Kennebunkport, Maine
The Cottages at Cabot Cove
Tidal cove cottages
Kennebunkport, Maine
Renovated
2005
Price
$$$
Rated for
Design Heritage LocalOutside the door
The house
Kennebunkport Resort CollectionTidal cove cottages
Life revolves around the water, with morning bakery baskets delivered to your porch and rowboats waiting at the dock.
What it’s good at
Notable
Sixteen petite cottages individually styled with vintage wallpapers and retro Big Chill appliances.
Notable
Preserved 1930 motor court cottages that once welcomed road-tripping vacationers along the cove.
Notable
Private dock access on the tidal cove, with complimentary rowboats and cruiser bicycles.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
Each cottage today is individually decorated by a different interior designer, with a private patio, a kitchen or kitchenette, and a bakery basket left at the door each morning.
Somewhere quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Dock Square sits a mile away, putting harbor boutiques and local seafood within an easy cruiser bike ride.
The rooms
Each cottage opens onto a private patio, with its own kitchen or kitchenette for quiet breakfasts.
How it began
Sleepy Hollow Motor Resort opened here in 1930, treating early motorists to modern novelties like electric heat and morning milk deliveries.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.