14 Reviews of Property 325241 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine

This was such a unique and wonderful experience. Thank you for helping to make this such a pleasurable experience. The time and effort you spent on making our stay here so special is appreciated by all who had the opportunity to visit and stay here. Both houses were absolutely beautiful. It really reflects on the kind of person you are inside and out. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts and hope we have an opportunity to visit again.
Thank you!

August 24, 2012

Dear Melissa,
How can we begin to thank you for the most wonderful vacation we've had in a long time? It was exactly what we needed to relax and remember how life should be lived. We love the little house, and really enjoyed cooking and sharing meals outside. The views are spectacular! It was most important for me to spend time with my sons, swimming, boating and just sitting on the hammock and talking before they are off to their busy lives. These days have reminded me of the summers I spent as a child, my mother playing with us, my grandmother baking cookies or bread. What lovely memories. Thank you and much love to you for your generosity of spirit.
Karen, Mike, David and Jake, Mt. Airy, Maryland

My fiancee (now husband!) and I, along with our families, rented both the farmhouse and cape house on this property for a week in early September. At the end of the week, we had a small wedding in the back yard, overlooking the beautiful Back River. We simply could not have asked for a better setting for our wedding!! The property is absolutely lovely, and the view of the Back River from the farmhouse is breathtaking. The houses are bold, colorful, and beautiful, as is the proprietor, Melissa! With 9 bedrooms between the two houses (5 in the farmhouse and 4 in the cape), each with a private bathroom, this place would be perfect for any large group! Finally, the location of this property is perfect- close enough to Boothbay Harbor to easily pop into town for shopping or dinner, but far enough out of town to get away from the hubbub and enjoy some peace and quiet!

Melissa is warm and welcoming, and makes you feel like family from the moment you arrive. What a beautiful place for a vacation, and a wonderful way to start our married life! Thanks Melissa!

4 of my college friends and I stayed a long weekend at the Bold Colorful Inn and found it to be just as the pictures promised - welcoming and relaxing. We stayed in the main house not the Cape - but we got to view the Cape and it is charming. The Main House rooms were warm and comfortable, the jewelry and art gallery fascinating (we came away with many treasures), and the common area (part of which is a salvaged barn built inside the building with soaring ceilings) had a big table for dining, a well equipped kitchen, a gas fire, and a wall lined with books to read -- not to mention a fantastic piano for us to enjoy. Breathtaking setting - really the pictures are good, but the actual environs are amazing. The owner suggested a lobster bake which was easily arranged with a local establishment to have brought in one night and we had a great lunch in Boothbay the day of our departure. This is a not to miss spot. You have to check out the owner's story on how the Bold Colorful Inn came to be.

My husband and I visited the inn this fall and had a wonderful time. The gracious host, Melissa Thornton, had delicious breakfast every morning. The great room had a wall of books and we listened to a friend play the piano as we relaxed in front of the fireplace. In the morning, we took a walk down to the river via the trail. What a romantic sight! Melissa has some beautiful jewelry for sale in her gallery. Our room was very comfortable with our own suite. There is internet connection so we could check out the various places that we can visit in town and in the local area. You must play golf at the Boothbay Golf Club. It is extraordinary. There are many walking nature trails.
See you next year Melissa!

The house is lovely, clean and well equipped, and was the perfect venue for our Girls Weekend. We cooked, walked, shopped, dined out and generally had a ball! Melissa made certain we had everything we needed for a great stay. Highly recommended.

We recently rented the entire farmhouse for our wedding location, what a FANTASTIC place. Melissa is so much more than just a wonderful hostess. Every communication with Melissa left me with a big smile on my face. She's truly a special person who enjoys sharing her stunning property and incredibly gracious nature with others. I had hired a bagpiper to play as a surprise for my new husband & our guests. Melissa was as delighted as I was figuring out exactly where to hide him for his grand entrance, working out the perfect location & timing to the last detail. :) She made our stay a truly lovely one. Thank you, Melissa..xx

We recently rented the entire farmhouse for our wedding location, what a FANTASTIC place. Melissa is so much more than just a wonderful hostess. Every communication with Melissa left me with a big smile on my face. She's truly a special person who enjoys sharing her stunning property and incredibly gracious nature with others. I had hired a bagpiper to play as a surprise for my new husband & our guests. Melissa was as delighted as I was figuring out exactly where to hide him for his grand entrance, working out the perfect location & timing to the last detail. :) She made our stay a truly lovely one. Thank you, Melissa..xx