Harbor Watch: Large Home with Beautiful Harbor View

• Harbor Watch

  Harbor Watch

  • Guest Bob
  • Date of stay 09/15/12
  • Review Submitted 10/03/12
  Mount Desert Island is a great vacation spot and Harbor Watch in Southwest Harbor is an excellent place to stay. The house is roomy, comfortable and well-maintrained. There is a terrific view of the working harbor from the back deck and the town is small, but with a number of good restaurants and many nearby attractions. It is away from the hustle and bustle of Bar Harbor which is about 30 minutes away on the other side of the island. There are numerous hiking trails on the island, many quite close to SW Harbor. There are scenic view everywhere with lakes, mountains and the rock-bound coast yielding great vistas. We loved the area and the house!

  Recommended for: Girls getaway, pet owners, adventure seekers, families with teenagers, age 55+, sightseeing, families with young children.

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• Harbor Watch Vacation

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  Harbor Watch Vacation

  • Guest AMT, California; Down East Race Week, Class Winner
  • Date of stay 08/25/12
  • Review Submitted 09/13/12
  ...we thouroughly enjoyed staying at your Harbor Watch home! We have told all of our sailor friends who annually sail in Down East Race Week out of Northeast Harbor about your home, so you may be getting some more requests! Thank you for all your tips and advice! We went down memory Lane and rented bikes, rode in the Park to the Jordon Pond House for tea and popovers, sailed for an afternoon on the Friendshiip Sloop, private tour of the Abby Aldridge Gardens, drinks at the Claremont Hotel, bought live lobsters nearby at Beals and cooked them at home [Harbor Watch]. And we topped it off with a 75th birthday dinner at Red Sky... It was all GREAT! Thank you so much and hope to do it again some year soon.

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• Great family place

  Great family place

  • Guest B&LS
  • Date of stay 07/21/12
  • Review Submitted 08/07/12
  Harbor Watch is roomy, well equipped, clean and very family friendly. We loved sitting on the deck looking toward the harbor. The kids got a kick out of living on the main street of quaint and lively Southwest Harbor. The location is awesome...a stone's throw from hiking, swimming, kayaking, biking....you name it. We appreciate the welcoming and helpful communication of our hosts.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, families with teenagers, age 55+, sightseeing.

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• Wonderful Maine Vacation 2012

  Wonderful Maine Vacation 2012

  • Guest Ici
  • Date of stay 07/28/12
  • Review Submitted 08/07/12
  We were three families for a total of eleven and we had a wonderful time. Staying at Harbor Watch was like coming home in a different state. Although the listing shows only five bedrooms, there are really six distinct areas that can serve as bedrooms. The kitchen is very well equipped and since we made full course dinners each night, we gave the kitchen a workout. The enclosed back porch easily sits eighteen people and that is where we had meals each night and played games. There are four-five parking spots in the rear of the house and we had full access to the garage to store bikes, etc. We were thrilled to realize that the house was with in walking distant to the "town" of SW Harbor and our favorite place to eat - Beal's pier. (Make sure to take the Vagabond Tours (Masako Co) fishing and lobstering trip. The eleven of us got off of the boat with fifteen lobsters which were steamed right on the pier.) Feel free to get wet and dirty because there is a new washer and dryer in the basement and plenty of clotheslines on which to hang clothes. The only things we could have asked for were a window AC in the front left bedroom to mute the street noise and a blender to make Mudslides. Other than those very minor things, this one a perfect place to stay and enjoy all that Maine has to offer.

  Recommended for: Romantic getaway, girls getaway, pet owners, adventure seekers, families with teenagers, tourists without a car, age 55+, sightseeing, families with young children, people with disabilities.

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• Wonderful Family Getaway

  Wonderful Family Getaway

  • Guest Pam
  • Date of stay 07/02/11
  • Review Submitted 09/03/11
  Our family of four generations and one lively Lab spent a wonderful week at Harbor Watch in July, 2011. Wish we could have stayed longer! There was enough room for all 12 of us and the kitchen was very well appointed, There is enough room for four+ people prepping and cooking in there! Having private bathrooms and the washer and dryer were fantastic! The owners were very attentive and caretakers polite and efficient! We will be back, no doubt about it!

  Recommended for: Pet owners, adventure seekers, families with teenagers, age 55+, sightseeing, families with young children.

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  • Guest Nashua, NH: Extended Family
  • Date of stay 09/18/10
  • Review Submitted 10/10/10
  We had a wonderful and memorable time during our vacation in Acadia this past week. Harbor Watch was a special place. It was very comfortable and felt like a home away from home. Everyone enjoyed the wonderful views of the harbor from the deck and bedrooms. The kids also had a great time. I think you should put some more photos of the views and all the rooms in your advertisement in VRBO. The current pictures don't do justice to the place. If we do plan to visit Acadia again, we would love to stay at Harbor Watch for a longer period.

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  • Guest Robbie and Shannon
  • Date of stay 09/13/09
  • Review Submitted 03/31/10
  Thank you so much for the use of your home. This was the perfect place for two people who love nature and the outdoors. We loved everything about the house! Especially watching the sailboats come and go in the harbor while drinking wine from Bar Harbor Cellars on the deck! Thank you so much!

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  • Guest Susan and Mike
  • Date of stay 08/22/09
  • Review Submitted 03/31/10
  We loved your wonderful home. So LARGE, and yet so cozy. We felt comfortable from the minute we walked in until the very sad minute we had to leave. Walking to town was an added "plus" as was the terrific weather. Our children and grandchildren did not want to leave, nor did we. A beautiful area of the country with so much to do including swimming, boating, biking, hiking, shopping, and LOBSTERS galore - and a whole lot more. Thanks for use of your beautiful home and we hope to come back often.

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  • Guest Brian, Andrew and family reunion
  • Date of stay 08/08/09
  • Review Submitted 03/31/10
  We had a blast, Mt. Desert Island is perfect. We found out that lobster can be $3.45 a pound! The hikes are amazing. We enjoyed the convenience of the town right down the street. We also enjoyed the rooms and their comfortable beds. We loved the view of the harbor from the deck. (from CT, NJ, NC, MT, and NY)

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  • Guest Rochester, NY and Marietta OH
  • Date of stay 08/01/09
  • Review Submitted 03/31/10
  We had a beautiful week on MDI! The weather was perfect and we were able to do so many great outdoor activities: biking, hiking, lobster and seal cruise, Sand Beach, and Echo Lake to name a few. We enjoyed cooking our own lobsters from Beale's along with some local restaurants: Harbor Head Inn, Jordon Pond House and the Parkside in Bar Harbor. Thank you for providing such wonderful accomodations! We loved your home's comfort for large groups! The private bedroom areas and spacious common areas were ideal! We would love to return to Harbor Watch again!

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$2000-$3300/week; four night minimum, special winter rates

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