Whenever you hear “trip in Maine,” what do you consider? Sand, sea, lighthouses and lobsters — a number of lobsters! We simply found a beautiful household retreat in Kennebunkport that gives all of these items and is open year-round, a rarity in New England. That is Goose Rocks Seashore Home, a part of the Kennebunkport Resort Assortment (KRC), a portfolio of boutique luxurious properties recognized for beautiful fashion and repair together with nice wine and delicacies. Situated proper on the seaside, they provide loads of room for households to unfold out and benefit from the area in any season.
The fantastic thing about Goose Rocks Seashore Home is that its group of rental properties make a beautiful, massive ocean base, and you’ve got entry to KRC’s The Tides Seashore Membership Lodge, simply steps away; and Hidden Pond, a sister property in an attractive fir forest, 5 minutes down the highway by lodge shuttle. Tides Seashore Membership provides nice eating and stay leisure. Hidden Pond provides an incredible array of actions for teenagers, climbing trails, garden video games, night campfire events, the fabulous Earth Restaurant and the heavenly Tree Spa. When you keep at Goose Rocks Seashore Home, you have hit the trifecta: personal seaside life with a beautiful restaurant, in addition to services and actions for teenagers and adults.
Goose Rocks Seashore Home Household Evaluate and Highlights
Accessibility to Maine’s lovely and majestic Goose Rocks Seashore is the #1 cause to remain at this historic property, which has been transformed into three two-story personal residences. Visitors have unobstructed waterfront entry, gorgeous water views from the big second ground deck, and the flexibility to prepare dinner their very own meals with the usage of a totally outfitted kitchen and Weber grill in every residence. Are you lacking your cardio repair? Worry not — there is a devoted Peloton bike out there, plus seaside cruisers for outside using. Whenever you need a break from cooking, stroll previous The Tides and take a look at native favorites like lobster rolls and seafood chowder at The Tides Seashore Membership Restaurant. Whenever you’re able to transition from the seaside to the woods, ask the concierge to e book a shuttle to Hidden Pond for climbing trails, youngsters’ actions, a dip within the scorching springs, a soothing spa remedy, or a night of bingo and s’mores.
Observe: Whereas Goose Rocks Seashore Home is open year-round, The Tides Seashore Membership and Hidden Pond are seasonal properties, open solely in spring, summer time and fall.
Lodging
The Goose Rocks Seashore Home residences are spacious and well-equipped and supply loads of privateness. They’re excellent for households.
Our household of six was comfortably accommodated at The Belair, which provides practically 1,500 sq. toes of inside area, a first-floor patio with lounge chairs, and an oceanfront patio with loads of seating on the second ground. The deck provides probably the greatest personal views of Goose Rocks Seashore and charming Timber Island and is the right place to learn e book, watch the seaside goers or take pleasure in a household meal. The inside provides two bedrooms linked by a hall; one bed room has a king measurement mattress, a spacious sitting space, a classy electrical fire and an expensive en-suite bathe room. The second has two separate beds and an adjoining rest room with bathe. Upstairs you will discover a big lounge overlooking the ocean with an electrical fire, couch mattress, eating desk, full tub with tub and absolutely outfitted kitchen.
Every Seashore Residence options premium furnishings, LED Sensible TVs, Bluetooth audio system, plush towels and robes, luxurious bedding and tub linens by Frette, and decor by Jonathan Adler. Kitchens in all residences embrace a totally outfitted fridge, oven, microwave, dishwasher, and small home equipment comparable to a blender, toaster, hand mixer, and occasional maker. Non-public parking is accessible for company proper behind the residence, and free seaside chairs, towels and seaside chairs can be found. There’s additionally a shared washer/dryer on the primary ground.
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Eating room
Upon arrival, Goose Rocks Seashore Home company will discover a big espresso cake of their room that can function a morning deal with for breakfast throughout their keep. Visitors may also select a continental breakfast within the Tides restaurant from 8 am to 10 am throughout the week, and a extra intensive à la carte breakfast on weekends.
For lunch or dinner, go to The Tides Seashore Membership restaurant for scrumptious dishes comparable to lobster ravioli, Maine salmon, filet mignon, grilled swordfish, “shares” comparable to flank steak skewers and bacon-wrapped scallops, a uncooked bar and youngsters’ plates comparable to grilled rooster, fish and chips, grilled cheese and different favorites.
Since KRC is a set of luxurious properties recognized for its wonderful delicacies, company are inspired to go to different KRC eating places within the space, together with Rosella, a sustainable sushi restaurant; Through Sophia By the Sea, a contemporary Italian osteria; Ocean, which serves nice eating impressed by the ocean with unparalleled views of the Atlantic; and Earth, an award-winning farm-to-fork restaurant in Hidden Pond. We will personally vouch for Earth, touted as probably the greatest eating places in New England and possibly even the nation. Because the identify implies, Earth’s focus is native, seasonal and natural, and Chef Joe Schafer expertly transforms Maine’s huge bounty into a various menu of dishes that includes substances grown at Hidden Pond’s on-site natural farm, sourced from native farmers and caught from the close by ocean. Handmade pastas, home made muffins and dishes comparable to flounder with lobster risotto, Florentine cauliflower and lobster cognac sauce grace the menu. Cocktails additionally draw inspiration from the farm-to-table motion with freshly shaken fruits and herbs from the backyard. And for the pickiest of younger eaters, Earth provides a youngsters’s menu.
ADVICE: Bask in a four-course dinner menu to pattern one of the best (and most) of what Earth has to supply.
Contents and actions
In the summertime, company can use the Goose Rocks Seashore Home’s LL Bean kayaks and stand-up paddleboards for an ocean journey, and youngsters can attend The Tides Seashore Membership’s Marine Science Camp on the seaside. The concierge at Tides Seashore Membership can organize Kennebunkport winter walks, guided moon walks, stargazing, whale watching, crusing journeys and picnics for company.
Hidden Pond has two heated outside swimming pools — one for households, the opposite for adults solely. The household pool is embellished with floats, floats and diving toys. Subsequent to it, the campfire space has devoted chairs, a sand space and sand toys for the little ones, tetherball, large Jenga, and a nightly bonfire that begins at 5 p.m., with s’mores and, typically, bingo or trivia hosted by resort workers. Hidden Pond additionally has quite a few marked climbing trails across the property. A private favourite of our household was the open artwork shed within the studio, embellished with each craft conceivable: tempera paint, glitter, paper airplane books, origami, felt cloth, pipe cleaners, coloured pencils, watercolors, crayons and extra loads of it. It actually is an artist’s paradise!
The schedule of actions provided by Hidden Pond is decided by the season. Throughout our go to on the finish of September, the kids painted pumpkins, went for a stroll within the woods and created incredible tie shirts. Whenever you verify in at Goose Rocks Seashore Home, the entrance desk offers you a schedule of kids’s actions for the week. KRC’s youngsters’s packages are actually the star of the present at these properties and permit for critical household memory-making.
Native space
Goose Rocks Seashore Home is positioned in picturesque Kennebunkport on the south coast of Maine, about an hour and a half north of Boston. Kennebunkport is an iconic New England seaside city (and longtime summer time retreat of the prolonged Bush clan) that usually leaves guests in awe of its combine of sailing, seashores, historic allure, old school ice cream retailers, and exceptionally recent lobster rolls.
Whereas summer time in Kennebunkport is gorgeous, there is a cause to go to within the low season. Come fall, the crowds disperse, the leaves start to alter right into a symphony of shiny orange, yellow and pink, and the land turns into quiet and peaceable. Named the #2 Christmas City in America by HGTV, Kennebunkport goes above and past for its guests throughout the vacation season. Watch Santa arrive on the lobster boat or take a vacation trolley journey alongside the waterfront throughout Christmas Prelude in Kennebunkport and discover miles of nature trails that present the right spot for snowshoeing, cross-country snowboarding or having fun with the snowfall.
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Editor’s observe: Loren was hosted by Goose Rocks Seashore Home to evaluation the property. As all the time, our opinion on Ciao Bambino is our personal. Photographs by Loren Braunohler.