Heron Cove on Hodgdon Island, Boothbay, Maine

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A lakeside view from a deck with a railing, a grassy area, and a distant shoreline with buildings.
A two-story house with a covered porch and a staircase leading to a second-floor balcony.
A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a ceiling fan, and a large window with a view of a body of water.
A room with a ping pong table, a sofa, and a wooden cabinet.
A spacious kitchen with a dining table, chairs, and a vase of flowers.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Bring your furry friends
    Top-rated for creating memorable stays with your pets.
  • Ping pong onsite
    A rare find — challenge friends and family to endless matches.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Barbecue grill
  • Pet-friendly
  • Refrigerator
  • Washer
  • Onsite parking available

Explore the area

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Boothbay, ME
  • Place, Hodgdon Island
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Knickerbocker Lake
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Augusta, ME (AUG-Augusta State)
    ‪58 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Twin Beds

Bedroom 3

2 Twin Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

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About the neighborhood

Boothbay

Located in Boothbay, this vacation home is on the waterfront. Boothbay Region Historical Society Museum and Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library are local landmarks, and some of the area's attractions include Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Opera House at Boothbay Harbor. Boothbay Railway Village and Maine State Aquarium are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and windsurfing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and hiking.
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Boothbay, ME

What's nearby

  • Hodgdon Island - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Knickerbocker Lake - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Boothbay Harbor Marina - 8 min drive - 7.9 km
  • LL Bean Flagship Store - 57 min drive - 81.5 km

Getting around

  • Brunswick Station - 47 min drive
  • Wiscasset, ME (ISS) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Circle K - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Kitchen Garden Cafe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Boothbay Lobster Wharf - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Tugboat Inn - ‬7 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Heron Cove on Hodgdon Island, Boothbay, Maine pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Heron Cove on Hodgdon Island, Boothbay, Maine?

As of Oct 28, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Heron Cove on Hodgdon Island, Boothbay, Maine on Nov 1, 2026 start from $256, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Heron Cove on Hodgdon Island, Boothbay, Maine?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Heron Cove on Hodgdon Island, Boothbay, Maine?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Heron Cove on Hodgdon Island, Boothbay, Maine located?

Situated on the waterfront, this vacation home is within a 15-minute walk of Hodgdon Island and Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Knickerbocker Lake and Long Ledge are also within 2 mi (3 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 61 out of 82 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 82 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 82 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 82 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 82 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house is very well stocked with everything you need which is so nice! It’s beautiful views quiet and nice big grass yard for the dog Close to stores and activities nice sandy beach 15 minutes away. We have stayed twice now love our time there and Lisa is very nice and informative.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely peaceful property. House was nicely furnished and very comfortable. Nice water views.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful stay. It was very comfortable and everything we needed to relax and enjoy our vacation. The views of the water were absolutely beautiful and made for a peaceful scenic setting throughout our stay.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location, beautiful setting, great host
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Enjoyable place to stay

Lovely place to stay. Very quiet and peaceful. Directly down the road from the botanical gardens.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Dec 12, 2024
Thank you! We really appreciate it!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Maine vacation

Lovely vacation.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lisa went above and beyond to answer my questions leading up to our visit and responded quickly! The house was perfect for our needs with two littles and two dogs. Location was a minute away from the Botanical Gardens and less than ten minutes from town. We hope to stay here again in the future!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

AWESOME WEEKEND GETAWAY

Beatiful home right on the water, clean with everything you need for a great stay! We had a wonderful quiet weekend and really enjoyed the property
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great views and Location!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here! Great views from the deck! Right down the street from the botanical gardens, and minutes away from the harbor! Lisa was great to work with, and check in was flawless! We'd love to go back again!!!Louise & Mike
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This property is in a beautiful spot , with a yard for my dogs to run around in and explore . The deck was amazing to just sit on and relax and watch the boats. Beautiful views from all the back rooms . Great location to everything in the area. House had all the amenities you would need .
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Nov 9, 2025
Thank you - yes, it's a great spot. And yes, it's well equipped - it's basically my home away from home so it has everything I need/use in my own home in MA. Please keep us in mind for the future. And may I put in a little bit of a plug for an annual event in the Boothbay Region? Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) has a holiday light display - Gardens Aglow - that runs from mid-November to the end of December. It may be too late for this year in terms of availability and ticketing but it's something to keep in mind for the future. And please also keep us in mind for the future (summer or winter). Lisa
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great vacation

Rented a house by the water in mid-coastal Maine. Area beautiful and quiet. Thoroughly enjoyed our vacation
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great area. Appliances were top notch. Friendly neighbors. Highlight was buying lobsters from the lobsterman while kayaking! Wonderful for dog owners. Beautiful view from the deck.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great view

Nice quiet location with a great view of the water.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Maine vacay

We weren’t here very long but in town for my grandmothers celebration of life. This place was very nice and the host very very nice and helpful as well!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent location

Excellent location loved the house waking up to the back river view is beautiful very close to walks downtown Boothbay harbor which is beautiful lovely owner too rent from has a lovely personal touch, will definitely be in touch with again with luck that she has an availability when I would like to go
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location to Boothbay Harbor and area attractions. Enjoyed all the nearby hiking preserves. Home is well maintained and clean. Deck view relaxing with water, so peaceful. Was enjoyable to watch the variety of birds coming in at low tide. Children enjoyed the spacious backyard for playing and table tennis.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful rental property

My 4 friends and I had a wonderful long weekend at this property. Great area for hiking and shopping, this is also our second time renting this property. Highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to visit

WE LOVED THE LOCATION. SO CLOSE TO THE TOWN AND YET ON THE BAY. WE SAW LOONS, HERONS, SEAGULLS, DUCKS. WE LOVED IT.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Came for our sons wedding

Beautiful view close to the chapel and reception. Had plenty of room for us all
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Coastal home

Deck with nice view overlooking bay.having to do laundry and leave by 11 made it a harried morning
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing

This is an outstanding property. Great house. Great host. Well stocked. Enjoyed watching the tide coming in and going out. Boothbay is a great vacation spot. And a perfect time of year. We had a great time.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Nov 8, 2024
Thank you, Lisa
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing and Peaceful

We enjoyed sitting on the deck watching the birds and lobster fisherman. We found the lobster pot and got lobsters at the pound right up the street! We were close to two amazing hiking parks and a small beach. Bed was super comfortable. Great place to relax.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location

Beautiful location. We had a nice relaxing vacation. If you are looking for a nice relaxing vacation, this is the place. Lisa was very accommodating. We arrived early and she let us check in. Close to downtown, grocery store, and restaurants. Would definitely recommend. We are planning our trip for next year.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing Vacation

The house sets close to the river with a large deck facing the river. Nice to set on the deck and have morning coffee.Very quiet you hear a lobster boat on the river but hardly no car traffic.Close to the harbor only a few minutes away,good grocery store near by and lots of local food vendors.I would recommend this rental.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was very clean and the kitchen was very well supplied. The outside deck was wonderful with a nice picnic table and nice rocking chairs.The view was amazing and we enjoyed watching the working lobster boats! It’s very quiet and peaceful and the Botanical Gardens is minutes away and worth the trip.Also close to downtown Boothbay shopping with nice shops and restaurants I highly recommend the candy store.The only thing that I would say is being it’s an older house the basement is very musty smelling and the room they picture with the ping pong table is not useable space. Overall we would return and it was awesome to be able to have our dog with us.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Nov 9, 2025
Thank you - and your pet is always welcome. On another note - we are working on the musty smells - I think it has something to do with the furniture that's there - we did put in new rugs and that helped a bit but there's more to do. FYI - the room where the ping pong table is was the workshop when my parents were alive - my Dad had his saw, etc. there and built my current boat and was always building/repairing something. In any case, we try to take care of things as best we can, and we hope that you will consider us in the future. And yes, the kitchen, etc. is well equipped (and so is the rest of the house - it's basically my home away from home so I make sure that it's got everything that I need/have in my own home in MA so that all I have to bring is my clothes and some food). Thank you for the review of the area - and may I put in a bit of a holiday plug - Gardens Aglow is an annual event at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. It's probably too late for this year in terms of our house being available for rent (and time limitations on the CMBG tickets available - as it runs from mid-November through 12/31/25) but it's something to think about for the future. Lisa
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