Topside Inn

Top choice in Midcoast Maine


Atop McKown Hill, this grand gray mansion has Boothbay's best harbor views. Rooms are elegantly turned out in crisp nautical prints and beachy shades. Main-house rooms have more historic charm, but rooms in the two adjacent modern guesthouses are sunny and lovely too. Enjoy the sunset from an Adirondack chair on the inn's sloping, manicured lawn.

Two-night minimum stays during the height of summer (July and August).


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