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Historic Winter Harbor Cottage w/ Waterfront Views

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A lakeside cabin with outdoor seating and a deck overlooking the water.
A lakeside property with a house, dock, and boats.
A spacious room with a large table and chairs, a television mounted on the wall, and large windows offering a view of a body of water.
A spacious living room with a large sofa, a patterned armchair, and a dining area with white chairs and a table.
A living room with a large window, a flat-screen TV, two patterned armchairs, and a small side table with a lamp.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Made for relaxation
    Top-rated for comfort — guests feel right at home here.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Grindstone Neck Golf Course

Popular amenities

  • Outdoor barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Pet-friendly
  • Internet
  • Onsite parking available
  • Fireplace

Explore the area

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Winter Harbor, ME
  • Place, Grindstone Neck Golf Course
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Acadia National Park
    ‪43 min drive‬
  • Place, Acadia National Park's Visitors Center
    ‪56 min drive‬
  • Airport, Bar Harbor, ME (BHB-Hancock County - Bar Harbor)
    ‪44 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 7)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2 (Loft)

1 Single Bed and 2 Double Beds

2 bathrooms

Full Bathroom

Full Bathroom

Spaces

Kitchen

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About the area

Winter Harbor

Located in Winter Harbor, this cottage is on the waterfront. Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co is a popular attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Acadia National Park and Acadia National Park's Visitors Center. Prayer Labyrith and Wild Gardens of Acadia are also worth visiting.
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Map
Winter Harbor, ME

What's nearby

  • Grindstone Neck Golf Course - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Schoodic Peninsula - 4 min drive - 3.6 km
  • Acadia National Park - 43 min drive - 60.6 km
  • Acadia National Park's Visitors Center - 56 min drive - 77.5 km
  • West Street Historic District - 60 min drive - 82.2 km

Getting around

  • Bar Harbor, ME (BHB-Hancock County - Bar Harbor) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Geddy's - ‬66 min drive
  • ‪Choco-Latte - ‬66 min drive
  • ‪Blaze Craft Beer and Wood Fired Flavors - ‬66 min drive
  • ‪The Terrace Grille - ‬66 min drive
  • ‪Galyn's - ‬66 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Historic Winter Harbor Cottage w/ Waterfront Views pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Historic Winter Harbor Cottage w/ Waterfront Views?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Historic Winter Harbor Cottage w/ Waterfront Views?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Historic Winter Harbor Cottage w/ Waterfront Views?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Historic Winter Harbor Cottage w/ Waterfront Views located?

Situated on the waterfront, this cottage is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Grindstone Neck Golf Course and 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Schoodic Peninsula. Schoodic Point and Chapter Two Art Gallery are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 35 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 35 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 35 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 35 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 35 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location and very comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Amazing property in a perfect location.
Stayed 10 nights in May 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jun 2026
So happy you loved the house and location. I like living over theyides
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful accommodations in a quaint town. We enjoyed the local restaurants, hiking and easy drive to Bar Harbor and Acadia. Schoodic Point is a must do. Our favorite part of the house was sitting outside with our morning coffee or in the evening by the fire pit at high tide. It was the perfect spot for our family of 5
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 12 Aug 2026
So glad the accommodations fit your family of 5 so well and that the location made it easy to explore the area, from local restaurants and hiking to Bar Harbor, Acadia, and Schoodic Point. Mornings with coffee and evenings by the fire pit at high tide really do capture what makes this spot special. Thank you for sharing your experience, it means a lot to hear the house helped make your trip memorable.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great little house and wonderful restaurants near by!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 24 Aug 2025
Thank you, we love it too. Let me know your favorite places to eat, I’d love to know.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great little town and close to the park. Enjoyed the views and proximity to the park
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Aug 2025
From the owner:"Thank you for your kind remarks. Please let me know how we can be our usual 5 star review for you. We are working to improve this cottage every year"
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Clean, comfortable house in a great little town.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Oct 2025
Thank you for your kind comments. I am glad your reunion was a success
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This place was great and Larry was really helpful and responsive!! Great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Sept 2025
Thanks, Holly we love the place and want you too to feel the same way. We look forward to seeing you again
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Check in was easy, view was gorgeous. Lovely little town.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Aug 2025
Thanks so much Shelley, we appreciate you sharing your experience with us. That harbor view is so calming, isn’t it? Winter Harbor is a special down east harbor town where people have been vacationing since the mid 1800’s. Come back and visit again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Overall great rental! Cool history building,
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Sept 2025
Thank you Katelyn,First built in 1860 and has many jobs since then. My favorites before we bought it and restored it was the town elementary school at one point and The Donut Hole. I appreciate your review, come back and visit again soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We love Winter Harbor . House was very clean and as described.
Southwest harbor view
Relaxing view from house
Had the pleasure of seeing a family of Deer on the road into Winter Harbor.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Great place on the water!

We rented this house for a relaxing and beautiful weekend. This place did not disappoint! Beautiful view with low or high tide. Overall great place for a family vacation by the water. The town is quiet and there are some great local restaurants and even a coffee shop up the road within walking distance.
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Sept 2025
Katelyn, You are the best, thanks for the detailed review. We appreciate you.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Annual summer Vacation

Excellent place for summer vacation. Easy to travel around and nice restraint nearby for lobster and other sea food. Wish house had a couple backside light so we could enjoy night time tides of sea.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 4 Jul 2025
From the Owner: "What a great idea. We will gathering the off season as it will necessitate running electric. Thanks for the review and the great suggestion. You have just won a discount, should you want to return. Reach out to me directly."
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Comfortable with an outstanding view of Winter Harbor. The living room is spacious and comfortable and there is a large, loft upstairs that has comfortable beds - a bunkbed and double bed. The stairs a re steep going to the loft, and might be something to consider if you have young kids or bad knees (we had neither). We really enjoyed our stay in the house and loved the area!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Beautiful spot in lovely location

Loved the mesmerizing flow of the tide washing in and out. Whole place like a picture postcard of Maine coastal life. Highly recommend for relaxing and being close enough to Acadia.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

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

beautiful views, very quiet.

The home is very nice and it’s very impressive what they have accomplished since the hurricane moved it!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Amazing Family Vacation

We absolutely loved our stay in Winter Harbor. The house exceeded our expectations and truly felt like staying in a little piece of Maine history. It was also a perfect home base for exploring the Down East region and Acadia National Park.We are always looking for quiet places where we can really get away and relax, and this was exactly that. One of the highlights of the entire stay was having coffee in the Adirondack chairs each morning, watching the tide come and go in Henry Cove. It was incredibly peaceful and quiet.We also loved being away from the crowds you find on Mount Desert Island while still having such easy access to Acadia. The Schoodic Peninsula was just minutes away and quickly became one of our favorite parts of the park.Another great option is the ferry to Bar Harbor, which is only about five minutes down the road. The boat ride is worth doing on its own, with beautiful views along the way, and it gets you into Bar Harbor in about 45 minutes without having to deal with the drive or parking.Winter Harbor itself was wonderful. There are several great restaurants nearby, with everything from very casual spots to some nicer options for dinner, so we never felt like we had to travel far.We rent a house somewhere in Maine every summer for our family vacation, and this was probably our favorite stay yet. A lot of that comes down to the location and the overall feel of the house. It is comfortable, peaceful, full of character, and just a great place to spend time together. Between the setting on Henry Cove, the history of the house, the quiet surroundings, and easy access to everything the area has to offer, it was exactly what we look for in a Maine vacation.We will definitely be back.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Mini Vacation

Property was exactly as described. Smooth transaction, no issues whatsoever. Highly recommended. We had a great stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect place to relax!

The house is a slice of heaven. Waking up to the tide waters and sea life was amazing. Perfectly situated on the cove. The home is welcoming and well equipped. We hope to return for another fabulous vacation!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful Stay!

What a terrific stay! The cottage is just adorable, clean and well stocked. Right on the water and walking distance to restaurants, coffee and shopping. Just a few miles to Acadia National Park. Winter Harbor is a quiet and beautiful alternative to crowded Bar Harbor. Great communication with the host and so accommodating and helpful. Will definitely stay here again and again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Beautiful location with gorgeous views. Very historic and charming property. The park is just a few minutes away. The house is well equipped with everything you need. We loved using the grill and toasting marshmallows in the fire pit. Larry was very kind and helpful.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Heaven in Winter Harbor

Everything was great. Best & unique location. We used our e-scooters and e-bikes. Host was top notch with easy communication. We are going back!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Price was good and the view is priceless!

It was such a cute home. Right on the water. We loved the fire pit. Such easy access to Schoodic Peninsula. We enjoyed the little town and the quiet side of Acadia. The store right across the street had all of the supplies we needed. We enjoyed the Wrinkled Pickle restaurant and the cute art and antique shops in town.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful long weekend stay. Such a unique property in amazing location right on the water and easy walking distance from multiple great restaurants, walking/super short driving distance from Bar Harbor ferry, and easy driving distance from Schoodic peninsula trails, seaside rock scrambling, etc. Pre-stay communications were excellent and house access via key code super easy. We (4 adults, 1 teenager, 1 dog) loved the postcard views, comfy swivel chairs, and fire pit. Note that the upstairs bunk room plus bathroom is accessed by a steep staircase almost steep enough to be considered a ladder. But the stairs have excellent treads and the two only semi-fit 50 somethings plus 9 year old dog that slept up there ended up navigating them fine. TL;DR, we loved our stay and hope to return soon!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Oct 2025
Robin, thank you so much for your kind review. Guests like you are a joy and I am so happy you fully enjoyed yourself.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The owners of this property have worked hard to restore it since the 2024 storm that nearly totally destroyed it. The location of the cottage is perfect…within walking distance to several good restaurants (Treehouse Seaside Grill our favorite), a market across the street, and the ferry to Bar Harbor around the corner to name a few. Most everything you need for your stay is included. The view is lovely too from both inside and outside.Our only negative is that the downstairs bedroom really needs a new bed. I’m sure the owners will be working on replacing some pieces of furniture as they continue their renovations.Thank you for a relaxing stay in Winter Harbor!
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Sept 2025
From the owner: "Thank you for your feedback — a new bed for the downstairs room is at the top of our list, and we’re also planning to sand and seal the floor to keep the space in great condition for future stays."
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Winter Harbor, ME Cottage

Our stay was wonderful. For the second consecutive year, our family stayed at the cottage. From the first moment of excitement when you enter the cottage to see the outstanding view of Henry's Cove, to each night of our stay anticipating the next day in such a beautiful location, each of us had a great time! The house is perfectly situated in the the fishing village of Winter Harbor. Easy to walk to shops and restaurants, the grocery store is directly across the street. We visited Bar Harbor both by driving and taking the ferry which leaves from Bar Harbor. The house was clean and comfortable. The host Larry, is quick to respond if needed and easy to work with. We look foward to our next stay in the cottage!
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Aug 2025
My family loves our Cottage for the very same reasons. Thank you for coming back again and again
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