Manor House Inn

Manor House Inn is the only place we have ever stayed since 1998. We stay a week each visit because it is the most relaxing week we have all year. Stacy and Ken continue to run a lovely and warm B&B in a primo spot of Bar Harbor. We start off every day with a high quality breakfast — Joyce knows how to make great food! The coffee is also very good (and I see others drinking tea in their china cups). The rooms are in great shape and very clean. It’s just a beautiful estate. Stacy, Ken, and Joyce also know the island like the back of their hands, so they make great suggestions from what to do and where to eat. We highly recommend this wonderful, cozy, historic place. They define what a B&B should be.

I recently stayed here with my boyfriend in one of the Garden Cottages. We had an amazing time! The breakfast was delicious both of the days we were there (especially the rhubarb coffee cake)!
We had plenty of privacy but the staff was attentive and helpful. We were checking in late and one of the innkeepers left me a lovely, detailed message of instructions for what to do when we arrived.
I would absolutely recommend this inn to anyone staying in Bar Harbor! Amazing location as well!

Beautiful grounds, cozy rooms and friendly staff. This place blew my expectations out of the water. I am used to accommodations at large mega resorts in Vegas, so to say the least, this was off the beaten path for me. I was nervous about the prospect of staying in what would feel like someone else’s «home.» I was fearful that they would be nervous I would break something, or they would be overbearing. This was not the case. The staff was available and accommodating, when I needed them. I am a younger traveler and typically spend a large part of my vacations in bars. I was fearful the Manor House Inn would be too ‘stuffy’ for my personality. It was not. We stayed in one of the two Garden Cottages. These looked more modern in décor, on the website. These cottages are in the garden set apart from the main mansion, providing more privacy, which allowed us to come and go without feeling like we were being watched. The cottage was reasonably sized, with a main bed/​living room and small bathroom. There were plenty of windows for light and air, and a small window AC unit. There was a fireplace and a small TV. Housekeeping cleaned our room nicely everyday, and the room was clean upon check in. There were nice spa toiletries provided in the bathroom. The bed was comfortable enough, although not outstanding in any way, it was a queen, which is small when you are used to an oversized king, but I was aware of this well before I reserved. The staff was really nice to us. The check in process took about 5 minutes, they showed us our room, explained a few things about the property and let us be. There wasn’t the usual staring at a computer screen for 15 minutes that we are used to at the large hotels. We enjoyed the breakfast each day in the mansion. Everyday they invited us in when they saw us approaching the door. The food was very good, not the typical continental breakfast consisting of boring pastries. One day was quiche and the other was blueberry stuffed french toast. I felt comfortable serving myself to the buffet style set up. The first day, the power was out due to a storm, and they still had warm food. We didn’t interact a whole lot with the staff, due to our busy schedule, but they seemed open to conversation, if one desired. The staff (especially Janie) made the entire stay very comfortable. I felt ‘at home’ in someone else’s home. The location is just barely off the main downtown area of Bar Harbor, I don’t even think it was a 5 min walk to anything downtown. The place definitely had a more colonial feel to it, but it didn’t feel old or stuffy. Definitely the best of both worlds, a classic feel with modern comfort and convenience. I hope my review encourages more people to stay here, this is my thank you to the staff at the Manor House Inn, for making it such a wonderful stay.

This place is wonderful. It is a five minute walk from the Village Green (the park where the free shuttle buses that go all around Acadia National Park depart from), a two minute walk from the beautiful downtown area and the staff are professional, knowledgeable and extremely friendly. The breakfasts were great. Each day the main dish was different (I was there three days and we had pancakes, quiche, and french toast) and there was always oatmeal, cold cereal, fresh fruit, coffee and some type of pastry. Everything was homemade by the morning innkeeper and, again, was delicious. There is also parking on the grounds, which if you have never been to Bar Harbor, is a HUGE amenity. We parked our car when we arrived and didn’t drive it again until we left three days later. The free buses took us to whatever part of the park we wanted to hike that day and since all the shops and restaurants are less than five minutes walking, there was no need to drive anywhere. In short, stay here. It is wonderful and well worth the price.

Great place to stay and the breakfast and afternoon tea are an added bonus.

Wonderful location, friendly, attentive yet never imposing staff, cute clean rooms. And our room had a TV which was a must have for my husband. Would certainly stay here again! Breakfast was lovely, and buffet style, which we prefer at a B&B.

We enjoyed our stay very much. Great location, only 3 minutes to main street; Bar Island is just one block away; decent price: almost the cheapest among the B&B in town; great service and breakfast. The only thing that I can think of about improvement is wireless, which is minor. Great experience!