43°51′ N · 69°38′ W · Location
Where we are
71 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor, Maine 04538. On the water at the edge of downtown, a short walk from the footbridge and the wharves.
Getting here
- Portland International Jetport (PWM): about 60 miles, roughly an hour and forty minutes by car.
- Boston: about 160 miles, roughly three and a half hours.
- Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens: about 4.5 miles, around a quarter of an hour.
- By car from the south: I-95 / I-295 to US-1 north, then Route 27 south through Boothbay into Boothbay Harbor.
Distances and times are road-routing estimates for light traffic; summer weekends on Route 1 and Route 27 run slower.
Parking is on site, one space per room. Once you are here you can leave the car: the town is on foot.
On foot from the inn
- Harborside 1901 Bar & Grill. A bar and grill at the foot of the footbridge on Bridge Street with seafood, burgers and seating that looks straight down the harbor.
- Footbridge Brewery. A small brewery on the By-Way steps from the footbridge, pouring its own ales in a taproom with harbor views. (year-round)
- Blue Moon Cafe. A breakfast and lunch cafe at 54 Commercial Street with a back deck on the water, known for blueberry pancakes and lobster rolls.
- Red Cup Coffeehouse. A locally owned coffeehouse on Townsend Avenue with baked goods and a porch that fills early on summer mornings. (year-round)
- Mine Oyster. A raw bar on stilts at Pier 1 with local oysters downstairs and a second-floor room that turns into live music later in the evening.
- Ports of Italy. A northern Italian restaurant on Commercial Street where the pasta is made in house, a good choice when you have had enough lobster.
- Boothbay Lobster Wharf. A working lobster wharf on Atlantic Avenue where the boats unload a few feet from the picnic tables, a short walk from the inns across the footbridge. (May–Oct)
- Balmy Days Cruises. Runs the harbor tours, the Burnt Island lighthouse trip and the day boat to Monhegan Island from Pier 8, all within a few minutes' walk of our front doors. (May–Oct)
- Cap'n Fish's Cruises. Whale watches, puffin trips and lighthouse cruises from Pier 1, the same family running boats out of this harbor for generations. (May–Oct)
- Schooners Eastwind & Applejack. Two-hour day sails and sunset sails on wooden schooners that leave from the downtown waterfront, with guests welcome to help raise the sails. (June–Sept)
- Maine Kayak. Kayak and paddleboard rentals and guided harbor paddles from a downtown shop, with delivery available to the inns. (May–Oct)
- Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shop. The Boothbay Harbor branch of Maine's oldest bookstore chain, on Commercial Street with books, gifts and a good Maine section. (year-round)
- Orne's Candy Store. A candy shop on Commercial Street making fudge and taffy since 1885, a few doors from the inns.
- Boothbay Harbor Opera House. An 1894 hall on Townsend Avenue with a year-round calendar of concerts, films and an open mic night, a five-minute walk up from the water. (year-round)
Places and seasons checked September 2026. Hours change through the year; check with each before you go.