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Five Gables Inn

East Boothbay, Maine.

The Five Gables Inn is a beautifully restored bed and breakfast inn in Maine, and the last of the turn-of-the-century summer hotels in the Boothbays perched on a garden-framed hillside overlooking picturesque Linekin Bay.

Bed and Breakfast Description

Have you ever heard your parents or grandparents reminisce about vacations at a rambling old hotel somewhere on the coast of New England & wondered what it was like back in those days?

At the Five Gables Inn, in East Boothbay, Maine, that golden time doesn't seem so long ago. For more than a century, the Five Gables Inn has perched on a garden-framed hillside just down the lane from the East Boothbay General Store. It still has a broad verandah with a hammock and plenty of comfortable chairs overlooking a quiet cove where lobster boats tug at their moorings. And guests still linger in welcoming wing chairs in front of a big fireplace in the common room.

If guests from the past were to return today, however, they would certainly be struck by all of the inn's modern luxuries. For at the Five Gables Inn, while the best of yesteryear has been lovingly preserved, it has been complemented by all the amenities today's discriminating traveler expects to find in three-star lodging.

Completely and beautifully renovated and restored to its original Victorian charm and reopened in 1989, the inn offers fifteen rooms, all with private baths and period reproduction furnishings including queen size, king size, or four poster beds. All of the rooms afford spectacular views of Linekin Bay, its islands, and the sea beyond. Five of the rooms also have working fireplaces.

Inn Information

Season: Mid-May to End of Oct
Rates: 130.00 - 225.00 US Dollars (double occupancy)
Rooms: 16
With private baths: 16
Mealplan: Breakfast included
Food Served:

• Full breakfast
• Tea and lemonade, along with homemade pastries and cookies, compliments of your hosts.

Nearest Airport(s): Portland

Payment methods accepted:

Services:

Fireplaces, games, wraparound verandah, pool & boating nearby

Area Attractions and Activities:

Saltwater swimming is just across the lane and for golf enthusiasts the Boothbay Country Club is located nearby.

Joggers, bikers, hikers, kayakers and walkers enjoy our quiet neighborhood scenic seascape and shoreline.

Take a boat ride to Monhegan Island, and hike the cliffs or take a whale watching cruise with Capt. Fish or a watch for puffins on the Hardy Boat Cruises.

Visit Hodgdon Yachts Ship's Store and Information Center. Hodgdon Yachts is one of the top luxury yacht builders in the world.

Most Popular Rooms:

Room 14: You'll think you are in a Sea Captain's home in this lovely 3rd floor room. The view of the bay is magnificent. There is a working fireplace with comfortable reading chairs, lots of books, a king size bed, and private bath with skylight.

Room 10: The view of the bay from this 2nd floor corner room is breathtaking. You'll have a bird's eye view of all the lobster boats coming and going. Fall leaves are beautiful from this room. There is a queen size bed and private bath with tub/shower.

Restrictions

• Please inquire about our policy regarding children.
• Smoking not permitted.
• No pets, please.
• No access for disabled persons.

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