The first thing that attracted us to this house was the location and that it had 3 bedrooms and 3 adjoining full bathrooms. The house is located close to most of what you'd want to do and see in Downeast Maine -- Acadia National Park, the Schoodic Peninsular (the little know part of Acadia), Bar Harbor, Castine, a decent sized town (Ellsworth), and lots of good places to eat. It's even close to LaMoine Beach -- a decent sized beach. Even with all that convenience, is feels very private and is on a lovely piece of waterfront property. The house was very clean throughout and the linens were good quality. The deck is beautiful and provides a nice view of the water -- great place for morning coffee. Overall the house has a well stocked kitchen, although we were surprised that there were NO staples (e.g., salt, pepper) whatsoever. We left some. If you have a member of your group who is obsessed with doing the laundry (we did!), the laundry facilities are great (I'm told).

We do have some suggestions for making guest stays more enjoyable. Since the house is obviously set up for 6 people, it would be nice to have six chairs for the dining room table. We found overall the housewas sparsely furnished. We ended up having to move furniture throughout the day to accommodate everyone. The leather sofa in the living room is very comfortable. The old futon not so much. It has seen better days and should be replaced. Also, more lighting throughout would be nice. The house tends to be very dark especially at night. Although there are some floor fans, ceiling fans in each bedroom and the living would be very helpful. Getting from the house to the water is a bit of a challenge. Finding the path is not easy and it is steep at the end. We noticed neighboring houses with steps and a deck to the water. That would be a huge improvement -- since the shore is gorgeous. The wi-fi turned out to be a perpetual nuisance. It simply isn't suited to 6 people with multiple devices. Hopefully there is a better solution.

The one issue that no one can do anything about is the proximity to the Bar Harbor Airport. We had expected the noise of a few small planes a day, but in fact, small jets fly in and out each day. It's not an overwhelming issue, but when the noise is up it ruins the sense of peace and quiet. So caveat emptor!