14 Reviews of Property 193566 in Yarmouth, Maine

Thank you Joi and Lee for providing another relaxing and comfortable get away for our family. We always love to visit your clean, comfortable and spacious rental house. I always find the lobster dinner spectacular! The 12 lobsters we ordered from Maine Lobster Direct at Christmas were also luscious! We are hoping to visit again in the Fall of 2013. The kids and my husband are looking forward to exploring some of the islands this year. Thanks for the tips on ferries and nearby restaurants! In addition I am planning a girls weekend away and think "TIdes Edge" is the perfect place. We can relax, read, cook in your well equipped kitchen (yah!), and/or drive into Portland for a great meal. Thank you and we look forward to our return!

Dear Joi and Lee,

Thank you so much for going above and beyond to make our visit and our graduation celebration so special! Our dinner was perfect! In fact, we will be ordering from your catalog soon for Steve's parents in Washington state. If ever we need a few days with all of our family, we will be back! We count it a treat to have met you both :)

Thank you!
The Wilkinson Family
Westerly, RI

Thank you Joi and Lee for a taste of life on the beautiful coast of Maine. Our experience of Tides Edge was peaceful, relaxing and memorable. The extraordinary sunrises, fresh salt air and magnificent view of the cove, in addition to the generous lobster feast, were more than we could have asked for!
The sunporch, complete with books and comfortable chairs was quiet and inviting.
We appreciated the clean comfortable atmosphere of Tides Edge after exploring The Old Port in Portland and L L Bean in nearby Freeport. All that we needed was provided. We could not have been more pleased with our stay.

What a beautiful spot! The house is adorable -- spacious, quaint, squeaky clean and with a view that is truly amazing. Lee and Joi, the hosts, couldn't have been more helpful and generous -- they are friendly, available if you need them but not intrusive. They always greet you with a smile and their two beautiful daughters were very sweet!

The beds are comfortable with LL Bean linens (my personal favorites!) and we could have sat on the porch overlooking the ocean for the entire time, if they hadn't been so helpful and pointed us in the direction of many fun experiences.

We've stayed in many, many rental houses over the years and this home is definitely in the top two and the value for the cost pushes it way out in front!

In a nutshell -- beautiful home that is right on the ocean, great view and attentive, friendly and responsive hosts who do everything they can to help you have a wonderful experience. RENT THIS (but not when WE want it!!)! We'll keep coming back!

I did stay at this home but listed a different date as I wish to stay anonymous
Pros: Nice setting, great view, quiet. Lobster meal was nice. Easy to get the rental agreement.
Cons: It is an unfriendly experience to rent this home. The owner is prickly, and she lives nearby door. When renting a vacation home, one is looking forward to a vacation and relaxing. The view is enough to ignore short-comings of the small house: that the basement room is dingy, the house is fairly worn and shortcuts taken (put the old couches they don't want anymore in the house, use plastic railings on the porch), the downstairs entry has a funny smell, and the bed pillows are hard. With a view like that, the owners foolishly cut corners and placed tiny windows so you can't see the ocean from the beds. Going downstairs for the bathroom is a bit of an inconvenience. Our family was excited about visiting due to the woodstove in the photo, the bikes and kayaks that had originally been available. Disappointingly, Joi decided that all of the above, stove, bike, kayaks were all "withdrawn" and gave an insurance/liability excuse - pointing out that we could go rent any of the above, with no regard for the inconvenience of having to somehow strap kayaks and bikes to the car and transport back and forth to the rental house. She didn't care. A person who enjoys people would have found a different insurance solution that doesn't shut off a woodstove (in Maine), take away bikes and kayaks (Many other homeaway homes provide these). Or, at the minimum, show some empathy, "I'm so sorry that we had to remove the kayaks - it is a huge inconvenience." This house had the potential to be a place that I rented many, many times but, due to the inhospitable nature of the owner, it has left a sour taste in my mouth. It is only a back-up rental that I will use if all other options are already rented. If all you want is a lower-end house with a great view, a contract and to send the money and get a lobster dinner, you will be okay. However, be aware that the thing you are most looking forward to, Joi , might change or remove without any notice or apology. Perhaps it is annoying for her to have to deal with renters but she doesn't want to hire it out. I don't want to feel depressed during a vacation planning.

The Tide's Edge Guest House was everything we expected, and more. We came to attend the Harvest on the Harbor in Portland, and this was the perfect place to stay. The location was convenient to everything we wanted to do, and the house provided a wonderful home base. Everything we needed was available, and the seafood feast was an awesome addition to a great vacation. We loved waking up to the sunrise and having coffee on the porch every morning, and browsing the wonderful collection of books. Joi and Lee were terrific hosts and we hope to be able to make a return visit. Highly recommend!

My mom and I had an incredible stay at this perfect house in Yarmouth, Maine. The house and location are charming, and Joi is a wonderful hostess. The house was so comfortable and had a beautiful view. While you are here, make sure to wake-up early for sunrise one morning - you won't regret it! PS - the lobster feast was delicious.

The rental house was beautiful, even nicer than I expected. It was very clean and well stocked. There is a beautiful sun room with super comfy furniture and a lovely deck. This is truly a "vacation" property, a treat to stay at. The lobster dinner was fabulous and a very generous add-on to great property. I would highly recommend this rental and I would defintely rent it again if I were in the area.