Suite Dreams: Where to stay in Maine & beyond, hotels, inns, cottages

Perfect Maine foliage escape: Waterford Inne

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - September 22, 2017

UPDATE: The Waterford Inne has new owners I don't think one could find a more classic country inn in a more perfect location for leaf...

Sweet dreams for Red Sox and Bruins Fans in themed suites at two Boston hotels. ©Hilary nangle

Score! Suite dreams in Boston for Red Sox & Bruins fans

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - August 21, 2017

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Yo, Red Sox and Bruins fans: Check out these sweet splurge-worthy Boston suites dedicated to the teams you love. Fenway Park Suite at the Hotel...

Bernie surveys his domain at the Inn by the Sea, Cape Elizabeth. ©Hilary Nangle

Bernie, Maine’s dog-friendly expert, makes his final post

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - July 18, 2017

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Last Friday I said a final goodbye to one of my favorite travel companions and my resident expert in dog-friendly experiences. Bernie, my 11-year-old Leonberger,...

Elephants at my doorstep: Satao Elerai Lodge, Kenya

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - May 26, 2017

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I’m sitting on the deck of my Satao Elerai tent gazing over the savannah grasslands at snow-capped Kilimanjaro, when I hear a rustling. Elephants! Since I...

Explore Maine’s Katahdin Woods & Waters and Moosehead regions

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - September 8, 2016

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Explore Maine's Katahdin Woods and Waters and Moosehead Lake regions either from a convenient base between the two or by looping through via a gravel road connection.

Escape to Maine’s Attean Lake Lodge

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - August 10, 2016

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With spring comes the realization that summer's around the corner, and it’s time to get cracking on planning a family vacation. But where, you...

Dog-friendly accommodations in Maine

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - May 30, 2015

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I frequently travel with my furry sidekick, Bernie, a 97-pound Leonberger. Both of us can vouch for these dog-friendly Maine accommodations that extend not...

Cape Elizabeth’s Inn by the Sea successfully launches homeless dog adoption program

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - May 10, 2015

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Well that didn't take long! The first dog in the new foster-to-adoption program at the uber-dog-friendly Inn By the Sea, in Cape Elizabeth, came...

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

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - April 14, 2014

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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...

The Rangely Inn, in Rangeley, Maine, has reopened under new ownership.

Rangeley Inn reopens under new owner

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - October 23, 2013

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Travis Ferland is working to restore the Rangeley Inn to its former grandeur. Already, the three-story historical hotel in downtown Rangeley is looking better,...

Checking in: West Street Hotel, Bar Harbor

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - June 29, 2013

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

Savoring art, antiques, and the art of breakfast at Portland’s Pomegranate Inn

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - January 21, 2013

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Every morning, when I see the Pomegrante Inn's feed on Facebook, I start drooling. Innkeeper Dana Moos authored The Art of Breakfast, which I...

Park your self-contained RV in Winter Harbor and explore the Schoodic Peninsula or hop the ferry to Bar Harbor. Courtesy photo.

This just in: New RV campground opening in Winter Harbor

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - January 20, 2013

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Acadia's Schoodic region is getting a new RV campground. Roger and Pearl Barto, who operate the Main Stay Cottages in Winter Harbor, have added...

For a taste of the real, ungussied-up Maine, loop down to Jonesport and spend a day or two immersed in a real lobstering village. hilary Nangle photo.

Jonesport, Maine: an authentic, ungentrified lobstering village on the down east coast

Suite Dreams Hilary Nangle - August 4, 2012

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Jonesport, Maine, is a bona fide, way-way down east Maine lobstering village with a salty disposition and a stunning location. Not many tourists, other...