Just five miles from Augusta in the Kennebec Valley of Maine, Maple Hill Farm Bed & Breakfast Inn and Conference Center gives guests a quiet alternative to local motels for a relaxing getaway, business travel, or that special occasion.

Located in Hallowell on 130 acres of rolling fields and woods with winding walking trails and a small pond, the Inn offers all the charm of a country farm with the comforts and amenities of a first-class hotel.

The late Victorian house, built in 1906, is on land that was cleared and settled in the late 1700's. Maple Hill Farm once served as a halfway stop for watering horses for a stagecoach line that ran between Hallowell and Emery's Grove on Cobbosseecontee Lake.

Today, eight spacious guests rooms with private baths are furnished with antiques and relaxing country furniture. Standard amenities include tranquil views of the fields or woods, individual heat and air-conditioning controls, full closets, color televisions, cable, VCRs, private phones with dataports, wireless high speed Internet access, irons, and hair dryers. Four rooms also boast two-person whirlpool tubs, five have gas fireplaces, and three have private decks.

Sit down each morning to fresh linen tablecloths and order a cooked-to-order hearty country breakfast from the menu, which include Eggs Benedict Arnold made from the Inn's own farm-fresh free-range eggs as well as Wild Maine Blueberry Pancakes with pure maple syrup. Freshly baked muffins, fresh fruit, and just-ground coffee are offered. Enjoy this delicious and relaxed meal in the intimate fireplaced dining room, expansive art gallery, or courtyard. Maple Hill Farm also offers full liquor service plus complimentary coffee, tea, and home-baked goodies available anytime in the guest kitchen, which includes a refrigerator, microwave, ice machine, and sink.

Maple Hill Farm's central Maine location is famed for its four-season recreational opportunities. There is plenty to explore on the farm's 130 acres of wildflower hayfields and woods with inviting trails and spring-fed swimming pond. Go cross-country skiing or hiking, have a picnic, play horseshoes or croquet, visit the farm animals, or just sit by the fireplace or on the front porch sipping sun tea or a Maine microbrew beer.

The farm is adjacent to a state wildlife preserve with over 800 acres, including more trails and a large, pristine pond for canoeing, fishing, and swimming. The larger Cobbossee Lake, antique shops, and excellent restaurants, as well as shopping and museums in Augusta, are just five minutes away.

Maple Hill Farm is Maine's first certified "Environmental Leader" green lodging establishment with a large solar electric array, solar hot water, and their very own wind turbine. See their website for more detail.

Maple Hill Farm provides unique facilities for meetings, conferences, retreats, private parties, weddings, and receptions.

The Gallery and renovated Carriage House each hold groups up to 50, and the attached Gathering Place hosts up to 125. With an attached heated tent, the Inn can accommodate groups of up to 275 people.

Enjoy state-of-the-art audio/video capabilities, granite fireplace, climate control, ample parking, custom catering and beverage service, breakout rooms, and wireless Internet access.

Maple Hill Farm serves as a great "base camp" from which to visit much of Maine. It's an easy hour's drive to the coast, the lakes of western Maine, and wilderness mountain and skiing areas to the north.