Third-floor East End condo in an 1898 building with Casco Bay views

We are pleased to hear you enjoyed your visit! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your valuable feedback with us. We passed your comments along to our local manager to review and we appreciate guests’ preferences as a means to continually improve. We look forward to hosting your next stay!

Hi Jessica, thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us, we are so glad to hear that you had a phenomenal getaway. We appreciate you letting us know that there is room for improvement and we made a follow up with our local team regarding your feedback. We hope to host you for another great stay in the future!

Hi Christina, thank you for taking the time to review your stay with us, we are so glad to hear that you had a phenomenal getaway. We appreciate you letting us know that there is room for improvement and will follow up with our local team regarding your feedback. We hope to host you for another great stay in the future!

We appreciate the 5-star review and are thankful for the guest's stay which coincided with several 90-100 degree days. Regarding her two cautions: The day she notified us of her concern regarding sensitivity to heat we purchased an air conditioner for the kitchen, the recipient of late afternoon sun, removing the oscillating fan which was there to circulate sea breezes from kitchen windows, and cool air entering from the A.C. in the adjacent living room. The new A. C. did cool the temperature in the kitchen though, as things would have it, the next guest requested return of the fan preferring that, and sea breezes, to the new kitchen air conditioner. In any event, thanks to our reviewer, our clientele now have the choice of sea breezes (which are often, though not always, on the Maine coast), plus an oscillating fan, or two air conditioners, to attain the guest's comfort level at the hottest time of the year. The two flight stairway has been used by our guests for over 15 years and never referred to as "steep". In fact, it is of standard design. Following the departure of the reviewer we were pleased to host a person who had a knee replacement this winrter or spring but experienced no apparent difficulty in carrying the couples' luggage to and from the apartment. But should one have trouble with climbing or descending the ordinary stairway in one's own home caution is fair comment.We do look forward to the pleasure of our reviewer's company another time. Thank you, John and Betty Wuesthoff Morning on the Atlantic

Hi Lee, thank you for your review. We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with your valuable feedback as a means to continually improve our homes for future guests. We hope to host you for another truly carefree and great vacation in the future!

Bon Appetit has written of Portland, Maine's food scene since at least 2009 when it designated our city "America's Foodiest Small Town 2009" and named Portland "2018 Restaurant City of the Year" noting it had written about our city's food scene"... more than any city except New York." Consequently, we encourage our guests (who have repeatedly thanked us) to take advantage of our fine local eateries, three of which are within a 5-10 minute walk. So, other than normal condiments which go with our breakfast coffees and teas,and a few items such as olive oil, vinegars & spices, we have not stocked the refrigerator with perishable condiments. Our stairway has two turns enroute to the 3rd floor but is not dissimilar to those of other 3-4 unit Victorian buildings. I had forgotten to return the broom to its closet at the entrance to the apartment where two" Swiffer Sweeper" wet mops are located. The several wall switches all have their purpose related to the overhead fans, lights, a/c, TV, etc. as recommended by our electrician during remodeling and, thanks to the reviewers comment, I will make special effort to explain each switch to future guests. Our informational binder includes many phamphlets , tour descriptions and maps on the information table. We make a point of greeting each guest upon arrival, giving directions, describing local sites and viewing the apartment. We live on the property and are available throughout vacationers visits. We always appreciate our guests comments and will increase our effort at providing our guests the 5 star experience they expect.

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are glad you enjoyed the convenient location, cleanliness, and the views, though we are truly sorry that noise issues impacted your stay. We want to clarify a few points for future guests. This is an apartment within a shared home, and while house rules are in place, occasional noise from neighboring occupants can occur and is unfortunately beyond our direct control. During your stay, the owner was on site, met with you multiple times, and addressed the situation by speaking with the neighboring tenants and requesting that they quiet down. We understand how frustrating this was and regret that it affected your ability to rest. The fire escape referenced is not intended for guest use and is not listed as a deck. There is a front porch with seating available for guests. The bikes are offered seasonally and are stored in the basement, as noted in the listing. Had you wished to use them, the owner would have been happy to bring them up for you. Several listing updates were also completed to ensure amenities and features are accurately represented. We also want to note that you were provided a generous refund in acknowledgment of the inconvenience you experienced. While we regret that your stay was not as peaceful as hoped, we appreciate your feedback and the opportunity to address concerns. Guest comfort is important to us, and we are sorry this visit did not meet expectations.

Thank you ,Texas Travelers, for your kind 5 star review. We hope you enjoyed your stay in Camden & Bar Harbor as much as you did that in Portland. On receiving your review we traveled to Freeport's Cuddledown and replaced the pillows, something which had been on our "to do" list. We were well aware of the bright early morning sun rising out of the Atlantic and into the bedroom but had overlooked the indirect light coming in from Morning Street on the south side. We have remedied that. Thank you so much for your constructive comments. And do please come again. Our best regards, Betty & John Morning on the Atlantic