We felt privileged to stay in this family home. The house is smaller than appears in photos, but plenty of room for 2 moms and 3 teens. THe house is windowed on all sides, so you almost felt like your were staying outdoors. The screen porch was a great addition, as traveling in June to Maine is usually fraught with bugs. Maine bugs are huge, but generally lazy, so they leave you alone if your keep moving. For sitting outside in the evening the screen is a must!! The beds were mostly comfortable, if old, although the loft only had very old mattresses on the floor that really need replacing. The kids put 2 sets of sheets on them to feel cleaner. The kitchen is stocked, but with very old pots and pans and there is no ice maker. We made do quite well, these are mostly small things.
The location is perfect! We spent everyday exploring the finger peninsula's of the coast. Locally the Osprey Restraunt and 5 Islands lobster pound is not to be missed. Near 5 Islands is a wonderful farm store with delectable local cheese and snacks.
Boothbay Harbor is always fun and Pemequid lighthouse is my favorite of the area.
My main gripe with the house was the management company Vacasa. We had 2 maintenance issues (the heat, which not needed after 1st night thankfully, and the washing machine) and called the company to have a service person come 36 hours after promised for the heat, and the call about the washer was completely ignored. We have stayed at other houses managed by the owners or other property companies with much better response time. With Vacasa you have to leave a message, no one ever answers the phone. I suppose I should not have been surprised as when booking the home my emails took days to be answered.
On the whole it was fine, but I would have been very upset if it had really been cold and we had no heat.