Black Point Inn
Just 10 miles south of Portland (about 15 min. driving time from downtown), the historic Black Point Inn is a Maine classic. Situated on 9 acres with views along the coast both north and south, the inn was built as a summer resort in 1873 on the same attractive rocky point memorialized by landscape painter Winslow Homer. It remains one of Maine’s grand seaside resorts, combining dramatic Atlantic cliffs with the warm elegance of an Arts and Crafts-era retreat.
The inn itself features broad verandas, shingled architecture, and inviting common spaces that encourage lingering over a book, a cocktail, or a sunset. The property also offers oceanfront dining, a heated outdoor pool, access to two sandy beaches, and exclusive privileges at nearby beach and country clubs. Its Chart Room restaurant is a gastropub that does breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and has a killer outdoor seating area with beach views.
It’s easy to believe (or at least pretend) that you’ve slipped back in time to the fin-de-siecle cottage era of Edith Wharton and Henry James—except for, thankfully, all the modern amenities you’d hope for in a historic inn of this caliber.
Just 10 miles south of Portland (about 15 min. driving time from downtown), the historic Black Point Inn is a Maine classic. Situated on 9 acres with views along the coast both north and south, the inn was built as a summer resort in 1873 on the same attractive rocky point memorialized by landscape painter Winslow Homer. It remains one of Maine’s grand seaside resorts, combining dramatic Atlantic cliffs with the warm elegance of an Arts and Crafts-era retreat.
The inn itself features broad verandas, shingled architecture, and inviting common spaces that encourage lingering over a book, a cocktail, or a sunset. The property also offers oceanfront dining, a heated outdoor pool, access to two sandy beaches, and exclusive privileges at nearby beach and country clubs. Its Chart Room restaurant is a gastropub that does breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and has a killer outdoor seating area with beach views.
It’s easy to believe (or at least pretend) that you’ve slipped back in time to the fin-de-siecle cottage era of Edith Wharton and Henry James—except for, thankfully, all the modern amenities you’d hope for in a historic inn of this caliber.
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