As appealing as the home looks online, in person we found it even better. A prefect setting; exactly what we were seeking as a destination to celebrate our 30th anniversary

We just returned from a fantastic week at this beautiful property. The house is lovely - comfortable and attractive furniture, great bed, well-stocked kitchen, and the view is unparalleled. We spent hours on the deck reading, birdwatching, and just relaxing. Even when we had remote work to do, the WIFI was excellent. Unlike the many other places we've stayed, we did have to go out for some basic supplies (sponge, paper towels, tissues, etc.), but that is just a minor detail that you can prepare for in advance. Great walking trails to explore with our pup just off the property and that area of the coastline is spectacular. We returned to the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland, which we always enjoy and purchased great crab and fish from the local fish market as well as lobster from the Tenants Harbor Lobster Coop. Merritt is an outstanding host and a wonderful person. She did everything possible to make us feel comfortable and was extremely reachable when needed. You will love this house. We hope to return!

We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful place to celebrate our 50th. Every day we saw eagles perched on the trees nearby or swooping over the water fishing. We saw loons and heard their calls. We watched lobster boats coming and going and had views of two lighthouses--all from the deck. We (and our dog!) thoroughly enjoyed the trails through the woods above the house. The house has a spacious, open design with ocean views from every room and from the large deck. We ate in all week so we appreciated the well-equipped kitchen. All in all we had a wonderfully relaxing week and plan to visit again.

Lovely home in a spectacular setting, sitting above the Penobscot Bay and surrounded by woods! Beautiful sunrises, access to incredible private trails through the woods. Isolated and private yet a quick trip to quaint Tenants Harbor and Port Clyde, and east drive to Rockland and the Farnsworth. House is roomy, well-equipped, comfortable, with stunning views and a perfect deck! Host is prompt, friendly, and very helpful. A great place to enjoy the coast of Maine. And dogs are welcome!

Can't get any better than this! Our third time here and still our favorite! Right on the ocean, so falling to sleep every night to the sound of the waves against the rocks - wonderful! Very private; at the end of the road, not visible from the road, nearest neighbors not visible. Expansive views from EVERY room in the house; just walls of windows! Fully equipped house with everything you'd ever need. Outstanding wooded trails for the pups right outside the front door! Close to some great local restaurants as well as to Rockland for addl restaurants and shopping needs. The property owner stayed in touch to ensure everything was going well. Cannot speak highly enough of this great property.

This house is one of a kind! I don’t think I will ever come across a stay with views of the ocean and total privacy like this one. The house is spacious and clean with a very well equipped kitchen. The deck is expansive and the place to be at any time of day. Even though our visit was during the off season, there was plenty to do and good places to eat! Without a doubt, I would love to come back and stay here again! 😊

We were so pleased to be able to stay at Merritt’s charming cottage again. Even in the bleak midwinter we loved every minute! It was cozy & warm, comfortable & peaceful. We love it here.

This property is exactly as advertised very wonderful right on the ocean glorious wonderful deck beautiful house lovely trails can’t recommend it enough!

A delightful stay. Photos do not do justice to the panoramic ocean view. Easy house to stay in. Great beds—we all slept well.

Our 2nd time here. Still the most perfect site for us. Right on the ocean, expansive views from every room, secluded end of the road so very private, well off the road, groomed wooded trails practically right out the front door. Every home accommodation inside. Fully equipped kitchen and bathrooms! Close enough to Rockland and to several great local restaurants (we definitely had our fill of lobster!). We and our 2 border collies LOVE this place! We're already scheduled to come back.

The location is picture perfect . The only way to be closer to the water would be on a boat. Sitting on the deck admiring the view was our favorite activity. The cottage is bright , airy and comfortable. We enjoyed exploring the trails with our dog. We marveled at two eagles frolicking in the air on a particularly windy day. Overall a very relaxing and delightful week. The kitchen would benefit from a new toaster.

What a wonderful home! Great places to just relax on the deck or walk the trails. So many good lobsters shacks and restaurants. We are generally wine drinkers but the beer selection was irresistible. Beaches for the dogs and lighthouses for humans. Highly recommend!

This charming little house is light and airy, nicely furnished and comfortable, set in a beautiful spot at the end of a dead end road. The view of the water, complete with lobster pots, boats going by, and dramatic morning skies, was gorgeous from almost everywhere in the house and on the deck. We loved sitting out there with a cup of coffee, watching the light change and the lobstermen chug out to check their pots. We had been longing for a dose of the sea and this was the perfect spot for it! The location on the coast is wonderful, as well, with easy access by car, bike and ferry to the small, picturesque villages of Tenants Harbor and Port Clyde, as well as Monhegan Island, North Haven, Rockland, Rockport and Camden. We had some great bike rides around the area, dipping in and out of little harbors and through the villages, stopping for lobster rolls and grilled clams at places like McLoons Lobster Shack and the Dip Net, and enjoyed a spectacular hike around Monhegan. (Note that Maine, like every attractive tourist destination in the US, is suffering from a pandemic-related labor shortage and huge demand, so eating out or getting on a ferry requires some patience and good will, but it is well worth it.) The owner, Merritt, was helpful, accessible and very pleasant to deal with. There was some recent landscaping work that left the approach to the house a little raw, but that will soon grow in, and the house itself was unaffected. This lovely place makes a great base and we hope we can return soon, to enjoy the amazing view and continue exploring this beautiful area.

An amazing setting and home. We look forward to returning!

The sound and view of the ocean from this lovely house is like balm for the soul. Peaceful and mesmerizing, the location is unbeatable. The many windows on the first floor let in light and a panoramic view of the sea. Sitting on the wide back porch you feel like you are on the bow of a ship. Lobster boats amble by, birds swoop down for their catch, and we caught sight of a majestic eagle. The house is very comfortable and well designed. We had everything we needed. A short drive to Port Clyde and a reasonable one (1/2 hour) to Rockland were among the several places we most enjoyed. Check out Drift Inn Beach at low tide. This house was very hard to leave at the end of our stay.

We have stayed in Tenants Harbor several years at a different property. We love it there because it is not touristy, is beautiful and all the people we meet are delightful. We were both thrilled with the communication from Merritt as well as the house itself. It was open, clean, peaceful and perfect. The kitchen was well stocked, the furnishings were comfortable and the house was very clean. They were even lupines and daisies fresh cut from the gardens waiting for us! The trails in the woods are wonderful and well-maintained. The deck is perfect, albeit very sunny, but there’s an umbrella and a charcoal grill in the basement, which were easy to extract from the bulkhead. We stayed with our two dogs who were also very happy and spent most of their time on the deck or on the trails. There is a dog park nearby in Thomaston and Drift Inn beach is also dog -friendly, which made for a fun vacation for them, too. We are already planning our next getaway! Our grateful thanks to Merritt and her family for sharing their beautiful cottage.

Property sits secluded on the cliffs of the Atlantic Ocean. Home has a very New England feel - windows open - so we listened to surf crash on rocks day and night — mattress - super comfortable. — best sleep! Early morning sunrises - paint the horizon in magical colors as lobster fishermen in their boats check there traps. General store — great place — a few minutes drive — live lobster by the pound $7 to $9 a pound. Large lobster pot in home for steaming lobster. Minutes from Marshall Point Lighthouse - same one as in the Forest Gump movie. Minutes from Spruce Head Island and the famous Mcloons Lobster Shack. Claws in Rockland has a lobster bisque that is the best I have ever eaten! — art museum and golf. About 2 hours drive to Acadia Nation Park and Bar Harbor -& than an hour drive to Camden. We had a great experience. Highly recommend.

This rental has it all: gorgeous location, comfortable beds, well-appointed kitchen, trails through the woods! Exactly as described and pictured, Merritt has created a beautiful home here. The sound of the waves on the rocks lulled us to sleep each night, and was the soundtrack to several daytime naps. A built-in white noise machine! Blissful. And exactly what we needed after a difficult year.

My husband and I just finished a three week stay at Merritt’s incredible home. Maine is such a special place, and this house really represents so much of what makes Maine unique. The views from the home are truly breathtaking. The sea stretches on for miles and the sound of the crashing waves on the rocks below is so relaxing, I slept better there then I had in months. Around the home there are incredible trails that are maintained by Merritt’s family. We walked them everyday with our dog and we all couldn’t get enough. It’s so peaceful and a wonderful place to be active and feel restored. We met some of Merritt’s family and friends along the quiet road leading to the house (the house is really tucked away and feels so private) and everyone was very welcoming and kind. The house itself is very clean and comfortable. The huge windows in the living area are the best place to watch the ocean (other then the large deck), which is equally beautiful in sunshine or rain. I highly recommend a stay at Merritt’s to celebrate everything that makes Maine so unique!

Such a lovely, peaceful property. Stunning views, ocean sounds at night, welcoming deck, comfortable rooms, and well stocked kitchen. Nothing but nature around you. Heavenly vacation spot to recharge your batteries.

Merritt’s home is perfectly located with stunning views of the Altantic and amidst nature. It’s the last property on the dirt road and is adequately supplemented with everything that you would need for a comfortable stay. We woke up every morning with an amazing view of the sunrise and sound of water hitting the rocks below. There are a couple of trails nearby to hike. The kitchen is well equipped to prep meals, coffee etc. Merritt was very pleasant and responsive to deal with. One of evenings we had an issue with the heat and she was prompt to send a heat maintenance to help us out. All in all we had a great stay and we are planning to stay there again in future.

This is a great place to experience the beautiful mid-coast of Maine. The house is a wonderful place to take in the Penobscot Bay and Atlantic Ocean in all their glory. Everything you need is on hand. Local retail can get you all you need to prepare a outstanding meals in this great home.

I loved staying here so much. The setting is truly stunning - the views of the ocean were breathtaking and so idyllic. The layout of the house was beautiful, the decor and design was classic, and it only took a couple of minutes to childproof by putting rubber bands over the cabinet knobs! We made fires in the wood stove every night and cooking was a breeze in such a well equipped kitchen. I felt instantly at home there and didn’t want to leave. I can’t wait to come back in the future. What a gorgeous spot.

The location was beautiful and the owner couldn’t have been any more pleasant. We look forward to going back!

Secluded and quiet, comfortable, lots of natural light, sunrise, sunsets, outstanding and attentive owners, as advertised, – we’ve already decided to return!

The location is gorgeous. So very quiet and the trails and adjacent woods are magical. One morning we clocked 2 miles of hiking just around the property! With sweeping views, a sunny deck, and oversized windows we enjoyed the ocean every day. The wood stove is very cozy and there are so many thoughtful touches around the house — quality bedding and linens, comfortable beds, nice dishware. We brought in our own water for tea and coffee. And the owner was very gracious in helping us with an internet situation. I think the only caveat for the WiFi-dependent is that the internet is quite slow (realm of 8 mbps) and you may want to download bigger items (movies, a new season of Caillou...) ahead of time. All around, it was a restorative stay when we needed it most! Highly recommend the blueberry pie from Jesse’s bakery in Port Clyde and meals from Ancho Honey. We hope to return again.

We loved our stay in Tenants Harbor. The house was perfect for the four of us, and the views were amazing. We loved walking down on the rocks, through the woods and along the road.

We had a wonderful time , The house was secluded and Beautiful.. The beds dreamy, best sleep I have had in any other vbo .. The property had some beautiful trails to hike right outside the door .. We did lots of hiking and went to many beautiful lighthouse in the area .. We mostly cooked at the house , it really was to beautiful to be gone to long .. We had lobster delivered right to our door with help from Merritt .( Thank you ) .. The wood stove kept us extra toasty as it was a cold wet week .. We didn’t want to leave .. I have been all over the world inVBO homes and this one was in my Top ten to return too .. We left some pumpkins for the next people coming in .. Thank you Merritt we truly all left much more relaxed than we arrived .. We will be back .. Michelle

Loved this wonderful house by the ocean. Great location, beautiful property and house. As others have said, it was great to have a kitchen they was well outfitted because we cook a lot. Our dogs loved it, too! Be forewarned that the ticks are outrageous this year and we brushed/pulled dozens of them off our dogs. Make sure to do tick checks frequently! Merritt was very responsive about the only house issue we had which was a very weak internet connection and she had the internet company send a new modem to the house. We’ll be back!

The most perfect place for us! Right on the ocean. At the end of the road; private. Wood trails right off the property (great for walking the dogs). Crashing surf put us to sleep every night. Extensive ocean and woods views from every room! Wonderful home that had every convenience! Loved our stay so much; will definitey stay again!

I searched far and wide for a property in New England, on the water (truly, on-the-water) that is dog friendly, in a peaceful, remote location and wouldn't exacerbate my allergies/sensitivities to chemicals (IE air fresheners, glade plug-ins, over zealous disinfecting, residual perfume odors etc). This gem hit all marks, other than fragranced linens which is nearly impossible to avoid so I bring my own bedding and towels. At my request, the owner cleaned the home prior to our arrival with all natural alternatives. A huge differentiator in my ability to be there and so appreciated. The home is just as pictured, only the pictures omit one critical element: The sound of the surf. You can hear it from every room in the house all day and all night. It is magic and we unwound quickly and slept well - and a lot. Coffee on the deck overlooking the ocean in the morning was a highlight as were the daily walks with the dog on the gorgeous trails right off the yard. We ran into the owner's uncle one day on the trail and learned about the Famiy's history with the property - a very special place. Cannot say enough about how much we loved our time and how comfortable and user friendly the home is. Everything you need in the kitchen is there, beds are comfortable. Only oddity which was not a huge deal is the water is brown - from iron apparently - so bring bottled if that turns you off. If you are looking to get away from it all and unwind by the sea, don't hesitate to stay here.

Our family loved our time in the cottage. The amazing views from the porch, the walking trails, and the surrounding towns made for a spectacular week. The sunrises and evenings on the deck overlooking the water were the best part. Merritt was great and quick to respond. I can't imagine a more beautiful spot to relax and embrace Maine's beauty.