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Anchorage by the Sea
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5 reviews for Anchorage by the Sea
When I go to Maine, I stay here.
This is a beautiful hotel with beautiful views of the Marginal Way. It is walking distance to the Village of Oguniquit and Perkins Cove.
It has all of the amenities that one would want when staying in Maine. Pool, hot tub, snack bar/cafe. The staff is friendly and accommodating. The hotel is spotless. There are chairs throughout the property to lounge about and take in the coast.
This is my escape, when ever I need a release from reality, find me here.
Pros:
Hotel grounds are spotless and lovely. Rooms are well appointed, clean, and reasonably updated.
Cons:
Less than impressive service. If the concierge had spent less time trying to hit on us and more time telling us that our third party (who was arriving later in the day) wouldn't be allowed to park on the grounds, I would've been a bigger fan of this hotel.
We only were planning to stay for an overnight and I will start this off by saying we had terrible weather, so much of the hotel that seemed like it would be great in nice weather, we did not experience.
Overall for the price (and without being able to use the pool or walk the marginal way), the room itself was not worth it. It was clean and the room was nice and big, but the overwhelming smell of bleach each time we opened the door wasn't pleasant. Also, they did not have a hold on the temperature and the room was stuffy even when we put the a/c unit on full blast. The sheets were really rough, I didn't find the bed to be very comfortable and I'm pretty sure the hotel must just soak their sheets in bleach (which I guess they have to do), but it was so strong that my entire body broke into hives. We packed up at 11:00 at night and just left... I could have sucked it up, but since we don't live that far, it just wasn't worth it.
On a positive note, we did have a drink at the "bar" by the pool and they had a guy singing and playing music and he was great. That was by far the best part of this place (without having been able to use the other amenaties).
Anchorage by the Sea is a nice place, BIG and spread out along the marginal way, a few different properties make up this hotel. We stayed the weekend and got a package deal that included a few meals around town, if we just booked the room it would have cost the same as the room with dinner and two breakfasts. The hotel is nice but not ultra-modern or chic, it is pretty much what you would expect from a nice hotel by the sea. free wifi, free little box of chocolates and salt water taffy in the room. reasonable rates, easy to find .. book your room far enough in advance and you can get something on the water ..
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I just spent my Labor Day weekend here with my Mom (she needed a vacation!). We stayed at the Graham House (not listed on their website), in a room they consider non-traditional because the bathroom was across the hall (only for our room- other 3 rooms have bathroom in room). Quite honestly, wasn't a problem for us, but I wouldn't recommend our particular room for a romantic getaway. Graham House is just that, an old, quite charming house. Overall, hotel had all you could want- pools, hottubs, and an amazing location along the Marginal Way. Beautiful view from their Adirondack Chairs- can't ask for much more. Aside from that, an easy walk into the Village of Ogunquit, and down to Perkins Cove. Rates were reasonable for location. Staff was very friendly and accomodating. Was also quite clean. I would love to go back! Also: If going with a group, booking the entire Graham House might be a consideration- four rooms in total- two rooms downstairs are efficiency, so you get the benefits of renting a house, but amenities of a hotel!
