Cove Cottage is a modern, 2-bedroom, 2-bath cottage with a fully equipped kitchen, dining area, pleasant living room with a vaulted ceiling, upstairs sitting room, large downstairs deck and an upstairs balcony. We found it a very relaxing place to recover from Acadia National Park hiking, and we found the owners (who built the cottage and live next door) very helpful whenever we needed it. The beds are good, the towels are fluffy, the yard is truly beautiful, and at night there is the quiet of forest and sea, rather than cars or trucks or partying bar-hoppers; what more do you need?

The stairway to the second level is rather steep, and there are steps between the parking area and the entrance to the cottage; so we would not recommend this place to those with physical challenges. Everybody else, however, will find it a refreshing change from the crowded tourist havens a few miles away. And if you long for somebody else to make breakfast for you, zip into nearby Southwest Harbor for the best popovers on Mt. Desert Island, at the non-profit Common Good Soup Kitchen, where locals and tourists contribute whatever they want, in return for those plump delicacies.