Greenleaf Inn

Elite '09

13

67

Dee C.

Austin, TX

7/27/2008

Here's the problem: I'm an introverted misanthrope about to review a bed and breakfast.  The two things just don't go well together.  Bed and Breakfasts are, I think, uniquely American in their predilection for that sort of in-your-face friendliness: getting to know the innkeepers, being introduced to other guests, and a lack of anonymity.  For some, this is enjoyable, but my husband and I would rather spend vacation with each other than with the strangers staying across the hall - know what I mean?  While the innkeeper introducing us to our neighbors is probably polite, that's too much togetherness for us!

That being said, the Greenleaf Inn might be a perfectly wonderful B&B for people who enjoy that scene.  For me, however, it was an up-and-down experience, with high points and low, and overall it was quite uneven.

For example:
The breakfasts were wonderful and a real high point of the day.  But they were tiny.
The house and grounds were beautiful and in a great location, but looking closer revealed that they skimped on some details: vinyl siding, a cheap-motel bathtub with pushbutton shampoo dispensers, and so on.
The view was lovely, but from our room there was very little way to block out the sun, and we had a large eastward-facing window.  Who knew it was bright daylight at 5 in the morning in Maine?  (To their credit, I mentioned this at checkout and they said they would look into it.)

I know this is a primo area and the price of the Greenleaf reflects that, but between the tourist-trapiness of Boothbay Harbor itself, plus the price of the accommodations, I don't think I'd stay here again.  I'd rather stay in a quieter, less-costly part of the state.

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