We just returned from a week stay in Westbrook and could not be happier or more relaxed. This was a splurge for us and we were not disappointed in anyway. We were three couples, my husband and myself, my son and his wife from Seattle, and our other son, his wife and their two children ages 3 & 2. This was our first full family vacation and a lot of riding on it. I wanted each family to feel comfortable, to have enough space to meet their needs and enough space we could all come together to hang out, cook or eat. This met all the requirements. The bedrooms were spacious. Two couples had their own baths in their rooms. The family used the downstairs two bedrooms and the shared bath, which made it easy for all of them. The kitchen was awesome and sometimes therei were multiple chefs, os it was a good things. The dinning room table fit 8 comfortable, when we had guests, we made it work for 10.
The Association beach was a hop, skip and a jump away, and that is how the grandkids got there. They had great fun walking there barefoot most of the time as it was so close! The neighbors were friendly, but generally it was a quiet oasis. The streets were small and quiet, so walking and playing in the yard was really safe making the moms really comfortable and at ease. The ocean here has a fairly large change in tides, but it is never dangerous waves or really deep water, making it perfect for kids. The low tide exposes sandbars that stretch way out and attracts various shore birds to feed. So watching terns, gulls, egrets, pipers, plovers is all common. We brought kayaks and had a couple of nice paddles over to a couple of mini islands and bird sanctuaries.
The favorite spot though was the upper widows walk room, with the 360 view. Opening the windows to watch and listen to the birds and ocean while reading a good book was a joy. The favorite part for the kids was the abundance of cotton tail bunnies everywhere. Every dinner time, we would watch 2 or 3 in our yard or take a walk and see two or three in every neighbor's yards, just quietly munching on the grass. Unexpected treat.
We hope you can visit again. Our friends are thinking we should get 4 couples together, so maybe that will be our next trip!