We really enjoyed this beautiful little cottage in the small hamlet of South Addison on a lovely, peaceful bay.

Nice place

Beautiful views, comfortable cottage, feltright at home! Could have been better weather, but been a rainy summer so far!

I’ve always stayed near Acadia, but decided to go a little quieter this year and I found this amazing cottage on the water. Mornings were spent having coffee while watching the shore birds and locals digging for clams. The cottage faces west, so no gorgeous sunset was missed as we enjoyed our fresh lobsters from Caler Cove Lobster just 1/2 mi. Up the road. The cottage has everything you need including a charcoal grill and vegetable garden just out the back door! Our hosts were very responsive and provided an incredible amount of local information to help plan our adventures for the week (wine tasting, local blueberry farms, hiking, Maine Sea Salt company - many owned and operated by local families) One of my best Maine stays!

South Addison is a great place to get away. The cottage was perfectly kept with a wonderful view. Great place to relax and drink coffee watching the tides come in and out.

This was just the place for us to relax and enjoy a peaceful vacation. The view and the flower gardens were beautiful and the vegetable garden was immaculately maintained.

Great cottage for us to spend a week unwinding from a rough summer. Beautiful views of the water, nice touch having the garden with fresh vegetables. Home was immaculate clean and well stocked with all the essentials plus extra items . Owners are great and easy to get in touch with (we only needed email). Neighborhood is very quiet and friendly. A great week in Addison, ME, thanks!

So heavenly to get away from it all and have a break from the real world. Cozy, comfy cottage overlooking the water and an ever changing landscape Quiet, peaceful, nature at its best. Enjoyed every moment!

The cottage is located in a quiet little neighborhood with wonderful views of a small ocean bay. Very well kept and decorated. A good location for exploring the northeastern coast of Maine. Bedroom upstairs is tight and with no AC can get warm. One or two added handholds could be added to make the downward entry to the stairs easier. All in all a good value.

What a perfect place and also, time of the year. I needed calm & beauty and that's what exactly I received. This lovely little cottage was so clean and perfectly stocked with all my needs. I truly wished I stayed longer. Thank you Joanne

For one week, I escaped the shackles of the pandemic in this beautiful, remote and friendly fishing village Downeast. On my first day I was greeted by a local lobsterman hoping to sell me some fresh, out of the sea, lobster. On my last day, I walked the trails of a truly magical nearby forest called Ingersol Point Preserve. The cottage is sparkling clean ( in fact I felt challenged to find any dust) comfortable and simply darling. It sits a top a short hill looking straight out to the Eastern Harbor. Even though I didn’t have perfect weather, it made no difference to me, and the sunsets were still amazing. Brenda and Alan were absolutely lovely hosts and quick to respond to any questions I had. I would definitely like to recommend this cottage. I hear they decorate for Christmas too.

Perfect could not have had anything better!!!

We had a wonderful stay at Castaway Cottage. As soon as you walk in the front door, you see the magnificent view of the cove, the island and the ever changing water with the tides. The cottage was perfect, having a everything we needed to prepare our meals and then sitting at the dining table overlooking the water. The location was wonderfully quiet and peaceful. It truly gave us respite from our busy every day life. Thank you to Brenda for all of the information, directions and maps that showed us the local nature walks and beaches. We found each one and had fun exploring the coves and points along the coast. We took day trips north to Lubec and south to Arcadia and returned "home" to the comforts of the cottage. I loved that I could take a short walk to the little beach every day at low tide and search for sea glass. It was also nice to walk the shore road to view the lobster boats and just to walk in the woods. Absolutely a wonderful cottage in a wonderful location.

Had a lovely 2 week stay with my sister and a friend. Great location! Easy travel down to Acadia and Bar Harbor and then up to Campobello Island. We were busy every day. Home was very clean and well supplied. Cooked most meals there since eating out meant about a 30 minute drive. Loved sitting outside with a glass of wine enjoying that fabulous view!

Very quiet and relaxing. We were able to wake up look out the window at the ocean just yards away. Also were able to observe the working harbor. Just the place to read, relax, and explore coastal Maine. Away from the hustle and bustle of larger towns

Brenda and Alan have a beautiful cottage. Everything mentioned in the listing is exactly as described. The sunsets were amazing, Acadia was only an hour and a half away. We took a ride up the coast to Lubec and took a boat tour with Downeast boat tours which was the highlight of the trip. The next day we headed over to Beal island for the best lobster rolls ever. Excellent vacation!

The view of the ocean on the drive to the cottage is literally breathtaking. The cottage is small so bring only what you need and stay with people you are comfortable sharing everything with. The location is remote and incredibly beautiful, and the house is charming and well-maintained.

Very clean and well stocked..It was truly our home away from home!! Everything was clearly labeled.. Very easy to communicate with the owners...The view was unbelievable!!! And purchasing fresh lobster was easy and close by. It was the cutest cottage ever!!! We loved our visit!!!

We recently stayed in this cottage with out two young daughters. The cottage was small but we had plenty of room. The cottage was clean and the owners were very helpful and answered all of our questions. There are numerous hiking trials within 30 minutes of the cottage which offered breathtaking views. We had a great time!

This cottage was all we expected and more. The interior is very nicely decorated with comfortable furniture and a kitchen well stocked with cookware, utensils, and serving items. The best feature is the view. One can sit inside on the couch or outside to watch spectacular sunsets and the tides going in and out. Traveling around the town of Addison , one can get a sense of the native life of downeast Maine. The owners left plenty of reading material to guide visitors to explore the area far and wide. We recommend this cottage to anyone seeking natural beauty and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.

We really liked our stay at at Alan and Brenda's cottage. The cottage had all we needed for our stay. Twice we used the furnace because it did get nippy at night! The cottage is well insulated and it heated up nicely. We brought water with us. Because we've had tap water that was less then what we liked at other places in Maine. But here the water was very good. There are a couple of things that caused me to only give 4 stars instead of 5. We did not sleep upstairs because it was very difficult for us to go up and down the stairs. We both have some joint issues which caused this to be hard. And the other thing is the bathroom is tiny! Fully functional, but tiny! Small detail. But wanted to note this. The area around Addison is very pretty with a lot of things to see. We saw Eagles and a seal. And believe it or not. We saw a beaver in the saltwater! Which is pretty rare. Shopping can be a bit of a challenge. Which we knew because we know the area. The shop and save located about 10 minutes from the cottage carries most of what you'll need. We did take one trip to Walmart located in Ellsworth. Which is over an hour away to stock up big on other items. If you do go to Ellsworth. Then I recommend stopping at Jordans. A nice roadside eatery which carries a surprising amount of food choices. You'll pass this on the right on the Downeast Highway heading into Ellsworth. The weather for the week we were there was fantastic other then one day it misted and was foggy. And one night we had Gale warnings which shook the place up a touch. I was beginning to wonder if we would wake up in OZ! All in all. I do recommend staying here. The view from the backyard is worth the cost of staying here. We spent hours outback with the cameras and binocular watching the wildlife and the folks out digging up clams or whatever at low tide.Alan and Brenda were very helpful in answering the questions we had in regards to the cottage. And with my questions about the beaver I saw.

Wonderful experience! Well appointed cottage. Fantastic host. The vegetable garden was a treat! Beautiful views. Great host.

Lovely home amidst a garden and facing the bay. Lobster pound right down the road; private beaches nearby in walkable distances. Everything plentiful; my favorite was the pellet stove that kept things warm on the chilly nights. Using upstairs isn't an easy task with low ceiling (I am short). Padding for second bedroom and sofa bed would help. The owners were easy to communicate with and extremely helpful for finding places to explore and suggest places to dine. Best suggestion was for whaling trip, which turns out was one of only a few still taking people out. (Eastport Windjammers). Excellent trip! Keep early closing times for shops and restaurants in mind; some were already closed for the season so check before driving distances.

This is the quintessential Maine cottage - wide painted plank floors, a view of the cove, and fresh lobsters just down the road. We enjoyed our stay here - it was a very quiet peaceful location. The garden area was just the right place for some time in the sun reading and the cottage was exactly what we were looking for. Thank you for sharing your place with us.

Our month long visit to this little piece of paradise was wonderful. This is our second trip to the Jepson's South Addison cottage! The first four week stay was so memorable (2015) that we decided we would to come back! We visited many of the locations from our visit and found new ones to add to our list. One of our favorites was Steve at the Maine Sea Salt Company in Machais. Who knew how interesting the natural making of sea salt would be. We found the best Reuben at Karen's in Calais, well worth the trip. Made it to 2 festivals, Lobster Festival in Winter Harbor and Blueberry Festival in Machais. Bought 10# of blueberries from Del and made pies, pancakes, topping for ice cream! Brenda supplied us with recipes for blueberries, lobster (almost daily feast), and mussels. Even had fresh bread using the bread maker!! What a wonderful place that holds many very special memories from both of our visits! Thanks Brenda and Alan for sharing your family cottage with us. We love it at South Addison in Downeast Maine! Gary and Kathy

Our stay at the Addison, Maine cottage was perfect. We enjoyed walks all around the area in several directions, we enjoyed eating at suggested places (Scovill's and 44 Degrees), but most of all, we enjoyed the view! We had a wonderful week at the rental. The owners were easy to communicate with, the cottage had everything we could possible want or need, and our time there was so relaxing. Thank you, Brenda and Alan for a great week! David & Regina North Carolina July 2017

Very clean and all the modern conveniences!

Wonderful little cottage with a great view when it was'nt raining or sock in with fog

away from the usual congestion of bar harbor and points south a lovely property we had cows for neighbors about ten people live there very friendly the cottage was beautifull and the owners were wonderfull hosts we even saw an albino deer just up the road in addison we will be back marilyn& chuck

The cottage is absolutely beautiful and the view amazing. It was the little things that made our stay pleasurable--sunsets and sunrises, the sea air, and the vegetable garden.

This cozy, comfortable seaside cottage is a fabulous getaway location for two. It is well equipped, spotlessly clean, and delightfully decorated. Overall the cottage has a modestly rustic character which only enhances the enjoyment of this Down East experience. My wife and I spent the month of June and found the home and surrounding area to be a pure delight. The views across the water are fabulous, the daily changes in the tide are a joy to experience, and the stars at night are unbelievable. All of this is wonderfully matched by Brenda and Alan's lovely hospitality. Highly recommended. Stay here if you have the chance!

The cottage was immaculate, nicely appointed and well equipped. There were just the two of us and it was perfect for our needs. Due to the low, slanted ceilings in the upstairs bedroom, it's a little tricky (easy to hit your head) when you start down the stairs but one of us managed not to bump their head. The view out the living/dining room windows is beautiful--bald eagle(s) sitting at the tops of spruce trees just about every morning and sometimes later in the day too, great blue heron wading in the shallows at low tide, gorgeous sunsets. The view was too good to pass up by going out to dinner so we cooked and ate in so we wouldn't miss a single sunset. The garden was still producing some great veggies and pretty flowers the first week of October--an extra bonus! We loved the fact that we could walk out the front door and quickly access some beautiful walks through moss-covered forest out to both sandy and pebbly beaches with views to the east. The walks to Burnie's Beach on Cape Split and the Woodward Preserve on Ripley Neck are wonderful too. One reason we picked this cottage is that it's not too far from Great Wass Island off Jonesport or from Petit Manan Wildlife Refuge in Steuben but we were so pleased with the Ingersoll Preserve and the other places suggested by Brenda and Alan that we almost didn't have time to get to Great Wass or Petit Manan. Pigeon Hill on the road out to Petit Manan is a short hike but what a view of Cadillac Mountain and the whole area from Jonesport to Acadia Nat'l. Park! Enjoyed watching the sheep graze at the property down the road and watching the crows come around cawing every morning, sitting on the various posts in the neighborhood, preening. Tall aspens on either side of the west-facing windows attracted a variety of song birds (we're birders). It's a very relaxing place, not much traffic (at least not in early October) other than the lobstermen arriving in the morning to go out and check their pots. We would definitely return.