Stay Here: Portland, Maine 🦞
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This week, we’re visiting the beautiful Portland, Maine. Maine is best known for three things: blueberries, lobster, and islands galore (there are over 4,600 islands off the coast of Maine!). Ophelia did an NYC → Maine road trip a few years ago, and can’t wait for her ensured return to New England.
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Blind Tiger
Portland, ME
Starts at $263/night
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Designed by Elder & Ash, Blind Tiger is furnished with a collection of “beautiful and well-loved things that have had a previous life.” The mansion that houses Blind Tiger was originally built in 1823.
We love the mix of colors, textures, and wood and brass tones throughout.
Chebeague Island Inn
Chebeague Island, ME
Starts at $199/night
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Only accessible by ferry, Chebeague Island is a 15-minute ferry ride from Yarmouth, Maine (a 15-minute drive from Portland). Chebeague Island is only about 3.5 miles wide at its longest point.
The charming room has a cozy fireplace and is the perfect spot to unwind.
You can ride bikes from the inn, and enjoy the serene surrounding beauty.
Urban Jewel Box
Portland, ME
Starts at $165/night, sleeps 3
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This renovated studio apartment is in a classic 1860s New England home. We love the simple furniture, wood tones, and minimal, yet cozy design.
Honorable mentions
This apartment in the Old Port area of Portland with a chic 19th-century interior (starts at $161/night, sleeps 3).
This boutique hotel in the building that used to be the Portland Press Herald’s headquarters (starts at $199/night).
This private guest suite with an antique claw foot tub (starts at $165/night, sleeps 3).
Do this
Start your day at Tandem Coffee — adorable design, delicious coffee, and amazing biscuits. Visit The Shop or Eventide for dinner to enjoy some oysters, prosecco, bread, and butter.
Visit the Portland Museum of Art (free on Friday afternoons) and walk down Congress Street to browse the shops, including Print, a local bookstore.
Go for a sail with Schooner Surprise in Camden, Maine — a 2-hour sail is $53 per person. Stop by Long Grain for lunch for the most delicious Thai food (every local we talked to recommended this place).
Drive up to Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor, Maine (stop by Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound for an amazing lobster roll on the way). Hike Acadia’s famous Beehive Loop and stop by Thurston's Lobster Pound for dinner and blueberry pie!
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