Saco, Maine
The Coast of Maine House is a beautiful and historic 1856 brick ships captains mansion and 10 bedroom/26 bed fully restored federal style 5000 square foot property, in excellent condition ideally located 1/2 mile from the water and a short distance to 7 beaches and within 30 minutes of 6 lighthouses. We have a indoor dining room seating up to 24, kitchen seating 4, main living room seating 18, outdoor dining area seating 32 and large built in pool. We are ideally suited for family reunions and large respectful groups etc.... We are a true mansion with 11 foot ceilings on the first floor, 9 foot ceilings on the second and third floor and fireplaces in many bedrooms. The third floor has cathedral ceilings and skylights and a beautiful Jacuzzi tub. Each bedroom has AC and every bedroom has new ceiling fans. We are surrounded by three lovely coffee houses, four craft breweries, seven churches, four restaurants, Saco Scoops Ice Cream shop and two yoga studios. We welcome groups that treat a rental property as if it were there own. Floor plan is as follows! First floor-11 foot mansion ceilings throughout, large kitchen w/all new appliances with cooking island seating 4, formal dining room with three tables seating 20, extra large mansion size living room seating 18 with flatscreen TV, one bedroom with three beds, largest bed is a queen bed with private full bathroom. Second floor floor plan -five large bedrooms with 9 foot ceilings. Four bedrooms has three beds. Two have one king bed each, two have one queen bed each. Two shared full bathrooms. Fifth bedroom has a pullout sleep couch or can be a second living room. Third floor floor plan -cathedral ceilings and sky lights throughout. Three bedrooms each with three beds each. One bedroom (plushest bedroom of all) has a king bed plus two singles, the second bedroom has queen with two singles, the third bedroom has a full with two singles. This floor has one very grand luxury bathroom with a two person jacuzzi and two head shower. The adjacent cabin has 1 queen bedroom. It has one shared full bathroom. There is a beautiful built in pool with three picnic tables with seating for 24 and Adirondack chair seating for another 16. Gas grill.
This beautifully appointed historical brick mansion has about 15 - 18 rooms over 3 floors, with tall ceilings and fireplaces. It is ideally located near the beaches and a short drive from both Portland and Kennebunkport. The kitchen dining room and the great room are all well suited for a larger group, like ours. The bedrooms have lovely bedding and the bathrooms are large, clean and well decorated. Plenty of parking in Stowes historic district. We walked to some restaurants, breweries, and to an ice cream shop. We would defintely stay here again.
Great place for a work trip. Gerry was a great host.
I realize that this is an older home and all in all, our visit to the area was fine. However, the house needs updating, a lot of it. The owner mentioned that there was central A/C but that it did not work. That was the main system on the first floor and it worked ok. All the bedrooms had window or free standing units. Couple of connection problems with these but ultimately worked out OK. It also needs a thorough cleaning. There was dust and debris in a lot of places. I am not sure why it was necessary to have all the lamps unplugged but perhaps there was a reason. It was frustrating and only highlighted the need for cleaning as you worked to plug in the lamps. When we arrived, the pool was green. The owner was good to his word that the pool man would work on it and that it would be clean the next day (it was). The pool area could use a power wash. The kitchen was adequately supplied and, overall, there was plenty of room. There were just a number of things that did not make sense. I mentioned the lamps. We also could not understand why the king beds did not have king foundations. The ad mentioned the horse the owner maintains on the property. The horse is literally in the driveway. He is a beautiful horse and was great with my grandchildren but the proximity was such that there was a farm smell. All that being said, the owner was very responsive, check-in was a breeze, and area was nice. The kids enjoyed the library and the playgrounds (all close by).
We had a special family reunion for my moms 87th birthday. We had a fabulous time and loved the communication with Gerry. He was very gracious, the pool was nice and well used by our family. He supplied all the necessities and beach chairs and coolers. Having Hercules, the horse, was fun for the kids. The portable AC units were good, but the central AC didn’t cool the main part of the house real well. If I came back to Saco, which I think was a great place for our situation, I would stay in Gerry’s house. The house was huge and had many beds. He said there was a lobster pot but we wanted a big one and couldn’t find one in the house. Overall, it was great!
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Loved our stay at the Saco Maine house. It was a great property for an extended family vacation. The pool was fantastic. House is very large and supported 21 of us very nicely. Gerry was great. Had a fantastic week.
This house has a great location. It’s close to breweries, coffee shops and about 10 minutes from the public beach. The house is very big and accommodated our large group well. It should be noted however, that the horse lives in the driveway next to the house. I know it states on the website that there is a horse – but it’s proximity to the house that you’re renting should be noted in case there are issues with people/animals that don’t like horses. The horses hay and the dogs food are stored on the shared porch for the house. The bathroom stalls and vents need a good deep cleaning. And we had to clean out the microwave. Other than that the house was fine.
Thank you for a wonderful stay at your beautiful Inn. Interesting building with on point amenities. Large living room area for gathering indoors. The bedrooms are gorgeous and very comfortable. A lovely front porch. Pool is clean and ready for a refreshing swim! My daughter Loved sleeping in the cabana. There are a number of restaurants and shops within walking distance in this lovely little town. Sand Beach within 10 minutes. Portland is a skip & a jump and is ready for vacationer's! Don't overlook this gem.
Well where do I start? So much to say. This is a sprawling house suited for large gatherings such as ours. We had 28 family members and adequately found space in the number of bedrooms on 3 floors. We also utilized the 2 bedrooms & bathroom available in the adjoining carriage house. There is one bedroom & bathroom on the first floor that sits next to the kitchen. If you have a large group that is the only first floor bathroom, and you must go through the bedroom to use it. Keep this in mind if you have a group where someone uses this and goes to bed early. The kitchen is relatively small for the size of the house, but well appointed with everything we needed. We enjoyed walking to the ice cream shop, coffee, shops nearby. Groceries are close by. It’s a short 9-10minute drive to the beach, and we spent quite a bit of time at Ocean Park, eating fabulous lobster rolls, waking the rocks and tide pools at the East Audobon Sanctuary. It was beautiful! There is a gorgeous fresian horse (the owners) in the driveway paddock (no joke) that the kids enjoyed giving carrots, apples, and petting each day he was there. It does smell a little ‘farm like’ which didn’t seem to be a problem for the handful of dairy farmers in our group, and was easily overlooked by the excitement of having such a neat horse close by. Setting proper expectations is key to enjoying the space. It’s perfect for large groups, layed back mornings on the porch or by the backyard pool with kids, that don’t expect the 5 star housekeeping of a resort - which worked perfectly for our group.
Awesome house in a great location. Close to everything. We had a very large group and the house was perfect. The host is wonderful. We loved Hercules and Molly. Very spacious and comfortable. Would recommend for large groups. Very safe neighborhood.
We could not have been more excited to find a home that could accommodate our very large family reunion and while the pictures made it look larger than it was we thought some things should be known about this property. - it may be stated that there is a horse on the property but it does not state that there will be hay and horse manure in your common space, such as the deck and the driveway where children are playing - you are supposed to clean and leave the house as you found it but we found it very dusty, dirty, caked on food on pots, mouse droppings under the sink, piles of dirt behind doors in the bedrooms, dirt and a stiletto under one of the beds - there is mold all over the shower curtain in the bathroom on the second flower with yellow tiles. - there are also large pieces of wood on the porch. One fell over luckily no one was on the porch at the time but it is not safe. Maybe if there is still construction needed to be done the owner should wait for it to be completed all the wood and scrape to be taken away to insure safety of the property. - while there are spots on the property the 30 spots on school street are not reserved spots it's just street parking so I would image on busy summer days those spots may be hard to come by. - the pool had not been cleaned or setup for our arrival on Thursday. The very nice pool man come Friday evening to clean, shock and place the safety railings in. This meant no swimming for another 24 hrs to allow the chemicals to do there job.
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