In town Bar Harbor Waterfront Home

An amazing location, so much to do. I'm a happy repeat visitor.

Love this property. Perfect for all interests. Hiking, shopping, photography. Love our time here.

Helpful and responsive host, very comfortable. Close to town but quiet!

Great place for a family reunion. My family of 14 stayed at the Shore Path Cottage in August 2025. The location is perfect. Sunrises are amazing as they pour into the side yard each morning. The outdoor space is beautiful and includes a wrap-around porch, an expansive grass area, a fire pit, grill, table in the yard, and direct access to the shore path. The kitchen is huge and well equipped, allowing multiple family members to prepare meals while others just hung out there just to watch the action. The Dining Room accommodated 14 of us very comfortably. Believe all of the amazing reviews!!

The Shore Path Cottage was a wonderful setting for a multigenerational family vacation for our group of 14. Ages ranged from 9 months to 76. The location was very close to the center of Bar Harbor, with plenty of restaurants, shopping and tour companies. But it was also tucked in at the end of a quiet street and the back yard went down to the Shore Path and the ocean. The house was very comfortable with large rooms and reasonable acoustic separation which was tested by the presence of 2 babies. The kitchen was large and well stocked with pots, pans and other cooking implements. We cooked a number of meals, eating outside or at the large dining room table. There was a good selection of outdoor toys and games for the older kids ages 2-9. Badminton, volleyball and corn hole were the favorite games. They loved going down to the tide pools and walking to town for ice cream. The host was staying next door when we were there. She was welcoming and helpful when we had a minor issue. We enjoyed running, riding bikes in the park, hiking and even I a dip in the cold water. After a few of the most popular hikes in the park (Jordan Pond, Cadillac Mountain), we appreciated some outings on the quiet side of the island. We learned that cell service is spotty in the park, so plan ahead!

We had a wonderful week at the Shore Path Cottage with our extended family. The home is situated in an ideal location near all the charm of Bar Harbor, yet feels quiet and secluded with large green space for children to play. Roberta warm welcome was especially kind. Highly recommend this spot for families!

This home is absolutely beautiful and the location is perfect with stunning view of the bay and walking distance to all the wonderful restaurants and shops! Top of the line appliances in a dream kitchen! Lovely bedrooms with numerous bathrooms! Roberta the host and Lisabeth the property manager are two of the nicest people you’ll ever meet! If you’re planning a trip to Bar Harbor this home will not disappoint!!!

A great house right on the water with access to the shore path (which is exactly where you want to be for walkability around Bar Harbor). We all (15 of us) had a fantastic July 4th week cooking at the house, sitting around the firepit, playing badminton and just hanging out on the porch. Formerly run as in inn, this home has a fabulous, rambling feel that is perfect for multi-family gatherings. A cherry on top is that Roberta (who lives next door) and Elizabeth are the most wonderful hosts.

We stayed here for a week with a large family (12 people), ages 10-80. The pictures on the listing don't do it justice. It's very spacious, with plenty of room and rooms for all. Old school charm, but very comfortably furnished in all bedrooms & living spaces. We enjoyed afternoon drinks on the porch while the kids played badminton in the yard and made scores by the fire pit.The location was perfect - less than 10 min walk to Main St, Bar Harbor, or via the Shore Path. Short driving to all parts of Acadia.The owners live nearby and were very friendly, but never intrusive. All of our questions received a quick & helpful response.We had a truly memorable family week here!

Great Property! Would love to stay there again.

Our hosts were great and very helpful

A wonderful home to rest and relax in and a location that can’t be beat. Five stars!

Perfect for our group of 10 friends for a week enjoying Acadia and surrounds. Fabulous home allowed us to cook and eat together, hang out, and also have quiet privacy if needed.

Perfect place to spend a week exploring the area and enjoying each other's company.

Great location, beautiful home, perfect spot to spend the week!

Although the weather was iffy the location made up for it. It was a ten minute walk into town that had everything you could have wanted; restaurants, entertainment, shopping, coffee shops, tours and ice cream shops. The house had everything you needed in a rental and the hosts responded to any questions immediately. Would definitely rent again.

Love the accommodations and feel . Will definitely revisit

This is a grand old house in a perfect location for being able to explore all the beauty of Acadia National Park, or take a short walk into the town of Bar Harbor for shopping, restaurants and ice cream, and then retreat back to the house for some peaceful rest on the porch while the kids have fun running around in the large, private yard and down to the shoreline. It was so nice to take that peaceful walk into town and not have to worry about parking as Bar Harbor is quite busy! You can feel the ocean breeze and the temps cooling down as you get closer to the house walking in from town. The rooms are spacious, the kitchen updated, large, and well stocked, and the porch is great! We also rented the cottage on the same property which was wonderful for our two families with young kids. They were able to shuffle them off to bed away from the big house yet be close enough that they could wander back and forth easily between the two houses. The house is old and not updated to modern sized bathrooms and such, but it is clean and charming. We had a great vacation and loved our stay here at this house and in beautiful Acadia! The owner communicated with me many times during the months prior to our vacation as I planned this trip for 23 people ranging in age from 23months to 71yrs old. Roberta was so responsive to all my questions and she and the caretaker, Liz, were so very kind, helpful, and eager to make this a wonderful stay for all of us! We would highly recommend!

Fabulous place to stay. Location is amazing and the view down to the water from the porch is beautiful.The lawn was lots of fun for the children and Roberta and Liz put up a badmitton set for us. We had a blast and liked everything about it for out family. The huge modern kitchen in this charming old house is well stocked. We hiked trails in Acadia until we could not walk anymore. Everyone in our family (15 of us) liked the fact that everything in the village was an easy walk and we could also walk to bar island land bridge which was fascinating. We want to return, it was our introduction to Maine.