New owner for Ogunquit’s historical Cliff House Resort & Spa

It's the end of an era: Fourth-generation owner Kathryn Weare has sold the Cliff House Resort & Spa, which tops the cliffs of Bald...

Bar Harbor dining and lodging with a view

Views! Views! Views! I spent the last few days at the Bluenose, in Bar Harbor. While there may be a few other places that...

Checking in: West Street Hotel, Bar Harbor

The West Street Hotel, one of the newer additions to the Ocean Properties empire, opened in 2012 on the corner of Main and West...

Spa escape

Listen up, girlfriends: Augusta, Maine's capital city, isn't a tourist destination, not by a long shot. It is, however, a great place for a...
Original architectural elements enrich a stay at The Francis, a 15-room boutique hotel in Portland, Maine. ©Hilary Nangle

Checking In: The Francis, Portland’s newest boutique hotel

I'm sure late 19th-century Maine architect Francis Fassett would be pleased with The Francis, Portland's newest boutique hotel. Fassett designed the Congress Street home...