Classic Maine Cottage short walk to beach, harbor, trails, park & village.

Hi Richard, I'm glad that you all enjoyed your wife's birthday celebration! Thanks for the kind review. Hope you all come back and visit us again sometime. Lance

Thanks so much for your kind review! I'm glad you all had a great time! To set expectations for future guests -- I can't bring a pie or wine to everyone but if I'm around, I do like to stop by and make sure your group is having the best experience!

Hi Meg! I'm so glad that everyone had a wonderful experience at The Briars! Thanks very much for your kind words. We look forward to hosting your family again! Lance

Hi Stephanie! Thanks so much for staying with us again -- I'm so happy that everyone had a great time making memories at The Briars! We look forward to you visiting us next year! Lance

Hi Gary! Thanks so much for your generous and detailed review. It was so nice to meet you and your family. I loved your mom calling me the week before you arrived to go through her checklist -- she is such a peach! Those dang lobster crackers -- even I can have a hard time tracking down items when they get move around throughout the season -- I'm glad we found them! You all have an awesome tradition of vacationing as a family -- now with the first great grandchild! I look forward to hosting you all again for your next "Maine" vacation! Lance

Thanks so much Alison for your generous review! It was so nice to meet you and your extended family. Your dad had the most adorable French Canadian accent which reminded me of my grandmothers! I loved driving by and seeing your dad playing ball with the grandkids. I hope you'll come back and visit us again sometime. Lance

It was great to meet you, your wife and all your friends! So glad that you had an amazing time. We love seeing all those little kids getting to experience Maine! Hope you will come stay with us again!

Hi Olivia, It was such a pleasure to meet your family. I'm glad that they all enjoyed your wedding weekend! I hope you'll all come back to visit us again so I can meet you! Lance Lance

Hi Courtney! I'm so happy that you and your wedding party had a great time at The Briars. I love that you'll have forever memories of our home associated with your wedding weekend! All the best and we hope have you back with your friends for an anniversary trip or perhaps with some kids! :) Lance

Hi Mackenzie! It was a pleasure to meet you and your friends. I'm happy to hear that everyone had an amazing time at our home. We look forward to hosting you again! Lance

I'm so happy that you all had an amazing experience for you dad's 80th birthday! We hope to have you back again for another family celebration!

Hi Ann, I'm so glad that everyone enjoyed your annual lobster feast in Maine! Thanks for the kind words regarding our home and our convenient location - we are fortunate to have 3 amazing restaurants within walking distance -- never mind the beach, harbor, fisherman's walk, cliff walk etc! We hope you'll come back and visit with us again! Lancew

Hi Chandra! Thanks very much for your kind words. I do enjoy engaging with guests and making sure that everyone has an amazing experience. I'm so happy that you enjoyed our home. I'm a bit concerned that your group may have been working too much -- having one forget their computer and the other a charging cord -- maybe it was a subliminal sign for your friends to stop working and enjoy the beauty of Maine! :) Glad we were able to get both items returned to their owners. I hope you'll all come back and visit with us again.

Hi Dave - I'm glad that you and your group enjoyed our home and the state of Maine. I'm sorry I didn't get to meet you in person but I did get a chance to catch up with some of your friends. It sounded like you all really enjoyed a break from the Arizona heat! It was cool to hear that you all vacation together each year and you've rented homes all over the country. I'll hope you'll come visit us again in the summer! Thanks Lance

Hi Maureen, That baby was sooooo cute! I'm glad I got to meet a bunch of your family but sorry I missed YOU! I'm happy to hear that everyone had a great experience at The Briars. Fall is such a wonderful time of year to visit York Harbor -- hope to have you all back again next year! Thanks Lance

Andy - it was great to meet you and your family. I'm happy that everyone enjoyed the house! Thanks for your offline feedback to get a dustbuster and a better blender -- we will do both in the next week. Hope to have you stay with us again!

Hi Ellen! Thanks very much for your kind review! I enjoyed meeting you, your husband and family! I'm so happy that everyone had an amazing time at our home. You are the 2nd guest in a row to mention the playroom and beach gear -- THANK YOU - I forget to include that in the description of the house and it's something that my guests have really appreciated over the years! York Village IS small but we love that our guests can easily walk to a great coffee shop, ice cream (that has amazing ice cream cookie sandwiches), convenience store and a bunch of historical museums -- those haven't changed much since I was kid growing up here. I'm not sure if you ventured down to York Beach (10 min drive) there is a small zoo/amusement park, arcade, bowling alley, touristy shops etc. Portsmouth, NH is only 15 minutes away and has an incredible amount of things to experience. Many guests like staying in the quieter part of town but being able to easily get to these other spots via a short drive. We also have 3 incredible restaurants that are a 5 minute walk from the house (writing this more for future guests than for you!). We look forward to you all coming back to stay with us again!

Thanks so much for your generous review and kind words! It was so nice to meet you and your wife before everyone descended on the house for the wedding. It was fun to trade a few of your planning messages in German -- I don't get to use those skills very often! I'm so happy that you had a special time with family and friends from around the world for your daughter's weekend. I hope you'll come back to visit again with your kids and grandkids! Thanks Lance

Hi Claudia - I'm so glad that everyone had a great time at The Briars. I'm happy that certain members of the group were able to easily watch the Brady-Belichik reunion game!!! :) Hope you'll all come visit us again. Lance

Hi Scott, I'm so glad that I got to meet you and some of your team. I'm happy that everyone had a great experience with your offsite at the Briars. I thought it was so cool that one of your colleagues came all the way from Paris to attend a meeting in York Harbor, Maine! I'm glad that your team building activities (cooking class at the house by a fantastic local caterer and a bike tour in Portsmouth) were well received. All the best to you and your team for future success. Lance

Hi Alex, Thanks for taking the time to share your review. It was great to meet you and your family. I'm glad that you had an awesome experience despite the large storm and losing power for part of the day (at least you weren't alone as half the town was dealing with it too!). I'm glad that you loved that the house is large enough for the big group to be together but has plenty of nooks and different porches to find some quiet time. I hope that you'll come visit us again sometime. All the best Lance

Hi Leslie, It was so nice to meet you and your whole family. Your granddaughters were the best castle builders I've ever seen -- so great to see them putting all the toys in the house to good use! I loved all the different adventures that your family embraced during your week. I really hope you'll come back and visit again! Lance

Hi Kathy, I'm so happy that you all had an amazing experience at the Briars. It was a pleasure to meet you, your family and the kids friends. I'm glad my local connections helped to retrieve one of the teens phone from the local police department -- those withdrawals could have been tough. :) I was impressed with all the time that the teenagers hung out playing games and doing puzzles (we finished the one you shared with us -- thank you!). I hope you'll come back and visit us again some time. Lance

I'm so happy that you had an incredible wedding weekend! I'm sorry that I didn't get a chance to meet any of you. I hope that you'll come visit again and relive the memories in York Harbor and at The Briars!