Spectacular Ocean Views, Walking Distance To Town, Bike Into Acadia

This is a lovely old house with plenty of rooms for a big family. We loved that. The location was absolutely perfect, which is a big part of why it’s getting 3 stars. Unfortunately, this lovely old house just isn’t quite getting the care she deserves. It’s a huge property, so I think they’ve let some of the cleaning get on top of them. There were weird pieces of clutter everywhere, including a large nail with some foil wrappers wedged on the end in the room my toddler slept in. There were tokens from the previous bachelorette party scattered around the house, and the overall feel was just a little grimy. We put my toddler in a bathtub only to be met with flecks of black floating slime. We had to resort to a shower for a two year old, which was not a good time. There were also human hair balls in the couches, a used dental pick, and a weird exposed wire just floating around next to a sofa. This is an amazing house, I’d just recommend the owners get a better cleaning crew and make sure it’s spotless for how much you’re spending.

We love the location! Could walk to so many Places, shops and restaurants. The house held all of us comfortably. Our whole family could be in one place for a whole week!! It was the best!

Great houseGreat weatherWonderful town and activitiesFerry ride to Schoodic peninsula was a hitHouse is old and tired and housekeeping was very lacking

We stayed with friends and family, loved the historic charm of this home. We loved spending time in the back yard and sunroom. The house was very well stocked - lots of dishes, trash bags, paper towels, toilet paper, laundry detergent (thank you!). Plenty of room to park, lots of umbrellas, flashlights, sunblock. Kitchen has everything needed to make larger group dinners. When we arrived furniture seemed to be in odd places, and there is a fair bit of clutter in the closets and pantry areas. Trash take out was as expected, however the recycling was not collected while we stayed and there was recycling from previous guests accumulating on the back porch. The upper rooms had poor air circulation - while fans are provided, stronger fans would be helpful. Lots of effort (more than average rentals) required when leaving - trash, cleaning dishes, stripping beds and starting laundry. Overall, we enjoyed our time in Bar Harbor and appreciate this home being shared with renters.

Landmark 1910 Shingle-style mansion centrally located next to downtown Bar Harbor, just steps from the sand bar to Bar Island. House was as advertised; maintenance and operating features fine; booking and check-in process smooth. A perfect venue for an extended family reunion. (We booked the house for my wife's 70th birthday.)

A beautiful house built in 1910 with perfect location, wonderful landscaping, great views, impressive woodwork and details, and lots of room. But the house is old and musty. Anyone sensitive to mildew and/or odors will not be happy. We appreciate that the owners are trying to keep the house authentic to its heritage, but that's no excuse for not doing some basic upkeep. The basement is full of mildew and the smell permeates the house, or maybe it's more than just the odor. The windows are a mix of old and older and a lot don't work. I'm not going to list everything, but there's a lot of deferred maintenance, to put it politely. So, if you want a grand old house right on the water and walk to everything in town, this is it. Just understand that it has its shortcomings. Modern luxury is not included.

Large mansion built in 1910 within easy walking distance to center of town and the sandbar. Many great spaces to gather friends and family (glass porch, large dining room, large backyard). Plenty of parking, good washers and dryers. Very nice owner / operator.

Great property for 3 generation family vacation. Plenty of room to spread out. Well supplied with necessities. Gorgeous outdoor space. Perfect location walkable to everything. Would definitely book again if vacationing in the area.

Overall we had a great stay at the property. Space to spread out with a large group and location can’t be beat. The house is steps from the shopping, food and drinks. Behind the house is the sandbar that leads to bar island. Had a couple of minor issues however , there was some significant staining on at least one of the couches as well as a not very clean floor throughout the house. Earlier reviews calling it old house clean is a perfect way to phrase it. Communication was ok but we had asked one question that was left unanswered by host.

Plenty of room for our big family! Close to everything- walking distance is great. Would recommend to anyone with large group

Our extended family stayed at this property for a wonderful Bar Harbor vacation. A welcome feature that is not in the Vrbo website description is the number of appliances that accommodates larger groups. Two big refrigerators and a dorm size fridge where we kept drinks for the kids, two microwaves and three washers and dryers so that we could keep up with laundering clothes. In fact, if I had known there were three washer/dryer units I wouldn't have packed so much! It is located right next to a sand bar where we could observe the tide covering and then uncovering the gravel/sand walkway to an island. This house is walking distance to to many restaurants and boat tours. Acadia is a short drive.

Stayed with a mixed group of family. It is impossible to beat the location and number of beds/ bathrooms. It was what I would call old clean ( to be expected with a house on the historic register, but bothered a couple of people in our group). Bedding and rooms were clean but some things seemed to lack a bit of maintenance(windows, landscaping, outdoor areas could use a bit of clean up/improvement. exposed plywood floors on the third floor, covert with rugs and carpet runners) Overall an excellent place that many in my group including myself loved. Lots of cool old features to explore in the house. If you are a neat freak and looking for a modern experience probably not the place for you. If you don’t mind clean old historic properties with unbeatable location this is the place for you.

Our family enjoyed this property and it's proximity to town as well as the land bridge. It was wonderful to be able to walk to shops and restaurants. The house is spacious with ample room for large groups, as ours was.

Best location in town. Quick walk to downtown, grocery store, and ice cream shops. There were three generations of a family - twelve in total...but no one felt crowded because there is so much room. Everyone loved the old world charm of the house.

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Our 15 consisted of 2 grandparents, 6 parents and 7 children ages 6-17. Everyone had great sleeping quarters and room to be all together. The back porch looking over the land bridge to Bar Island was our favorite. Location was perfect for our activities of eating, shopping and hiking Acadia! We were especially impressed with the Owner's quick and positive response to our one request. Thank you so much for opening your home to our family. The wonderful memories of this place will last us a long time!