Spacious Cottage Overlooking Bass Harbor

This historic home in the center of Bass Harbor village offers a way to experience the beauty of Mount Desert Island away from the crowds and tourist buses. Come and enjoy authentic cottage living at a fraction of Bar Harbor prices. Harbor View Cottage overlooks Bass Harbor, a scenic marina filled with lobster boats. The cottage is spacious, sunlit and comfortable--a quiet, elegant outpost from which to enjoy all that Mt. Desert Island and Acadia have to offer. The space Harbor View Cottage features: • Three bedrooms, plus a finished attic living space. The bedrooms include one with 2 twin beds, a second with 2 twin beds, and a third with 1 king-size bed. Two of the bedrooms overlook Bass Harbor. In addition, there are 4 twin beds in the attic. • There is a full bath on the second floor, and an additional shower/sink/toilet in the finished attic. • Living room, dining room, eat-in kitchen (full-size appliances) • Linens and towels are included. • High-speed broadband WIFI at speeds of 300 Mbps downloads / 10 Mbps uploads (typically fast enough to stream). Performance may vary based on the number of devices being used. • TV, washer/dryer and charcoal grill are provided. • Expansive front and side yard with plenty of room for kids to run around and explore. • 1 mile from Bass Harbor Head Light. • 12-minute drive to the nearest Acadia National Park locale. • 10-minute drive to shops & restaurants of Southwest Harbor. • Minutes to Echo Lake, hiking trails, swimming, boating, golf & fishing. • Free island shuttle to Bar Harbor and other points of interest. Shuttle stops every hour on the hour, and picks up at the Bass Harbor post office, just steps from our driveway. Got a Large Group? The other rental unit on the property, Bass Harbor Hideaway (vrbo #351747), sleeps 4-6 people. For groups of up to 16, consider renting both houses! Keywords: #Acadia #islandliving #harborviewcottage #MtDesertIsland #MaineVacation #southwest harbor #quietsideu Guest access Guests have access to the entire front house (see photos), side porch, and expansive yard. The back house, "Bass Harbor Hideaway," is a separate rental home with its own private entrance.