White Adirondack chairs set along an immaculately manicured lawn overlooking the Atlantic, wicker furniture stationed on a wraparound porch with the American flag fluttering overhead—this is coastal Maine at its finest. Accommodations at this sumptuous resort in Kennebunkport include the Main House, a 14-room oceanfront Victorian mansion built in 1895 (seven years before the Bush family built theirs nearby); the more secluded 14-room Club House, tucked within 15 wooded acres; and the stand-alone three-bedroom Ivy Cottage, all of which feature plush furnishings like gas fireplaces and four-poster beds topped with Frette linens.
For an even more luxurious stay, guests are invited to fill out a form detailing everything from their trip style (“active and adventurous” or “foodie exploration”) to their pillow preference (feather or synthetic) before their arrival. Whatever your preference, be sure to grab a table—each has an unobstructed water view—at Ocean restaurant for modern, French-accented dishes with Maine ingredients (think lobster thermidor with sea lettuce).
