The c.1830 Blue Hill Inn, romantic!

Surrounding Area

Blue Hill, a village of 2000, is at the head of picturesque Blue Hill Bay and directly west of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. The village is well known for its artists and musicians and is home to Kneisel Chamber Music School, Leighton Art Gallery, Jud Hartman Gallery and many other artisans. Hiking Blue Hill Mountain, 950 feet, provides a vista of ocean, ponds and woods. Several small hamlets and villages dot the coastline between Blue Hill and Deer Isle. The famed WoodenBoat School is in nearby Brooklin and Haystack Mountain School of Crafts is in Sunrise. The area is a rich resource for adventures and offers overnight and day kayaking tours; lighthouse, island and foliage cruises; ferries to Isle Au Haut, Cranberry Isles, Swan Island; whalewatching in Bar Harbor; hiking the seven mountains of Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island or on Isle Au Haut; biking the 51 miles of carriage roads in Acadia; birdwatching in Holbrook Sanctuary. The Inn is within walking distance of three fine restaurants and the village center.

Accommodations

The Inn, c1830, has been a bed and breakfast since 1840 and is one and is at the heart of the village's historic distric. The Federal style building is clappboarded with brick ends, has the original 9 over 6 windows and sits on an acre of land a block from the head of the Blue Hill Bay. The grounds include a perienniels garden and small apple orchard. The main Inn building has 11 guest rooms, all with private baths, some with fireplaces, some with sitting rooms or areas, original wide plank flooring and moldings,
and individually decorated with antiques and quality period reproductions. There are two living rooms, one with a fireplace the other with a small library for relaxing. Breakfast and tea are served in a bright, sunny dining room, and hors d'oeuvres are served by the fire in the living room or in the garden. The Cape House Suite is located in a small cottage immediately adjacent to the main Inn. The cottage was built in 1979 and the suite is spacious, with cathedral ceilings, pine floors, deck, fireplace, large bedroom-living room, full kitchen and bath.

Rooms/Suites

Room 4-second floor front room with tall 4 poster cherry king size bed, woodburning fireplace, wing back chairs bath with antique clawfoot tub and shower combination.
Room 8-second floor rear room with three exterior walls and five windows, tall 4 poster cherry king size bed, secretary, wing back chairs, naturally finished pine flooring, bath with ceramic tile shower.
Room 2-second floor front corner suite with poster double bed, antique settee, natural pine flooring, oriental rugs, bath with ceramic tile shower.
Room 3-second floor back corner queen bedded room with sitting area. Pine flooring, oriental rugs, victorian sofa. Bath with antique clawfoot tub and shower combination.
Room 5-second floor front corner room with queen bed, fireplace, wingback and ladderback chairs, painted floor, view into village, bath with tub and shower combination.
Room 6-second floor, back corner room with antique walnut queen size bed, non-functioning fireplace, narrow boarded maple flooring, views of garden, small bath with tub and shower.
Room 7-second floor rear smaller room with queen size bed, armoire, carpeted floor, bath with ceramic tile shower.
Room 9-third floor two bedroom suite, one with twin beds, one with a queen size bed, small sitting room, pumpking pine floors, air conditioning, view over garden and village, bath with with tub and shower.
Room 10-first floor front corner room with queen size bed with antique poplar headboard, fireplace, painted floor, bath with tub and shower combination.
Room 11-first floor rear corner room with tall 4 poster pine queen size bed, non-functioning fireplace, painted floor, bath with tub and shower combination.
Room 1-first floor front corner room with twin antique iron and brass beds, thin maple flooring, bath with tub and shower combinatin.
The Cape House Suite-in cottage adjacent to Inn. Spacious, bright suite with large bedroom - living room area, full kitchen, deck, fireplace, air conditioning, telephone, bath with tub and shower combination. Tall 4 poster pine king-size bed, two sleeping sofas, pine floors, cathedral ceilings.
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Amenities

Dining room for 24. Small library. Living room with fireplace. Garden. Full wine and liquor service. Meeting room for 24.

Services Offered

Full breakfasts, early morning coffee, afternoon tea, evening hors d'oeuvres, after dinner cheese and dessert courses, award winning wine and port cellar of over 130 selections, conceirge services for trip planning and reservations for boating, concerts, restaurants, hiking and biking routes, antiques, art, and sightseeing arrangements.
Wine Dinners, romance packages, taste of Maine packages.

Restrictions

No smoking.
Children over 13 in the maine Inn, younger in the Cape House.
Small dogs allowed in Cape House only.

Rates & Availability

Rates vary with type of room and time of year. Rooms in Inn range from $138 to $175 per day, and The Cape House Suite ranges from $190 to $245 per day. Rates are for one or two people per room and include breakfasts, tea, hors d'oeuvres, and service charges. A 7% Maine sales tax and alcoholic beverages are additional. Packages for special events or custom planning are available.
Pre-season specials offered.
The Inn is opened May 20 to November 30. The Cape House is available all year.

The Blue Hill Inn, PO Box 403, Blue Hill, ME 04614
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Directions

From south-In Maine north on 95, exit Augusta to 3E to 15S to Blue Hill. 5 hours from Boston. 3 hours from Portland, Maine, 2 hours from Augusta.

Discounts Offered

May 20 to June 9 (excluding Memorial Day Weekend) stay three days and receive 50% off the third day.
Memorial Day Weekend-three nights package-from $360.