Maine Oceanfront Cottage- New 2 Bedroom Home.

What a great property. Furnished with just about everything you could possibly need for your stay, comfortable, pretty location on the creek, and ideal for exploring this beautiful part of the country. I would definitely recommend it to couples or families. When you finally have enough of the lobster rolls then Vazquez Mexican take-out in nearby Milbridge is a great choice, or if you want to splurge then try Salt Box in Hancock. We really could not have enjoyed our stay more.

My husband and I rented this home in Gouldsboro for a week in October and had a really nice time. The home was very comfortable, clean and private. When we first pulled into the driveway I did not expect it to be so close the the street but with that being said it is still completely private. The road off the main one only has 2 houses on it, this home and one other one that you cannot even see. It is also about 1/10th of a mile off the main road so you do not hear the traffic. Everything you need is in the home, including extra towels and blankets and there is always the washer and dryer which I find a big convenience. The bathrooms were a nice size with a relaxing jacuzzi tub in one and a nice enclosed shower in the other. There is a beautiful mint green and black bowl sink in the downstairs bathroom, very nice. The leather couches in the living room are very comfortable as was the king size bed. Some others mentioned they did not like the two twin beds put together to make a king but we slept great on them. One thing to mention is the stairs are very steep inside and out going down to the water. The outside stairs end and you have to climb down an embankment that could be tough for some people. I did not realize the water level was dependant on the tide flow at this location and it was very mucky and muddy while we were there. It didn't really matter to us as it was October and we had no plans on swimming! Our week was mainly sunny and in the 50's just how we love it. It was fun to explore this side of Acadia for a change and the main park is a little under an hour away so we spent three days there as well. We brought our baby (a little black pug named Walter) with us and he had a great time as well. There was even a pile of doggie towels and food/water bowls in the house if he needed them. He was scared of the stairs though and had to be carried down. Since we had Walter with us I cannot recommend any restaurants in the area but I can say they had a nice gas stove and most everything you needed to cook with. The owners were very helpful with questions and I had to call them as soon as we arrived since I had left my printed email at home with the house key information on it. Luckily they picked right up and we were inside the home in minutes. I would definitely recommend this home to anyone vacationing in the area and the price was very reasonable. I would come again as well. Thank you Matt and Nicole for sharing your home.

The cottage is cozy, comfortable, very private and reasonably well-equipped--we found we even had everything we needed to cook a couple of live lobsters. We were there at leaf-peeping time and so we used the heater and the wood-burning stove. Both worked well. The site is very pretty. It is heavily treed and the leaves were turning gold and orange before our eyes, just as we had imagined. The house is on a small tidal inlet that the geese were using as a rest stop, landing and taking off on their migrations south.

The owner is very organized and provided helpful information before we arrived and in a binder kept at the house. We liked the recommendations we tried, particularly Chester Pike's restaurant for breakfast and dinner.

It is a great location for exploring. We used it as a comfortable home base and went on day trips to places like Schoodic Point (15 minutes), Acadia National Park (45 minutes), Bar Harbor (also 45 minutes), Deer Isle and Stonington (about 90 minutes), Northeast Harbor (45 minutes) and the Cranberry Islands (by mail boat from NE Harbor in the off season), Campobello (FDR's summer home, about 90 minutes), and even to Hopewell Rocks in the Bay of Fundy (about 5 hours--an overnighter).

People should know that they have to drive several miles to just about any services and about 20-30 minutes to find a large market.

They also should know that although technically the cottage is on ocean water, it is a very small inlet. At the cottage, the inlet is narrow, shallow and far from the main bay. The water at the inlet by the house varies from almost no water, revealing a very muddy bottom, to a rather muddy brown tidal flow. Unless the water gets bluer during the summers, which I doubt, I cannot imagine going in the water, even to wade or launch a kayak. People should also know that the stairs to the basement and second floor are steep, as are the outside stairs down to the inlet, and would be difficult for small children and some older people.

It is very dog-accommodating because it has a safe area around the house with no car traffic at all and no likely tick exposure, plus nothing inside the house seems overly fragile.

We would go back and would recommend it for people who are looking for the right kind of experience and are not concerned about being able to use the water in the inlet or see the ocean.

We had a great time at the cottage. As others have said, it's private and very quiet. Arcadia was closed but we found many other neat things to do. Great job Matt.

this rental did not live up to expectations.the lawns had not been mowed, the gardens were choked with weeds,the back yard is taken up by a "green house" which is nothing more than a plastic covered dome structure which is full of weeds and cast away lawn equipment.in addition, the front porches were covered in green mold and bird residue. both they and the furniture in the back yard need to be power washed. there was a very unattractive camper parked at the end of the driveway. based on the growth of weeds around it,it had obviously been there for a considerable amount of time. all in all the exterior of the home was a big disappointment.

the interior of the home also did not live up to expectations. the photos on the web site make it look much larger than it actually is. the furnishings are minimal. the much vaunted leather couches are badly rain stained and very unattractive. the master bedroom does not have a king size bed. what it does have is a great puzzlement. the bed consists of two twin size junior mattresses. which is to say that anyone over 5'2" would find their feet hanging over the bottom. an average adult male could not sleep in this bed. finally, there were instructions concerning blocking the morning sun --- hang blankets with the rocks which were supplied!!! really??

the bottom floor of this home is barely noted on the web site and with good reason. it is very musty due to the dampness. there is an obvious water problem around the base of the chimney.

this could be a stunning vacation retreat. but in its present condition i would not recommend renting

it.

i wrote a similar email to the owner at the end of the stay and did not receive an acknowledgement so i am not hopeful that he is planning any sort of improvement on the condition of the home.