With many great memories of previous camping trips to Blackwoods Campground, I was very eager to have a Bar Harbor vacation with a mattress and closer to town. I was overwhelmed to find the Hideaway on VRBO as I knew this was THE best property location in town. The day we arrived and pulled off the bustling street into the driveway this was reconfirmed. There simply is no better location in town for a rental property.

The house is darling. There is plenty of room (and so much light) in the kitchen. The first floor powder room/laundry are very convenient. The 3 bedrooms are all perfect size for vacationing. The full bath with rainfall showerhead and skylight is an unexpected luxury. Every detail in the home is clean and well cared for. A wonderful and unexpected bonus of a rental was clean bed linens and towels (nice to not have to do that laundry when we returned home). We loved the nice touch of a personal note from the property owner with a beautiful welcome basket (what a generous and thoughtful touch).

I mentioned the joy we felt in pulling into our parking spot and with the convenience of the island explorer we really went days without driving our car. We walked to the market on the days we were cooking at home and found dozens of restaurants, seemingly every place we looked. We quickly figured out how to navigate the Explorer and get to the parts of the park we wanted to explore. The house is removed from the main street and the gardens simply take you away from the hustle and bustle of the town.

We traveled with a party of 5, spanning 3 generations, and everyone equally enjoyed the house and the location (near the fabric store and CJs for ice cream). Ann is a gracious and kind hostess. Our only regret is that we only stayed for one week. We would recommend this home without reservation and would stay again without considering another property. Thank you for everything Ann.