Driftwood Inn
Dating from 1910, the oceanside Driftwood Inn is a family-run retreat at the end of a dead-end road, more or less just a compound of weathered, shingled buildings and a handful of cottages. The rooms of time-aged pine have a simple turn-of-the-last-century flavor that hasn’t been gentrified in the least. Most rooms share bathrooms along the hallways, but some do have private sinks and toilets. (The inn also has seven rooms for solo travelers, a rarity these days.) Cottages on a small, private cove are furnished in budget style: Expect plastic shower stalls and pretty dated furniture, but where else in Maine can you sleep at water’s edge this cheaply? The inn maintains an old saltwater pool and porches with wicker furniture to while away the afternoons, as well. From Route 24 in Bailey Island, cross the bridge and turn left onto Washington Avenue and proceed to the end.
Dating from 1910, the oceanside Driftwood Inn is a family-run retreat at the end of a dead-end road, more or less just a compound of weathered, shingled buildings and a handful of cottages. The rooms of time-aged pine have a simple turn-of-the-last-century flavor that hasn’t been gentrified in the least. Most rooms share bathrooms along the hallways, but some do have private sinks and toilets. (The inn also has seven rooms for solo travelers, a rarity these days.) Cottages on a small, private cove are furnished in budget style: Expect plastic shower stalls and pretty dated furniture, but where else in Maine can you sleep at water’s edge this cheaply? The inn maintains an old saltwater pool and porches with wicker furniture to while away the afternoons, as well. From Route 24 in Bailey Island, cross the bridge and turn left onto Washington Avenue and proceed to the end.
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