The name says it all. A cozy year-round, two-bedroom, river view apartment, fully furnished eat-in kitchen with coffee/tea provided, and bathroom with tub/shower. Wifi, cable TV, phone. Nearby restaurants, galleries, shops, book stores, library, theatre, and the Damariscotta River harbor in the heart of downtown. Watch video. Are you ready to be spoiled? Sorry, no smoking , children under 12, or pets on the premises. Please read the entire description before reserving your stay. Comfort Found Literary Lodging is a year-round, nightly (min. 2 nights) or weekly alternative to traditional overnight lodging. Welcome to Comfort Found Literary Lodging. Thank you for choosing us. We think of this property as our home away from home and ask our guest to leave it in the same condition as they found it upon their arrival. Think of it as a friend’s home without the friend home. We are not a hotel or motel. Our guests have exclusive use of this entire top floor, third story apartment . The river view apartment is fully furnished with two-bedrooms (each bedroom with a queen sized bed) and one full bathroom in a historic New England downtown. Restaurants, galleries, shops, a book store, library, the Lincoln Theatre with films and live performances, and the Damariscotta River Harbor are nearby. We are a strict, non-smoking premises with a no pets policy. Please note that this apartment is on the third floor with wide stairs, but no elevator. If anyone in your party has a walking impairment, please consider it before booking. View the attached video. Children 12 and older welcome, but there is a fully time tenant on the floor below. We ask our guests to be mindful of heavy footsteps and noise. Base rate $175 night for up to two guests. Extra guests: $25 night for each extra guest up to two for a total occupancy of 4 people. We offer a weekly discount of 7 nights for the price of 6. Monthly rates available upon request depending on the season. Eat in, dine out, or take out in the spacious convenience of the modern kitchen and dining area. Linens and kitchen essentials for four. Furnished with antiques and clean, comfortable furniture. Wi-fi Internet, DirecTV, and phone. Self check-in any time after 3:00 p.m., check-out time: 11:00 a.m. unless prior arrangements are made. We live on the West Coast, but have staff on the premises. All prices include cleaning service after a guest visits, and rooms come with clean linens and beds made. We do not charge a cleaning fee. Since Comfort Found is not a hotel or motel (we consider it our home away from home), we ask that guests pick up after themselves during their visit and leave the dishes washed and put away. We’ll take care of the linens after your stay for the next guest. Receipt of your payment is your acknowledgment that you have read the information on this web site, and you thereby agree to our policies. (See Notes on the Rates page.) We wish you a warm welcome. Jeff and Sharon Guests have access to the entire spacious top floor, 880 sq. ft. apartment. Unfortunately, we live in California most of the time, but we check in with our guests by text or phone. Guest have complete privacy during their stay, but our housekeeper lives nearby if a need arises. Downtown Damariscotta offers restaurants, galleries, bookstores, theatre, bookstore, and shopping, include Reny's department and clothing stores. The Damariscotta Harbor is across the street with canoe and kayak rentals nearby. The Concord Coach Lines runs from Boston Logon Airport and South Station all the way up the coast of Maine to Orono and University of Maine. Bus stop is one block away on Main Street. - Children 12 years and older welcome subject to parents' discretion because of location on third floor. - No loud noise after 10:00 p.m. - Think Paris. No elevator. Pack light. Guests with walking impairments should view video of apartment before making a reservation. Street level to top floor has 33 steps. Why we bought the building? The first time I saw the downtown of Damariscotta, Maine, I felt as though I had come home. The small village of old sea captains' houses, the perfect New England churches and steeples, and mid 19th century brick buildings huddled near the river touched my heart. One building in particular stayed in my mind. For years, this building was the apothecary shop for the town. Downstairs, a typical tin-ceilinged store, flanked with innumerable shelves and drawers, served the needs of the small community. Upstairs, the family of the pharmacist lived in lovely rooms with maple floors, high ceilings, and views of both the river, marina, and back bay. Years later, the pharmacy was taken over by a country store and the top two floors were turned into apartments. When the chance came to purchase the apothecary building in 2006, Jeff and I wandered through the rooms, explored the big, old basement, tramped up the stairs to second floor apartment, then up the final 20 stairs to the top floor, my favorite. It felt like a Paris (don’t laugh) apartment. Maybe it was the 33 steps, but I loved the high ceiling in the stairwell, the moldings, the funky 30's kitchen, the living room, and the two bedrooms. “I want to remodel this someday and live here part time, or maybe rent it as a BNB (which translates to bed NO breakfast). What an experience to live right in the heart of a historic New England village," I said. Jeff and I had often talked about buying a small hotel that we wanted to design and outfit with comfortable furniture and beds, antiques, art, and lots of wonderful books. When our first guests checked into Comfort Found, they said, "This is a HOME," which was exactly how we wanted them to feel.  When Jeff asked me what we should call it, I thought of the book "Comfort Found in Good Old Books" by George Hamlin Fitch. Written in 1911 by a gentleman who was the book reviewer for the San Francisco Chronicle, Fitch’s book highlighted the most beloved of the books he turned to for comfort. He believed, as do I, that cultivating a love of reading is one of the best gifts you can give yourself. Books bring the world to your easy chair; they give you wings; and they are ever faithful friends whether you need inspiration, edification, or consolation. Fitch believed in the verity of the old quote by Thomas Carlyle, “My books are friends that never fail me.” Jeff and I would like to invite you to experience the real taste of New England in the warm and welcoming rooms of our dear "Comfort Found." I think you'll feel, as did our first guests, that you've stepped into a well-loved home. Thee is welcome here friend, Sharon and Jeff Comfort Found-Literary Lodging was created by the award winning author and illustrator Sharon Lovejoy and her husband, Jeff Prostovich, a real estate broker. Sharon doesn't talk on the phone so you will be speaking and corresponding with Jeff. Books authored by Sharon are available for guests to enjoy. If you would like your own copy, you may order them from Sherman's book store, Amazon, or other online book sellers or directly from Sharon thru her web site (sorry, links not allowed, but search for her by name). Regardless of where you buy, Sharon offers complimentary signed bookplates. Contact Jeff for details.