The Acadia-A Nature Lover's Retreat w/Hot Tub! in Bar Harbor

Guest Instruction Book Very Helpful

Review submitted: September 28, 2012   Date of arrival: August 18, 2012

Taken from How Was Your Vacation guest feedback sheet. It was very helpful to read your Acadia book. We used it almost every day. Thank you for taking the time to put it together. Also all your instructions on the TV, hot tub and house in general was extremely helpful. We enjoyed our stay. Hope to return for 2 weeks next time.

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Helpful votes: 1 / 1

Perfect Retreat

Pgh119 (Pittsburgh, PA)
Review submitted: September 26, 2012   Date of arrival: September 8, 2012

We were very pleased with our stay at The Acadia. The house has clearly been renovated recently and is in great shape throughout. We loved that the living room/kitchen are on the top floor, allowing us to take full advantage of the morning sun and the gorgeous views of the water and the mountains. The property is very private (we counted only two other house lights visible at night) and makes for a very peaceful and quiet retreat. The proximity to Southwest Harbor and western island hiking spots was a plus. It is also close enough to Bar Harbor for a quick trip into town yet far enough away to avoid the crowds. We would definitely stay again!

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, romantic getaway

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Helpful votes: 3 / 3

Very poor furnhishings

Janet O. ()
Review submitted: September 21, 2012   Date of arrival: August 25, 2012

The positive features of this property are well described on the website and the Guest Book comments posted by the owner. The negative features are not: tiny bedrooms, bare minimum closet space, a very tiny bathroom, and a house filled with furnishings that look—and feel—like they were purchased at a 1960’s yard sale. The living room furniture either sags or is very hard. The queen mattress in the larger bedroom is so thin you can feel the springs in it. Ditto for the twin mattress in the larger room which also sags considerably; it rests on sagging springs that look—literally—like they came from a junk yard. The double mattress in the smaller bedroom was so thin that it was below the foot board and the bed’s occupants would continually hit their feet against it. I thought that flipping the mattress would help matters, and when I uncovered it to do so, found that it was filthy with 80 percent of the surface covered with stains. Unless the owners write that they have purchased brand new high quality mattresses—to match their “brand new” house—I recommend finding another place to rent. (Also, while the owners state it sleeps 7, any number more than 2 adults with 2 kids would be quite cramped.)

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Helpful votes: 7 / 8