainy afternoon. I would recommend this property to anyone and hope you will have a chance to enjoy all that dragonfly farm has to offer.

This property is super clean and well stocked. The owners and Pottle Realty were extremely easy to deal with and very attentive to our needs. The ping-pong table in the basement was used every night as well as the Scrabble game provided by the owners. The downside was that the mosquito's were so abundant we could not use the outside deck or enjoy the grounds. Dragonfly farm is very centrally located and we were able to go to Acadia Nat'l Park, Camden, Port Clyde and of course Booth Bay easily. This was our first time renting a house, and from this experience we will definitely do it again.

Property is amazing but the fact that the house is a renovated barn is astonishing as it feels like such a home. The living areas that stretch out to the deck are so comfortable to enjoy all our meals from but yet it is close to some great restaurants that really give you the flavor of Maine. Overall had some of the best nights sleep of our lives and can't wait to do it all again next year.

My husband, parents and I just returned from a week in Boothbay Harbor, where we stayed at the very lovely Dragonfly Farm. We found the house to be everything we expected, and more, with two exceptions: the mattresses on the beds are in dire need of replacement and we were a bit surprised to find only 1 shower. I believe the latter disappointment was my own fault: I had assumed that the jacuzzi tub in the master bath was also a shower; it is, but only in the European sense (no curtain; one "showers" seated with a hand-held sprayer). The one proper shower left us a bit cramped in the mornings, trying to get everyone clean and ready for the day. Otherwise, the house is amazing - comfortable, well-stocked, and lovely. It's really, really nice to be outside of Boothbay itself; it's much quieter and really pleasant to escape the hub-bub of town and it felt really lovely to return to a home after a long day of doing touristy things - sometimes hotel rooms can make one feel even more out-of-sorts.

As for the title of my review - I would stay at the Farm again, but only if we could move it out of Boothbay Harbor. We found Boothbay itself a bit disappointing: lovely shops and things to do, but terrible, overpriced, tourist-trap style food wherever we turned. If you go (and it's worth doing, as the towns around Boothbay are lovely), do yourselves a favor and eat at Bet's Fish Fry and the Center Cafe (you'll pass them on Route 27 on your way into town) or in Wiscasset at Red's or Sarah's Cafe. Our best meals were eaten there, as well as the most affordable ones. If you venture far out of town, try Isabella's Sticky Bun Bakery & Cafe in Freeport; Gritty's Pub (several locations, including Portland) and The Farmer's Table in Portland; all had really great food at good prices.

If you decide to try Boothbay, do stay at Dragonfly Farm - I don't think you'll be disappointed!

My family and another stayed here in 2006 and had a great time. Very nice home within close driving distance to Harbor area and nice beaches in the area. Private location with great deck and very large lawn. Hope to make it up there again soon.

We have been coming to Dragonfly Farm for the past 2 years and will be returning again this year. My father in law lives about 20 minutes away and this gives us the ability to give him space while we have some space of our own. We are husband and wife and 6 children from age 8 to age 20. Simply, we love the house! The downstairs is totally relaxing (stuffed couches to read in, space to play board games, tables for my daughter to do jigsaw puzzles, etc.) The wraparound deck is wonderful to sit on during the late afternoon to unwind or to take a hot cup of coffee out to enjoy the sunrise! The kids love to go in the basement and play airhockey and ping pong and my wife and I love that we can't hear them making a racket early in the morning because the house is so well constructed.
2 year ago, we had an unfortunate week of rain. Well, my wife remarked on many occasions that week that "it's good that we got a big enough house just in case it rained". Plenty of room to spread out in and "relax and just hang out". The other nice part of Dragonfly Farm is the location. The road is not well traveled so you don't hear lots of cars, but you are only a few miles from stores and downtown Boothbay Harbor. There is also a nice state forest/park down the road where you can take a nice hike which we did with my father in law. The Maine coast is gorgeous with tons to do. On top of all that (don't tell the owners!) I think the price is great compared to other properties we have seen and stayed in. I hope you have as wonderful a time as we have had.