Oakland House Seaside Inn & Cottages
It doesn’t get much more Maine than this: Innkeepers Rick and Robbin Littlefield are descendants of the colonial farmers who acquired this plot in 1889, via a land grant from King George. (The original sign remains.)
On the mainland just north of the bridge to Deer Isle, it’s a classic coastal summer resort big on quiet and closeness to nature. Simple, wonderfully relaxing cottages are tucked among 50 acres of shoreline with extraordinary views of Eggemoggin Reach.
The cottages have one to two bedrooms each and are of varying vintages—most have fireplaces (wood is delivered) and kitchenettes but lack televisions or phones. There’s a 2-night minimum, but weekly rentals are more common (and preferred).
Less rustic are the 10 rooms and suites in the original inn. Cozy Little Deer has a double bed; the rest are a mix of queens and kings, and all are done up in a contemporary farmhouse style, with lots of pale pastels and checkered upholstery.
If you’re coming with a crowd, inquire about the standalone Acorn Guest House, which has six bedrooms and two baths. The dining room serves simple breakfasts—blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs, and the like—to the public and to guests, for an additional charge.
It doesn’t get much more Maine than this: Innkeepers Rick and Robbin Littlefield are descendants of the colonial farmers who acquired this plot in 1889, via a land grant from King George. (The original sign remains.)
On the mainland just north of the bridge to Deer Isle, it’s a classic coastal summer resort big on quiet and closeness to nature. Simple, wonderfully relaxing cottages are tucked among 50 acres of shoreline with extraordinary views of Eggemoggin Reach.
The cottages have one to two bedrooms each and are of varying vintages—most have fireplaces (wood is delivered) and kitchenettes but lack televisions or phones. There’s a 2-night minimum, but weekly rentals are more common (and preferred).
Less rustic are the 10 rooms and suites in the original inn. Cozy Little Deer has a double bed; the rest are a mix of queens and kings, and all are done up in a contemporary farmhouse style, with lots of pale pastels and checkered upholstery.
If you’re coming with a crowd, inquire about the standalone Acorn Guest House, which has six bedrooms and two baths. The dining room serves simple breakfasts—blueberry pancakes, scrambled eggs, and the like—to the public and to guests, for an additional charge.
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