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. Harbor View 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. There are also 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. • WIFI, streaming 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 near the base of the driveway. Got a Large Group? The back house, Bass Harbor Hideaway (vrbo #351747), sleeps 4-6 people. For groups of up to 16, consider renting both houses! **In view of the unusual circumstances we are all facing this year, we want our guests to know that we follow our routine cleaning between tenants with EPA-registered disinfectants to kill germs on commonly used surfaces such as kitchen counters, appliances, doorknobs, cabinet knobs, light switches, faucets, toilet handles and television remote controls.** Keywords: #Acadia #islandliving #harborviewcottage #MtDesertIsland #MaineVacation #southwest harbor #quietside 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.