We loved 6 Alder Lane and hope to return. We enjoyed the quiet side of ANP, alternating days between biking carriage roads, and hiking and boating (some in SW harbor some closet to Bar harbor). Having use of the bicycles was wonderfully convenient. We thoroughly enjoyed nightly campfires, starry skies, and charlottes lobster pound among many other delights in town and in the Park. Thank you for a great stay!

We stayed in this house the last week of July and the first week of August, and we have only good things to report. The process from enquiring about the property until after our stay was smooth and easy. Being a family of 6 (4 adults and 2 teenagers) the house provided more than enough room for us all. The property is beautiful, not to mention modern, spacious, comfortable and well maintained. The kitchen is equipped with every appliance and utensil you could ever need (including a weber grill on the deck) which makes cooking food bought at the Beech Hill farm and local shops a real delight. The fire pit was a hit and hosted this Swiss family’s first “s’mores” experience, and the bikes came in handy for excursions on the carriage roads and rides into town. We did a fair bit of hiking during our stay for which the property’s proximity to Acadia was a huge plus. Southwest Harbor is a quaint, quiet town with many a great lobster pounds and one blueberry pie vendor all close by. We had delicious lobster meals at Beals and Thurston's. On this side of the island you also have a few possibilities to swim in lakes (usually forbidden as lakes on MDI are mostly water reservoirs), welcome after a hike to one of the summits. We also played some entertaining games of croquet on the front lawn, not so much ping pong since we had two weeks of gorgeous weather. Sea kayaking in the evening was a hit with the sight of a royal eagle. Thank you Barbara for a lovely stay and a major contribution to our fantastic vacation on MDI!

What a fantastic house. There were nine of us, three generations under one roof, but not once did we feel crowded. Everything we could need was at hand. The house is beautifully decorated, comfortable, and spacious. The location is perfect for exploring the rest of the island, and during an extremely busy National Park centennial season, it was nice to be able to leave the crowds behind and come "home" to a peaceful retreat.Thank you Barbara for being a lovely host.

As a multi-generational family of 10, this house met the needs of every age. Having sleeping arrangements that made everyone happy and 4 full upgraded baths was great. The kitchen was superior with new tiles, counter tops and center island that had refrigerator drawers, and a stove with 5 burners and large oven. This made meal times so much easier. Everytime we needed something in the kitchen, they had it The ping pong table in the basement entertained the children for hours. Gathering around the fire pit for s'mores and camp songs will be fond memories. It was a short walk to Southwest Harbor for sunset pictures. A trip to the Cranberry Islands, a fishing trip from Beals where we left with fish and lobsters for everyone. Beals cooked the lobsters for $3 ea. and we ate them for lunch. Brunch at Jordan Pond, carriage ride through Acadia and Oly's Trolly to Cadillac Mountain were great as was the walk on the sandbar to Bar Island in Frenchman's Bay. We all want to go back again. Thanks for sharing your home with us. The Cacioppo's