Boothbay Resort

We have not yet stayed here… but it appeared on our GPS as a brewery when we were on vacation this past weekend, so we stopped by for a visit. We were too early for the brewery tour, but had a lovely conversation with the owner & checked out the resort itself.
First, the owner seemed wonderful! She shared recent updates with us & answered all of our questions with a smile. She seemed to be very excited about the new brewery part of the business & additional cottages. The pool and shaded patio area are beautiful! There are common areas outside with games etc and grills at each cottage. This is a great place to have a reunion or vacation with friends~ especially with the on-​site brewery. We are hoping to plan a trip with several of our friends for next summer.
Great proximity to the busy Boothbay Harbor tourist attractions too!

What you see is what you get at the Boothbay Resort. It’s not a huge resort by any means but it’s spread out just enough that you do not feel like your neighbors are right on top of you. I definitely recommend this place for families or couples with dogs as it is very pet friendly and children too. Great location and a very short trip into town and other local attractions.
Check in was easy a breeze and Lori one of the owners gave us a binder full of information on both the resort and the Boothbay area. She also suggested best places to watch the 4^th of July fireworks. Best part of checking in is you get to check out the on-​site wine, beer and cheese shop. Yes that’s right I said on-​site wine, beer and cheese, within walking distance of your cottage! There is a excellent selection of wines and craft brews and specialty cheeses and spreads. The day we checked in there was a complimentary wine tasting of 4 wines and they even had some cheese and snacks our to pair with the wines. The wine attendant was very knowledgeable about wine. We walked out with a bottle of the Pepper Pot wine. Excellent!
We stayed in the Balsams # 6 2 bedroom cottage which is closest to the dog «potty» area. We had 4 adults, a dog and a baby. It was cozy but tolerable size for 3 nights. We had just enough room but occasionally it did feel claustrophobic with 4 adults a dog running about and baby gear. The cottage we stayed in was immaculate. The housekeeping staff do a great job at maintaining. The cottages are up-​to-​date and have just what you need in the kitchen to prepare some small meals. Bring a bottle opener! They do not stock in kitchen and ding you $ 5 if you go to the wine shop to buy one. The flat screen TV and cable was a nice diversion when you wanted to catch up on news. The wi-​fi was slow and I didn’t really use it. There is 3G coverage up there. The only really bad «Con» at this place was the condition of the BBQ grill and we like to BBQ. Lori did tell us a head of time it was a campground style grill. It was unfortunately unusable as the grate you put your food on was completely rusted out. They need to do something to protect the grills when not in use. We had to go down to the Hannaford grocery store down the street and buy a portable charcoal mini grill. The outdoor picnic table was a nice place to lounge around, read or socialize or watch the resident chipmunks and birds make their rounds about the resort.
The bathroom is stocked with towels daily but they do encourage water conservation so they like you to reuse your towel if possible. The A/​C was needed quite often as it was muggy and it definitely took the edge of the humidity and stuffiness in the cottage.
We used the in ground pool which again was well kept, clean and the water was a decent temperature thanks to their solar panel heating system. The pool has towels stocked for your use. We did not get to use the hot tub while we were there but it was a standard square hot tub with a cover. Looks like it was well maintained. I never saw the bocce court, maybe I just missed it? Also they do advertise on their website about campfires but the firepit was not lit up any of the nights we were there, even on a busy 4^th of July weekend. The owners were busy with construction of the brewery building so we hardly even saw them. Also, just a note, any of the work being done over at the brewery building was barely audible from our cottage and did not bother us at all.
Overall great place and we would definitely go back, just as long as we bring our own grill. We’ve already recommended to several friends to check it out.