Spacious Cottage Overlooking Bass Harbor with Sweeping Front Lawn

This historic home in the center of Bass Harbor village offers a way to experience the beauty of Mount Desert Island away from the crowds and tourist buses. Come and enjoy authentic cottage living at a fraction of Bar Harbor prices. The property has a front house, Harbor View Cottage (this listing), and a back house, Bass Harbor Hideaway (VRBO #351747), that are both available for summer rentals.Harbor View Cottage overlooks Bass Harbor, a scenic marina filled with lobster boats. The Cottage offers a view of the harbor from its lawn, living room and two of the bedrooms, including spectacular Maine sunsets.Harbor View Cottage is spacious, sunlit and comfortable–a quiet, elegant outpost from which to enjoy all that Mt. Desert Island and Acadia have to offer. It features:• Three bedrooms, plus a finished attic living space. The bedrooms include one with 2 twin beds, a second with 2 twin beds, and a third with 1 king-size bed. Two of the bedrooms overlook Bass Harbor. There are also 4 additional twin beds in the attic.• There is a full bath on the second floor, and an additional shower/sink/toilet in the finished attic.• Living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen (full-size appliances).• Linens and towels are included.• Washer/dryer and charcoal grill are provided.• Expansive front yard with plenty of room for kids to run around and explore. Yard includes a fire pit for roasting marshmallows.• 1 mile from Bass Harbor Head Light.• 12-minute drive to the nearest Acadia National Park destinations.• 10-minute drive to shops & restaurants of Southwest Harbor.• Minutes to Echo Lake, hiking trails, swimming, boating, golf & fishing.• Free island shuttle to Bar Harbor and other points of interest. Shuttle stops every hour on the hour, and picks up near the base of the driveway.• High-speed broadband WIFI at speeds of 300 Mbps downloads / 10 Mbps uploads (typically fast enough to stream). Performance may vary based on the number of devices being used.• Note: AT&T cell phone service works well in Bass Harbor, but Verizon and T-Mobile offer spotty service. If you have Verizon or T-Mobile, you may want to make park and other reservations ahead of time.Got a Large Group?The back house, Bass Harbor Hideaway (vrbo #351747), sleeps 4-6 people. For groups of up to 16, you may want to consider renting both houses.**We are following our routine cleanings between tenants with EPA-registered disinfectants to kill germs on high-touch surfaces such as kitchen counters, appliances, doorknobs, cabinet knobs, light switches, faucets, toilet handles and television remote controls. We also air out the house between renters.**Keywords: #Acadia #islandliving #harborviewcottage #MtDesertIsland #MaineVacation #southwestharbor #quietside

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

As of 23 Jun 2024, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Spacious Cottage Overlooking Bass Harbor with Sweeping Front Lawn on 7 Jul 2024 start from £793.25, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Situated by the sea, this holiday home is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse and 1.3 mi (2.2 km) from Acadia National Park. Ship Harbor Nature Trailhead and Wonderland Trail Trailhead are also within 2 miles (3 km).