Waterfront Hideaway on the Tidal Falls midway between Acadia and Schoodic

Tidy Maine home in a beautiful location overlooking tidal falls. We loved waking up to the bay in front with eiders and loons, a bald eagle, then returning to the falls at low tide after spending the day exploring Acadia and visiting family. The record player was an added bonus, with excellent classical music selection! The kids loved the upstairs living area with plenty of light to draw, play games (and watch TV of course) - we all appreciated the gorgeous stained glass windows in that space as well as panels throughout the house. We hope to make this an annual spot for our little family to return to!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Tidal Falls house a few weeks ago. It was the perfect location to have as a “home base” while visiting Acadia National Park and other areas on the coast.The home is spacious, comfortable and well-appointed. It was almost as if you were walking into someone’s home that you were house-sitting for the week. Unless you need something specific or unique, there was no need to pick up spices or condiments for the stay. There were plenty of linens, pillows, towels, etc.Every bedroom has a view of the bay…such a treat! There were nearly always ducks paddling by, and twice we saw otters, which I didn’t realize at the time was a little unusual for the time we were there. We didn’t see any eagles, but I’m sure they were around.You can see the reversing falls at the Tidal Falls Preserve from the back deck…it’s just one road up. Be sure to stop in there and enjoy that area! It took us about 45 minutes to get from the house in Hancock to Acadia National Park, but the drive was nice. There are larger shops and numerous restaurants in Ellsworth, which is not too far away. We tended to fix our own breakfast at the house, and then be out and about for lunch, often bringing leftovers home for supper. Although there were neighboring houses on either side of us, it still felt private. Lydia, the host, is very responsive. I had a couple questions just prior to our check in, and she was quick to respond. Highly recommend!

Place was great and comfortable. Dated but comfortable furnishings. Host extremely responsive and kind.

Great property! Very clean and very well appointed. But for the four of us, the real excellence came from the sitting area and fire pit perched over the water and in clear view of the endlessly fascinating tidal falls.

Our family loved this house! The views are so beautiful!! Sitting on the porch or down by the water is how we spent every morning and evening! Close enough to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park but far enough to have the peace and quiet! Will definitely book again!

This house was perfect for my family's trip to Acadia/Bar Harbor. The view of the bay was amazing, so peaceful! Hanging out in the backyard was one of our favorite parts of the whole trip! The kitchen was fully stocked, a convenient store was a few minutes away, and communicating with Lydia was easy.

We greatly enjoyed our stay and the location was great. We loved being right at the Tidal Falls to look for sea creatures, we even found a star fish. There is a seal that would swim right out in front of the house. It was easy to use our kayaks though getting to the water at low tide was a bit tricky, but doable. The house was well equipped and clean though dated. We loved the family room upstairs to unwind with board game or book or movie and the views of the water from all the bedrooms was nice to wake up to. Really lovely and completely relaxing. It took us maybe 25 minutes to get to the Schoodic part of Acadia National Park and 45 to get to the Mt Desert Island part. Ellsworth which was only 15 minutes away had a nice small downtown and there were a number of good antique shops within 30 minutes. Places to eat in Hancock aren't plentiful but they were very good. We enjoyed the Black Sheep and Ironbound.

This was the perfect place for our family of 4 (2 teenagers) to stay while visiting Acadia National Park. We had a lovely room and bathroom downstairs, with a lovely view of the reversing falls, and our two teens each had their own room, shared bath upstairs, with a t.v. lounge room. We enjoyed the record player, sitting on the rocks on the backyard, watching the eagles and seals and ALL the birds. We ate breakfast and dinner in every day, and packed lunches. We were able to comfortably visit both Mt. Desert Island as well as Schoodic Peninsula. Wonderful!! We'd definitely stay here again!

We rented this house to see the Fall Foliage and explore Acadia National Park.This house is about 40 minutes away from the park, but the drive is very pretty! The house is spacious and comfortable.The views from every window are incredible. The back yard is beautiful. We wished there had been more another tv, but the record player was such fun! This place is great!

This home was a delight for our family of six, including three teenagers. The views at sunrise and sunset were magnificent, and the record collection was perfect incredible. The location was close enough to Acadia but yet far enough away to feel like a retreat. We truly felt at home.

My family & I had a great stay! The house was more than what we expected. The view from the deck was gorgeous. We sat there every morning enjoying the scenery. The space inside was nice. We went to MDI & Schoodic peninsula and it was an easy drive to both. If we ever go to that part of Maine again, we won't stay tjere.

The property was very nice. Loved the views. It was close to the activities we wanted.