HotelChatter - Tag: Maine Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T11:11:33Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Maine%20Hotels Kennebunk Beach: Hotel Restaurants You'd Actually Eat In: Maine's White Barn Inn http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/3/25/03311/8781 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://hotelchatter.com/files/4196/maine.jpg" class="top"<p> <em>The reputation of hotel restaurants as sad, overpriced affairs is quickly falling away as some talented chefs make the eateries destinations of their own. This week, <a href="http://katherinespiers.tumblr.com">Katherine Spiers</a> is taking us to some of the best hotel restaurants in the world.</em><p> Kennebunkport, a seaside village in Maine, is known mostly for its position under the Bush presidencies as the "summer White House." The Walker-Bush clan has owned an estate there for over a century, hosting guests like Yitzhak Rabin and Billy Graham for the last 20 years.<p> <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+White+Barn+Inn/local/680">The White Barn Inn</a></b>, just down the way a bit, has served dinner to a few of these dignitaries as well&#151;though the restaurant's more likely to be the Katherine 2011-03-25T16:11:46-05:00 Bar Harbor: Hotel, Motel, President Obama Stays at the Holiday Inn http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/16/141931/963

Wow, well it looked like the modern rebranding of Holiday Inn is working out for them, because President Barack Obama and his family are staying at the Holiday Inn Regency Bar Harbor this weekend.

Michelle and the girls headed up to Maine with Barack earlier today, all packed and ready for a relaxing weekend of hiking Acadia National Park and hanging out in cooler temperatures. Bo the dog is joining them too! He flew up a few days early though, with secret service and security detail who've been working to nail down the specifics of the President's long weekend stay. ]]> JetSetCD 2010-07-16T14:59:50-05:00 Newagen: The Little Inn That Could http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/7/61217/9774 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/newagen.jpg" class="top"><p> <p>We don&#146;t mean to be picky about <a href=&#148;http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Blog%20Watch&#148;><b>hotel blogs</b></a> but, well, we are. And considering how picky we are, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Newagen+Seaside+Inn/ian/237186"><b>Newagen Seaside Inn</b></a> should be pleased that we find their blog actually pretty OK.<p>But--because there&#146;s always a but--we definitely picked the wrong day to drop by their blog. Right now the first post you see is about a <a href=&#148;http://www.boothbayharborblog.com/newagen_seaside_inn/2008/10/karyn-and-joe---a-coastal-maine-wedding.html&#148;>dream wedding</a> which they describe as being perfect, but the newly-weds are beaming at us from under an umbrella on a dreary-looking day. Not exactly our idea of a dream wedding. Then again, some consider rain on your wedding day good luck.<p>That said, the Newagen Seaside Inn&#146;s blog is still pretty readable. There&#146;s a mix of amandak 2008-11-07T14:50:26-05:00 43.7872234 -69.659580 Fall Foliage Hotels :: Resorts in Maine and Vermont Offer...Maps http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/22/205334/330 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/whitebarnoct07.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Fall-Foliage-Hotels"><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/fallfoliagemap2.jpg" align="right"></a><i>The White Barn Inn, Maine</i><p>Yesterday was the first official day of fall...still plenty of time to book a leaf-peeper getaway. <a href="http://www.ushotelsgroup.com/">The US Hotels Group</a> just announced two getaways at their upscale New England resorts, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+White+Barn+Inn/local/680"><b>The White Barn Inn</b></a> in Kennebunkport, Maine (where the Bush parents call home), and <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Windham+Hill+Inn/local/1344"><b>The Windham Hill Inn</b></a> in West Townshend, Vermont.<p> <p>Between September 22nd and October 18, and starting at rates of $1100 per person, you get two nights accommodations, dinner for two each night, breakfast and afternoon tea, and er, <i>driving maps</i> of the area. <p> Rooms at the <a href="http://www.windhamhill.com/"><b>The Windham Hill</b></a> come with fireplaces, jacuzzis, and decks -- while <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+White+Barn+Inn/local/680"><b>The White Barn Inn</b></a>, annie0007 2008-09-23T14:20:04-05:00 Kennebunkport: The Cottages at Hidden Pond in Maine Opening Next Month http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/3/162014/3591 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/hiddenpondroom.png" class="imgborder"><p>The newest edition to the Orchid Hotels and Resorts family is <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hidden+Pond/local/1239"><b>Hidden Pond</b></a> in Kennebunkport, Maine. Normally, we don't go further north than Manhattan when we travel the Eastern Seaboard but we are actually contemplating a stay here at Hidden Pond when it opens in July.<p>The hotel is actually made up of 14 cottages complete with full kitchens, king beds, flat-screen TVs, large screen porch, gas fireplaces and even an outdoor shower. (There's an indoor bath too.)<p>Some more on the cottages:<blockquote><p>Natural fabrics, an inviting screened-in porch, a gas fireplace set in river stone, clever little kitchens and floor to ceiling windows that allow nature inside ... enjoy all of this by day and then retreat to the juliana 2008-06-03T16:30:18-05:00 43.410287 -70.435902 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/