The busy coastal city of Ogunquit Maine is the quintessential seaside neighborhood. Sun-kissed vacationers go to the seaside by day and stroll across the city within the night – buying within the native reward retailers and consuming lobster rolls and different scrumptious coastal delicacies. Ogunquit ought to completely be added to your East Coast trip bucket checklist – there are many issues to do. If you’re on the lookout for a spot to remain, the Meadowmere Resort Maine is a superb household resort in an important location.
Despite its shut location to our house and an important popularity as a journey vacation spot, we’d by no means visited the city of Ogunquit for an in a single day keep till final week. When I used to be contacted by the family-friendly Meadowmere Resort in Ogunquit for a assessment, I knew it was someplace that we wished to expertise.
Before the children went again to high school in late August, it was the proper alternative to have a fast getaway. We beloved our keep on the conveniently positioned Meadowmere Resort Maine – right here’s every part you want to know concerning the resort.
Disclosure: Our keep on the Meadowmere Ogunquit was complimentary for functions of assessment. All opinions are my very own.
A Review of Meadowmere Resort in Ogunquit Maine
Location of Meadowmere Resort
Ogunquit Maine is conveniently positioned on the southeast coast of Maine, close to Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, NH. It’s a little bit over an hour away from Boston, and 5 hours from NYC. If you’re visiting the Boston space, it’s a spot you would simply add to your trip plans for an evening or two.
Meadowmere Resort is positioned proper in Ogunquit, on Route 1/Main Street. It’s a couple of 10-minute stroll to downtown and the Ogunquit seaside, and a couple of 20-minute stroll to Perkins Cove. The Ogunquit Playhouse, which affords theater productions, can also be a brief stroll from the resort. There are a lot of retailers and eating places inside strolling distance as properly.
The lodge affords free parking for many who e-book direct with the lodge, and with the visitors and parking limitations within the city, it’s a good suggestion to go away your automotive parked. Once we arrived on the resort, we parked our automotive and walked in every single place. It was a lot simpler, and also you’ll see a lot of different households doing the identical. It’s simply a lot extra handy than driving.
If you’d want to not stroll in every single place, there may be the Ogunquit Trolley, which has a cease proper on the resort. It additionally stops at many fashionable places all through the city. These trolleys function seasonally and are unbiased of the resort however will be a simple and handy technique to get round with out worrying about parking.
Not planning to drive to Ogunquit? The Amtrak Downeaster makes a cease in close by Wells Maine. There are methods to get from Wells to Ogunquit with out renting a automotive, so that you received’t have to fret about that. Check particulars and e-book prematurely if you’re planning to do that.
If you take the Amtrak Downeaster, buy tickets prematurely. It leaves from Boston’s North Station, on the Boston Garden.
Rooms at Meadowmere Resort
For a small resort, the Meadowmere Resort affords a lot of totally different room choices so that you can select from – together with some which might be actually good choices for households. There are 5 totally different buildings, together with the Main Building, the East Meadow Building, the West Meadow Building, and the South Meadow Building.
The Country Squire Building is open seasonally and is extra of a motel-style constructing (with exterior entry quite than inside corridors). It’s accessible for reserving from May to October every year, which is the timeframe when most vacationers go to the realm.
Room sorts on the Meadowmere embrace the next:
Resort rooms are commonplace lodge rooms with free WiFi and personal balconies or patios. These rooms are supplied with both one king mattress, two double beds, or two queen beds.
Country Squire rooms have the same configuration, however don’t have balconies/patios and aren’t hooked up to the principle constructing. The Country Squire rooms even have exterior, motel-style entrances, quite than inside corridors.
Family suites are an important possibility for households who want a little bit more room to unfold out. This is the kind of room we had, and it was completely good for our household. I want extra inns supplied this configuration as a result of it actually is a good possibility for households on trip.
These rooms have a typical entryway with two separate bedrooms. In the suite we had, one of many rooms had two double beds and one had two single beds. Each room has a tv with cable television, and there’s one toilet and one fridge. There are loads of shops within the rooms, and our room had a small balcony hooked up to the principle bed room.
We beloved having the 2 separate rooms within the household suite. With a boy and a woman, it’s at all times a problem once we keep in a room with simply two beds. This setup was good for us.
Although we beloved the room, we weren’t in it for very lengthy. There’s simply a lot happening within the resort and in Ogunquit that you just actually received’t must spend an excessive amount of time within the room.
In addition to straightforward rooms and household suites, the resort additionally affords luxurious suites with a jacuzzi/fire or each. There are additionally honeymoon suites and ADA suites accessible.
Rooms don’t have espresso makers, however complimentary espresso is obtainable all day within the lodge foyer (together with flavored water). I often prefer to have a espresso after I get up, so this can be a nice choice to have accessible.
Amenities at Meadowmere Resort
The location and proximity to Ogunquit actions are an enormous profit to staying on the Meadowmere. However, if you end up on the resort, there are tons of issues to get pleasure from proper there – particularly for households. So you received’t actually even need to go very far to begin having fun with your trip.
Game room
A sport room on the resort affords air hockey and arcade video games. You may hire controllers for video video games. We didn’t spend a lot time on the sport room, however I do know we’d have been there extra if we had stayed longer or if the climate wasn’t cooperating.
Theater/TV Room
If you wish to get out of the solar for some time, the on-site TV room (the Screening room) affords common showings of fashionable family-friendly films. There are typically R-rated films proven within the evenings. A schedule of films is listed on the entrance desk, so you may plan round that.
Indoor and Outdoor Pools
Do you and your youngsters wish to swim whereas on trip? The Meadowmere Resort affords an indoor pool and an out of doors pool. Because the climate was lovely exterior, we spent a lot of our time on the outside pool.
This pool, positioned adjoining to the West Meadow Pub, is open seasonally. There are seats and tables across the pool, so you may chill out whereas the children swim. Food and beverage service from the pub is out there.
If the climate isn’t cooperating, there’s additionally an indoor pool that’s positioned close to the entrance foyer. There’s loads of seating positioned round that pool as properly. If you’re visiting within the cooler months of the yr, the entire buildings (aside from the Country Squire, which is open seasonally), are hooked up to the indoor pool so that you received’t need to go exterior to go to the pool.
My favourite amenity on the resort is the Roman Spa, an indoor spa with heat water and two small waterfalls. It was surprisingly quiet throughout our keep, so I had a soothing time there. It’s half waterfall, half jacuzzi. The Meadowmere additionally affords an out of doors sizzling tub positioned proper close to the indoor pool.
Towels for each swimming pools and the whirlpools will be picked up within the resort foyer earlier than you head to the pool. There are towel bins by the swimming pools the place you may drop off used towels.
Fitness Center
If you want to work out on trip, there’s additionally a health middle on the property. The complete Ogunquit space can also be an important place to take a stroll or jog, so you may at all times train exterior if the climate is cooperating.
Arriving earlier than check-in? While check-in to the resort is at 4 pm or later, company arriving earlier than that point can benefit from pre-check-in. You’ll have the ability to park your automotive and use the resort facilities earlier than your room is prepared. You’ll obtain a textual content message as soon as you’ll be able to check-in. It’s an important possibility if you wish to take full benefit of that first day of trip.
During our go to, we stopped first at Kittery Maine for some outlet buying after which arrived on the resort within the late morning. We parked our automotive after which walked into Perkins Cove for lunch. When we had been executed consuming and buying, our room was prepared. We checked in, unpacked, after which headed proper to the outside pool.
There are different facilities on the resort together with a library with books and board video games, and a BBQ space. There is a day by day resort price charged that covers these facilities.
Food on the Meadowmere Ogunquit
There are a great deal of eating places positioned simply steps from the lodge. The resort affords books full of menus of native spots. If you’re on the lookout for someplace to eat, this can be a excellent spot to begin your search. The employees on the resort can also be very useful in sending you in the appropriate course.
During the busy season, you could wish to test in case your restaurant selection accepts reservations. Things positively get busy, so it’s a good suggestion to both have a reservation or arrive early earlier than the crowds.
West Meadow Pub
The Meadowmere Ogunquit has its personal pub with a full bar proper on the property. This pub is open all day from mid-June to early September and for dinner on the weekends the remainder of the yr. Be certain to test their web site for the most recent working hours throughout your go to, as a result of they do positively fluctuate.
If you’re on the outside pool, it’s also possible to get meals and drinks from the pub. We didn’t have lunch or dinner on the pub however did get some drinks whereas having fun with the outside pool.
We positively suggest staying on the Meadowmere Resort throughout your Ogunquit household trip. It’s conveniently positioned and supplied facilities that households will completely get pleasure from. You can be taught extra on their web site.
