Best restaurant in Bethel ME. Great atmosphere, friendly staff and great continental cuisine. Ask…read morethem to back the blueberry duck, it was amazing. Don't miss their pies.

The food was delicious the ambiance was great. Smooth jazz playing, nice quiet lighting. The staff…read morewas very polite and efficient. Creme brulee was excellent. Definitely a 5 star restaurant.

What a lovely addition to Bethel. Spa pool wasn't open yet, but rumor is sometime in September…read more Inside restaurant was lovely and the outside gardens beautifully kept. Dinner was so yummy, blackened salmon, chicken Marsala and Mushroom ravioli were enjoyed. Only one minor detail, Caesar salad was served with what looked like sardines Dogs enjoyed the doggie bag .

An impeccable stay! My husband and I spent a Saturday Evening at Grace Note since we were in…read moretown for party with friends. All we can say is WOW. We stayed in Room#5. The entire property is beautifully decorated and the amenities are lovely. Our room had a wonderful sitting area, gas fireplace and giant king size bed that provided one of the best nights' sleep I have had in a hotel. The innkeeper is so lovely, friendly and ensured our stay was exceptional. The thing we loved the most about our stay were the details. The well appointed bathroom and the coffee bar were both notable additions which made our stay more enjoyable. The breakfast in the morning was delicious, featuring a mushroom and prosciutto frittata that was next level spectacular. Next time, we will enjoy dinner at the restaurant since it appeared to be a local favorite. Did I mention the adorable dog that oversees the inn. The sweetest! Grace Note, we will be back. The Parkers

Six years after my initial review I still stay and play 4 days of golf at The Bethel Inn each year…read more I'm adding a star as this years visit showed improvement in a few areas. The condo unit I stayed in appears to have been recently renovated with fresh paint and new kitchen appliances. The place was immaculate. The restaurant, Millbrook Tavern and Grill also upped their game. The food served for dinner was much fresher and tastier. During my stay I had their fish and chips, Maine lobster roll, and the Southwestern Rice Bowl. For starters I had their clam chowder and wedge salad. All were very good. Service, which has been notably slow in the past, was terrific. Each night our servers were quick and pleasant. The bartender, was equally quick serving great drinks. The golf was fine. The area has been inundated with heavy rain for over a month. So the course was sloppy wet in many areas, so much so we were told to ride cart paths only for the first 2.5 days. But it was still quite playable and is a nice layout with some challenging holes. Scenery on some holes is gorgeous looking at the Maine mountains. We had a great 4 days at The Bethel Inn.

Not good. The place is severely understaffed. There was no provision for guests getting into the…read morerestaurant, so without reservations (at the restaurant at our own hotel - why didn't staff tell us this when we booked) we were left on our own to find food in town. Not fun when every place is jam-packed and it's five degrees out. The in-house restaurant won't even do takeout, so forget getting a pizza in your room. Winter amenities - the pool (closed), s'mores, sleigh rides - there wasn't a word about them. So the hotel is advertising features that clearly don't exist, or at least communicating very poorly about their availability. The staff are overwhelmed. They are so busy trying to keep the place afloat that they don't have time to solve problems. There was no manager on premises the entire weekend we were there. We didn't need one, but there was a family there who'd just arrived at their Bethel Inn time share, only to find that the place the had partial ownership of was occupied. Again, no manager, no solution, ruined vacation for that family. That's right. This isn't a place that is simply poorly organized. They are in such dire straights that they actually RUIN vacations. Here's a clue as to why. Just look at the help wanted ads. Sunday River hotel jobs generally pay several dollars more per hour and include ski benefits, health care, and even housing. For example, an $18/hr hotel maintenace tech job at Bethel with no benefits pays $24/hr at Sunday River. Even a bellman at Sunday River's hotel makes $22/hr, also gets tips, free skiing, and subsidized housing. The Bethel Inn was bought by a large hotel chain a few years back. The chain owns a lot of Holiday Inn Express and Fairfield Inn locations, in addition to "luxury" destinations. It seems pretty clear that the owners have yet to decide which they want the Bethel to be.

Clean, reasonable rates and lovely people. Be sure to shop in the boutique! Right in downtown…read moreBethel so it's the perfect location.

Love this place. Comfy beds, supper clean and quite. A great bargain for the quality.read more

This is the cutest and coziest B&B! My boyfriend and I spent the weekend in the Wandering Moose…read more(such a funny name for a bedroom), and greatly appreciated John and Jeanette's hospitality. From the moment you walk in, there's a cozy living room with games, books, and drinks (Bailey's Irish Cream, Port, and Sherry, I believe). You're also greeted by Jeanette's freshly baked goods of the day in the kitchen. I loved that the B&B was close to other Bethel restaurants and attractions. During our few days in town, we ate at 3/4 places that John recommended and even attended the Bethel Harvestfest and Chowdah Cookoff. Even though we had a car, we enjoyed walking, so we strolled past Gould Academy which had some nice views. I'd definitely recommend this B&B if you want a quiet and cozy place to stay for a few nights. It's really raised the bar for future B&Bs! Hopefully we'll be back one day.

The owners were welcoming, knowledgeable about local activity and special spots, plus excellent…read morerestaurant suggestions. The house is filled with beautiful Victorian furniture and fascinating antiques( uranium glass)Our room was comfortable and well appointed. Tasty individual quiches for breakfast was a treat. We would highly recommend and hope to return one day.

We stayed at the Air BnB for our wedding weekend this weekend and many of our guests were staying…read moreat the inn. The big house is amazing and perfect for being with your family friends!! The inn rooms were also very nice! They were so helpful and accommodating making our weekend perfect!!

Enjoyed our stay one night here (we were in the old I renovated part). Everything was clean, good…read moreWiFi connection, and my son loved the bunk bed. The owner was out of town for a wedding so we never got to see the inside of the main house, and the check in/out process was different. Would like to come back the renovated section next time. Nice location close to the town.

The Grand Summit is not so grand. It was and still is an unsafe place to stay. The rains came…read morewashing the only road to allow staff, guest, ambulances, and firetrucks to pass. Three days trapped in a tiny studio was too much. Even though most of the rooms were empty, they wouldn't upgrade us to something a little bit bigger leaving us in a lonely, negative, dark, and cramped space, which increased stress and anxiety. The temporary bridge will not handle the weight of a firetruck, ambulance or any vehicle of considerable weight. The staff that were confined with us for the 3 days were incredibly helpful and informative about the bridge/road that washed away being needed for repair for a very long time. Keep your family safe and away from the Grand Summit and Sunday River.

I thought I posted this in March, but I guess it got saved as a draft. So here it is…read more In 2014 In a previous review I wrote I'd never spend another dime here. Well the ski in/out lodging choices can get desperate up here and I have been back six times since that review and every stay has been lackluster and expensive. There is literally only one reason to stay at this pig sty. That's to have a ski in/out experience. However this is my first experience back since coof started and yikes I'll start off with the good. As someone who has been coming up here sometimes twice a year since 1995 I always arrive an hour or two before the official check in time. This year my room was ready upon my arrival. That's a first. Very exciting. I'm a fan of the fact that there are multiple lift ticket pick up points. It's also great that you can text the front desk to harass them with mundane questions like. "Why does my fresh towel in my room have a large blood stain on it?" I'm a fan of the little igloos and A frames outside that's cool. The wifi worked really good for our stay. But the bad. The room was clean but was tired. When was this hotel built? 1992/93? I remember coming here as a child and everything was brand new. Our vintage 1990's oven kept turning on and off. Our vintage March of 1993 MIcrowave worked but was absolutely disgusting inside. (I did house keepings work and cleaned it) Apparently they no longer give you a roll of paper towels when you stay here. I mean i'm shelling out around 450 a night. You would think I could get a .39 roll of paper towels, but no I had to go get ripped off at the Barking Dawg. The television was messed up. We had one channel. I inquired with the front desk and they said they would send someone to the room on Friday. But they never did. I figured it out myself. Someone fooled with the setting and made it so you have to go into menu and scan the digital channels. Putting in the channel number did not yield anything. I know this sounds trivial and I don't really watch television. But sometimes it's nice to know that an amenity i'm paying for works. The tap water will literally burn your mouth. So that's nice! On my first night I went to get my pregnant wife some water at camp. They advertised that they are open until 9pm on Thursdays. But the door was closed and lights were off at 8:40pm. Oh cool. That's great. I then went up to the vending machine on floor 2. It was showing an error code and said out of order. I told the dude at the front desk the vending machine is broken. He said "oh they will be in tomorrow morning to fix that" Cool that doesn't help me. I found an unrefrigerated vending machine that was flashing a code that said "78 degrees" that has a single bottle of water in it on the other side of the hotel. So that's cool at least I did not need to drive to get my wife water. Just one measly $3 bottle of water. The room. So yeah it was vintage. The murphy bed housing was disgraceful and the mattress seemed thinner than the ones in other years. The vintage heater/ac unit sounded like a runaway train. The door was so racked you had to slam it to close it. Btw look at the picture. You can see the outside of the room around most of the door. So you could see everyone walking by at night. The inside of the fridge was absolutely disgusting and it was obviously never cleaned. That little cafe near the ski check was not open when we were there. Cashless payments are the literal antichrist. I tipped an extremely inattentive waiter $5 for my breakfast meal. Despite this man not filling up my water, asking me for anything and simply handing me my check he saw me pull out a wad of cash and put $5 in and he said "it needs to be charged to the room" Uhhh lol no. No, your employer can not force you to not accept cash tips. That is stupid. He told me he would not take cash so poor fella didn't get a tip. Oh btw if you advertise a buffet breakfast being available to 10 and don't allow someone in at 9:45 you suck. You guys did that to my pregnant wife while I was out skiing. She called me crying at 9:45 because some piece of shit told her breakfast was closed. What is this bull shit? Complaining gets nowhere with any BOYNE owned property. But what does work is people reading these reviews. If I cost them one couple going to a different place it's a victory in my book.

My 3 night stay was absolutely pleasant. Every single staff member was kind and welcoming…read more Housekeeping, front desk, management exceeded our needs and expectations. The hotel cleanliness, the views and the amenities made it even more enjoyable. Absolutely the best hotel experience i've ever had and would recommend to anyone thinking of staying here!

I usually never take time out to review a resort. But this resort, the staff went all out and was…read moreso friendly, personable and approachable that I felt compelled to write a review to acknowledge their customer service, the overall experience and the way the resort felt when we were there during our recent vacation in end of June to July 4th (6/27/25-7/4/25) Front staff Jay (3pm to 11pm shift) was great. Very friendly and had lots of recommendations of place to visit around the surrounding area of Newry, Maine. Always approachable via text message and always knew my name and called me by name when he saw me. The activities the resort put out in the lounge for the kids was also the best I have seen in the many timeshare resorts I been to. Thumbs up to the resort and team for thinking about the kids. Greg (11pm to 7am overnight shift) was extremely friendly and helpful , the first night we checked in as we got there at 3am after (15 hour) drive from NYC to Newry. On our second to last night my daughter saw a teddy bear at their mini gift shop and since my daughter refuse to part with it, Greg was so nice to buy it for her. The gesture touched my heart and may our trip extra special. Unfortunately we didn't know their summer season begins after July 4th. Most resorts the season begins after Memorial Day. But I guess, not here. So we were 1 week too early which meant most activities didn't start yet. But on the flip side, we had the resort all to ourselves and also the undivided attention of all the staff. Greg said the staff works between Sunday river and the other two resorts. The Grand Summit lodge and our resort - The Jordan. We went to visit the other two resorts and the golf course on our last few days and we loved the decor and feel of our resort more. It was more modern and sophisticated, also bigger. The sister resort looked older and less expensive in comparison. The room we got check into on the first night was a studio deluxe and it had problems. The closet door was broken and we didn't know it was a Murphy bed with a sofa bed. So we called front desk regarding a room upgrade. The staff in the morning Gary, saw the notes left by Greg and we were allowed to upgrade (on the house) to a bigger unit - two floors with two bedrooms, a sunroof, balcony and two private full size bathrooms with loft upstairs bedroom and a master bedroom with full living room and full kitchen. It was a surprise and well received upgrade on the house. We loved it to say the least. We didn't have our housekeeper do much except to change the towels and take out the garbage. I guess they must had been happy. They were friendly and gave my daughter rubber ducky and bubble bath soap. On second to last day another housekeeping staff got my daughter crayon, coloring pages and candy. Their mascot Eddy and Betty the yetis are quite adorable. And it's an ongoing theme throughout the resort. They are trying to make this resort an all season resort. But you can tell they are mostly ski and winter snow season resort and best time to come is during the ski season. Probably most popular time too. Our check out was July 4th, but we stayed nearby for the firework show at Gotham, NH. As the resort prepared for Independence Day they put out a lot of treats and glow sticks as well as stickers and candy. Which was a nice surprise. The resort also has grills that allow guest to use any times. We grilled! Also had a pool and hot tub ... too bad the hours were so restrictive and close early that we only got to use it for 10 mins on one of our days. Lastly the gym was open longer, and guest can use it whenever. Making s'mores on the fire pit seems like a big thing in Newry and in the neighboring town. So we did that activity twice. It was fun! The resort provided all the supplies. Personally, I love the feel of this resort and highly recommend them. If it wasn't such a far drive, I would go more often. Maybe in the future will try to go here for ski season.

Like some have said, the place is dated. The suite, however, was clean and had a balcony view of…read morethe river. The suite includes a small kitchen, dining area, living area and two bedrooms. Reminded me of one of my apartments when I was in my 20's. The hot tub was relaxing and it was easy to spend a couple hours soaking. Staff was friendly. I wanted to check out around 6:30 AM to get on the road, but the office wasn't open yet. I called and left a message instead and just left the keys on the dining room table in my room. May I suggest a drop box for keys for those who would like to check out before the office opens? Decent value, nice setting.

4 stars for the really nice reservation and front desk crew. 2 stars for a place that smells and…read morereally needs an overhaul. Walls are super thin. We had to run the AC to drown out the noise of our neighbor snoring. Had we paid under 100 a night for the 6 hours we stayed, we'd get it but for over 130 a night? Pfftt...never again.

Pleasant River is a nice, unassuming little motel. It is convenient to Sunday River (about a 10…read moreminute or less drive) and we stay there often during the ski season (we have season passes so don't need ski & stay packages). The place is clean. The price is great. The wifi always works great. They charge by the room and not, like most places around there, based on per person full occupancy. We almost always stay 2 nights on weeknights and the 2 of us get a room with microwave and fridge for under $60/night (that is for the both of us, not each). The McCartney's, the proprietors, are quiet, friendly and provide great service.

We where on a motorcycle ride through New Hampshire and Maine 7/7/18 when we broke down on RT113…read more.. We where able to get a tow to the Pleasant River Hotel with the help from a nice couple and a few other bikers . We where able to get the last room .after long and trying day the owners Mr and Mss . Brown Made us feel at at home .. Helping me with my motorcycle so we can get back on the road.. Besides the clean and comfortable room and the southern hospitality.. found in Maine we are thankful for a for the Browns and are looking forward to staying there again under better circumstances.....