Rhumb Line Resort

We have stayed here three times now. All this season! While it is a smaller, family run hotel. We love it! Staff is great. Always welcoming and accommodating. We already feel like family! Pools are perfect! The bar/​restaurant is excellent. Food is great, drinks are strong. And all of the staff look like they are having fun while working together to get things done.
Rooms are small and somewhat dated; however, you find yourself spending very little time in there anyway.
Close to the port and several other things to see and do!

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Please don’t review this business if you received a freebie for writing this review, or if you’re connected in any way to the owner or employees. Spent two nights in Aug. We were last there about 20 years ago — the rooms need updating .It makes no difference if you stay in a first floor room or second floor if stairs are a problem. To get to your first floor room you have to GO DOWN. many steps but can walk out to the pool by the back door in your room If you stay on the second floor which is on the street level you must use stairs to get to the pools or dining room. It was OK. Not great. Been there done that.

Great place for families ! My kids are having so much fun! So many places to swim and people are very nice. Tomorrow we will taste the outdoor lobster bake. The rooms could be updated but they are very clean. So close to the beach and the port. Great time so far

Hotel is a mile or two away from downtown area, but clean and nice. Our room had two queen beds, and was one of the recently updated ones. There was a balcony to the room that overlooks the outdoor pool and hot tub. There is a fridge in the room as well. There is a continental breakfast offered in the morning that includes cereal, assorted pastries, coffee, juice, waffles, etc. It’s a nice little hotel that fits the feel of this small town, so don’t expect Vegas quality at any of the hotels in this area. Overall, it was a good hotel for this area and we would stay again.
Kate at the front desk was very helpful in recommending places around town to eat.

Gosh, I feel bad giving this place a «Meh» rating, but just can’t help myself! I suppose the first reason would be the fact that the place is way off the beaten path, and we weren’t prepared for that, and secondly, we were certain that it was much closer to the water, but quickly learned that this was not the case. Perhaps I didn’t do my homework on this particular place.
«Surly» would be the best description for the woman that was working at the front desk when we arrived in the afternoon — she was unwelcoming, and a little put out that I asked about the trolley that they advertised in the lobby, «you’re too late!» she replied. The room was a bit of a schlep from the lobby (and breakfast room), with no paths, so in the morning, one had to trudge through wet grass for breakfast. The room itself was very basic (which is fine, given the price), the bed was comfortable and it was clean with a nice balcony that overlooked the pool area. I think the layout of the place is very strange, in fact we managed to get lost in the hallways a few times, simply trying to find a better path to the breakfast area so we could avoid the wet grass — no go.
Favorite thing about Kennebunkport? Watching the tide quickly move in and out of the little harbor, and the clam chowder at the local’s hangout (sorry, can’t remember the name!), and the least favorite thing? All the political crap in the gift stores — talk about pandering to the Bush family!

We had a good experience here. Beautiful location, so close to the beach. We had a balcony room looking over the pool, outdoor restaurant/​bar, hot tub, and yard. The balcony is small but lovely. Super comfortable king size bed. We loved the pool and the giant hot tub outdoors, the indoor air was very hot and it was beautiful outside so of course we chose to lounge outdoors. The continental breakfast had more choices that I’d seen in previous stays at hotels. The only problem we had was one of the front desk ladies was a little snarky, but the other one was lovely and it wasn’t that big of a deal.

Great for kids. Not the Taj, but you can be comnfortable there. Two pools and hot tubs make the outside weather irrelevant and the staff couldn’t have been nicer! Take the Trolly tour through town and they drop you off at the beaches. Take a right out of the driveway and you’re on your way to the beautiful coast and gorgeous homes.

I was recently married in kennebunkport and we decided to hold our rehearsal dinner at the Rhumbline. They were beyond accommodating and did a great job. We chose to do an outdoor lobster bake for about 40 guests. Service, atmosphere, food and the facility were great.

Go for drinks at the Admiral’s Table. No table or admiral in sight, but the rhumb punch and the chicken sandwiches are good. No frills, but cheap.

«Meh. I’ve experienced better» just about sums it up.
Let me start by saying that the 2 women we came in contact with at the front desk couldn’t have been nicer or more accommodating. Also, the beds were really comfortable, the rooms were quiet, and there was wireless internet. The bathrooms were clean and had great water pressure.
Now on to the «Meh»
The hotel has a «no-​tell motel» vibe to it, and resort it is not. It hasnt been redecorated since the 80’s, however the bathroom seemed to be a little newer. The hallways are shabby and there was a low-​tide smell.
There is a cute little restaurant/​bar in the middle of the resort and i had such high hopes. There are bar seats and table seats, food and beer. After a long day exploring the area we wanted nothing more than to kick back at the bar. It all went downhill from there. I asked for a water and was pointed to a plastic jug that had been sitting in the sun all day. Request for ice was denied. It tasted rancid. After being ignored by the young bartender for 20 minutes while he waited on friends we finally were able to ask for a drink, only to never get it. Before getting annoyed and leaving i overheard him telling another customer to make sure they tip enoughfor him and the kitchen guy. I couldnt beleive it.
Overall it was… Meh. I probably would never return.

So I went back here for a stay just last week, and you know, it’s pretty much exactly the same as my other review, clean, the beds are VERY comfy, I should have asked them what kind of mattress they were because they are like sleeping on a cloud, and to a traveler weary about bedbugs, don’t worry, the plague of bedbugs has never reached here (yet).
Anyways, One thing that has changed is that I didn’t really like their in-​house restaurant quite as much, I had a buffalo chicken sandwich thing and it was kinda bad, the chicken was okay but maybe it was the bun or something, and don’t use the Worcestershire sauce, because it EXPIRED in 2009! I told them about it but it is probably still there.
Bottom line, come for the room itself and the pool/​hot tub, skip the restaurant.

Stayed at the Rhumbline instead of staying with relatives.