It was my first time staying at a B&B. A very high bar has been set, so other places had better…read moreworry. Everything was wonderful, from the location, to the room, to the friendly owners as well as the other patrons. For three days there was never a grumpy face among anyone. There was only one negative thing: being woken by the smell of sunrise potatoes being made for breakfast. Revenge was gotten by eating the culprit so all was good in the end. I absolutely would not hesitate staying here again, so much so that it may make me return for another visit soon.

What a great place and location. Short walk to downtown. Room was very nice. Stephanie was so…read moreaccommodating. Breakfast was delightful. We will be back.

Incredible. Topside was an amazing stay and experience for us. We booked room 14 which was the…read morecorner top floor building. It's the best ocean view, very private, quiet, and picturesque. The room itself has a view of the harbor with large picture windows, and the bed is very comfy, best we slept all trip. The amenities provide anything you need and they are all clean non toxic products for shampoo, lotions etc. We were greeted in our room with roses, a hand written note, and chocolates which was such the added touch. The private lawn has chairs to enjoy the view, and games like cornhole. Yes, the breakfast is wow! Homeade and tailored for any dietary need as well, so very thoughtful. They provide snacks and drinks all day. Staff is wonderful, and we couldn't have asked for anything better. This is worth your stay! We will be back!

This is a review I don't want to write…read more Our 12-day road trip in honor of our being married 20 years was an incredible experience, which we shall cherish for the rest of our days. As much difficulty as I had planning it (for a variety of reasons I won't bore you with), everything ended up turning out GREAT. Ironically, though, the one place I was MOST excited to experience... Topside Inn... turned out to be our least favorite, and that makes me sad and even a little angry, and that's why I don't want to write the review. I've written many a negative review if a place warrants it, but this one still bothers me. It wasn't that it was horrible. No. In fact, I would probably say that our stay was even "decent" overall, but there were some annoyances and disappointments. I'll start with the disappointment. We stayed at this inn during our actual anniversary. The person assisting my travel agent friend who booked it said how excited they were at the inn. Here's the irony... not only did they do NOTHING for it, they couldn't even muster saying "oh, we heard it was your anniversary. Happy anniversary." NOTHING. Not one word. Not one gesture. Did I need them to do something? No. We had our own celebration, but at every other place we stayed for our 12-day trip, the other places somehow acknowledged our anniversary with kind words and/or some gesture... like a little box of chocolates or a 1/2 split of sparkling wine/champagne. Something. Did I expect anything? Not at all... but again, when the reservationist made an initial fuss over our anniversary being at THEIR place and how exciting it was, yeah, I expected at least a greeting. Now for the annoyances. I have a bad back and bad knee. The reservationist was given a full explanation of what our room needs would be. No stairs, easy access, difficulty with uneven ground, and they assured my travel agent friend they had the perfect room for us. They said the room would be on the ground level with no stairs involved. The problem is that they did not pay attention because I ended up dealing with very uneven ground walking up and down a gravel incline, along with a few stairs to boot, and they could have given us a room on the same level as the parking lot where we'd only have to wheel our suitcases a few feet to the room without any stairs, gravel or inclines. In a few words, they BLEW IT. It wasn't easy for me to deal with the slippery gravel, not to mention the incline and the few stairs, but I dealt with it. I just know it could've been MUCH EASIER if THEY had paid attention. I had never been to their property before, so I would have no way to know how things were laid out or what room would suit me best... but they did. The room itself was clean and SOMEWHAT comfortable. I say only somewhat because the mattress, at least in the room we stayed in, was very weird. The sides of the mattress severely sloped downward, so that when I would sit on it or even lay, I felt like I would roll right off... esp. on the side of the bed where I slept. This was an issue throughout our stay, and it definitely posed a challenge to deal with it. Another issue I had with the room was that the shower was small, but worse than that, it was incredibly slippery. I was terrified I was going to fall because there was nothing to hold onto; nor was their any non-slip mat or strips. People rave about the breakfasts served here. I was expecting some incredible elaborate feast, based on what we read and were told. However, I was completely underwhelmed with the breakfast when we were there. Basically, we were given scrambled eggs and sausage, neither of which was anything special in taste or presentation. There was some kind of strawberry sauce over a biscuit, and while it looked pretty, it had no flavor. I'm not a cereal eater, so I didn't have any. I don't know... it was a big miss to me. I just didn't see or taste why people think this is so wonderful. It completely eluded me. We paid a lot of money to stay here. It should've been a lot better for what we paid, and by the way, we paid less everywhere else and got much better service, much better comfort, and we were treated better by any of the other places we stayed at. There are enough other choices in this town that if we ever return, it won't be to this establishment. Again, it wasn't bad... it just wasn't great either.

We stayed for a night on our way to Bar Harbor and it was wonderful. We knew we had one of the…read morenicest rooms with panoramic views of the bay. Not impressive at low tide because your looking at mud- but everything about the room and stay were wonderful. The inn keeper was friendly and offered to help with luggage- no elevator- and gave us the lay of the land. Ever room has a little table outside their room to enjoy the fresh air. People sat out with drinks and reading and the area was quiet. Our bed was hands down the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in. Hands down. I wanted to ask where the mattress and pillows were from. Breakfast was delivered to our outdoor table at 8:45 and delicious. Would definitely recommend and stay again

My family and I visited the Inn back in October and we will never forget it. Not only were the…read morerooms beautifully designed, but the views were AMAZING! The breakfast was delicious every morning and every bit of the service was top notch! The hot tub and fire table were amazing as well. Could not recommend staying here more! (Ps. They have a towel warmer!!)

We have been this place before but the recent visit even better…read more We stayed in two queen bed room, with water view. Our room is twice as king bed room that we stayed before. Room is simple as standard two star motel, but it was very clean and air was so fresh. We travel with our 16 month doggy girl. She loves watch out the water view through balcony. Not just the water view is so beautiful, it's even better when you step into the water. We stayed in the water front few hours each day during the stay. Owner is very friendly. I had to adjust my schedule few days ago before our visit, owner adjust my room with out problem and he was so nice. We will come back again. P.S. there is sea food restaurant with sea food market just 2 miles away. The name is Robinson's Wharf, you will love it if you a sea food lover.

We loved our stay here! The owner is so friendly and helpful. We stayed in the executive suite, and…read moreit had a large king bed and pull out couch. The room was very large and spacious and had a beautiful water view. The inn is on a large pond where you can swim or go out on a canoe or paddle boat (for free!). They even supply life jackets. They have a fire pit and charcoal grills with picnic tables on the beach which you can use at any time. I wouldn't walk to the down town, but it's a quick 5 minute drive. The inn offers coffee/tea all day, and has a small breakfast offering that we did not partake in. There is a small pool that our toddler loved as well! We can't wait to go back next summer.

Hands down my favorite place for a beer on the bay. The bartender, Heather, will take great care of…read moreyou. They have 12 beers on tap or so, wines, and spirits. They run a small crew here so you need to order food and drink at the bar. Sole customers struggle with that but it's ok the view is worth it. They have live music most days starting around 4:00 pm. They have happy hour 3 - 6 pm too which gets you yours beers a few dollars off. I've only had the clam chowder and the onion rings. They were alright but honestly I just come here to talk to the fun people at the bar and the great views of the harbor. Be aware they are closed on Sundays.

Everyone had an amazing top quality lunch. Great blts, lobster roll, haddock bites, and even…read morenachos! A very happy server too

Resort location is outstanding! Located right on the water with an incredible restaurant, Marina,…read moreoutstanding service, and to top it off, the rooms have been recently renovated, and the bed was very comfortable - a spectacular property.

Just Making a reservation was a major accomplishment because you can't book it online and you have…read moreto leave a message and hope they call you back. Rooms are fine but basically an old motel with a new coat of paint and some new furniture. Linens are nice. No iron in the room and impossible to get one from staff because no one answers the phone at the front desk or housekeeping. Front desk not staffed except 8:00 am until 10:00 pm. If you get locked out of your room it's pretty cold in your car. Only hotel I've ever stayed where there was no iron.

Stay was fine, disappointed with quality of customer service. Visiting friends were made to feel…read morelike vagrants after being asked to leave an empty rear sitting area for not being guests of the hotel.

We had a great stay here and would highly recommend it to anyone who want a lovely, convenient…read moreplace to stay in Boothbay Harbor. Our room was spacious, spotlessly clean, with a lovely bathroom including a jetted tub. The balcony overlooking the Harbor was a great spot to sit and read or have a drink. The Inn is within walking distance of everything you would want to do in Boothbay--lots of restaurants, shops, boating tours, etc. We would definitely return to the Blue Heron Seaside Inn in the future.

This long weekend with my friend felt more like a Virgin driver getaway than our actual Virgin…read moreRiver getaway to B.C., Canada. This property has an adult summer camp feel and would actually be great to get a group of people to stay for 4-5 days to be able to get the full experience. My friend said it reminded her of Dirty Dancing and I completely agree! We had a double full room which was lovely. The slider with the balcony viewing the ocean was the perfect way to sit and start your day. The rooms have keys, not cards or pin pads. My two negatives are 1) the bathroom has a door and a toilet but no door on the toilet but a door on the shower. But there's a jacuzzi. The toilet feels like it should be behind a closed door. 2) This is one of those places where the pictures online make it look brand new and gorgeous and its not brand new but it is quite nice. If you don't want to leave the property, you could stay and really utilize the entire facility. It was too cold to swim which was a bummer because I swore I saw the pool is heated somewhere, but it is not. However? The pool and the hot tub sitting out in the harbor was an amazing place to sit and stare at the stars at night. We had 2 spa services each scheduled for Saturday. Unfortunately, about 2 hours before the first service, we got a text that the esthetician was ill and we would only be able to enjoy our couples massage, and the time got moved a half hour later for that. Now we had planned on Saturday being a full spa day, 2 services each, 3 hours of services...hang in the hot tub after...and so this was a bummer. Thinking back I'm kind of surprised that we weren't offered anything additional, or a small discount for the last minute inconvenience but maybe I'm expecting too much. That being said, Ryan the masseuse...chef's kiss. Amazing massage. Being outside in the cool breeze but the sun, the sounds of the birds and animals...it was absolutely perfect. Which we had explored the hot tub here. Now the bar/restaurant...both got steak bites night one. Amazing. Fries - amazing. Drinks, great. Night two we sat at the bar and kept Armando company and he was a great bartender, we got espresso martini's with desserts and they were delicious. William at the front desk was so kind and helpful, as was the rest of the staff. There's a little game room, there's a s'mores station. One downfall is this gorgeous property is a place of celebration, so the grand view deck was closed as a private event. I would absolutely go back and try to spend more time here. We drove to downtown everyday and had countless amazing meals/ drinks/service. Plenty of shops and candy and chocking and footbridge views.

We stayed there in 1995. It was great…read more Flash forward to 2026. Not so good. Points for improvement: 1. Grounds need to be gardened more often. Weeds in the common areas. 2. Buildings need to be maintained. Our building had paint peeling off the railings and possible carpenter ant infestation in the wall by building Bluebird. 3. Breakfast service.....I like water in the morning....each day I had to search out and ask the waitress to refill my glass. 4. Nobody told me at check-in that the room would only be cleaned every three days.....we were only there four days. 5. Food.....eggs Benedict was spicy and not pleasant to the eye.....it had a vinegar taste......primavera at dinner was mediocre. Thick and pasty. We will not return.

Beautiful seaside resort and restaurant. We definitely enjoy the frozen summer beverages and…read moreseafood lunch menu!!

I absolutely love this place. GPS will get you there but pay attention. A lot of little twists and…read moreturns. Very nice area to explore and spend time by the water. Breakfast is absolutely amazing. The bar in the evening was very good as well as the food for a snack. Would love to go back to this place very romantic and definitely a destination for a special occasion/wedding. They have a convenient shuttle bus that comes by about every hour. There's no way that you can reasonably walk or ride a bike down to the town center unless you're into steep hills. Usually, there's no issue with parking downtown. There was a parade in the town center, and we were able to find parking along the street fairly easily. There's also some parking lot that are on the honor system for about $10.

A beautiful place to stay when visiting Boothbay, ME. The rooms were clean and nicely decorated…read more It is really nice that they allow dogs at their Inn. The view is what this place is all about. It was so pleasant sitting outside on the balcony facing the bay. It was good to find a mini fridge, microwave, and coffee maker. The continental breakfast was descent. The rooms were rather small and the place is a bit outdated. but the hospitality and location make up for that.

We reserved a large block of rooms for our son's Memorial Day wedding and it couldn't have been a…read morebetter choice! Cindy was so helpful, getting welcome bags into all the rooms and helping us plan the rehearsal dinner which was held in the hotel's lovely dining room overlooking the harbor. Everything went perfectly and we heard lots of compliments from wedding guests who enjoyed their stay. There is really not a better location from which out of town guests can enjoy the harbor. A big thank you to Cindy and all of the staff of the Boothbay Harbor Inn and its sister Oceanside Inn. You're awesome and we appreciate how well you took care of us!