The Inn at Bath is a comfortably elegant 1810 Greek Revival home in the picturesque and quiet Historic District. Sitting only a block away from Maine's legendary Kennebec River and a short walk to Bath's shops and restaurants, the bed and breakfast inn rests in the perfect setting of both luxury and convenience.

This coastal getaway was recommended in 1997 by House Beautiful as "The place to stay in Bath and one of the few quality inns in Maine's midcoast." Host Elizabeth Knowlton invites you to decide this for yourself; leave civilization behind and step into his sea-crested paradise.

Beautifully appointed twin parlors with fireplaces welcome you upon arrival. The exquisitely elegant dining room, awaits you for a sinful breakfast delight or a simple refreshment of coffee, tea, or spring water. Whether you are on business or pleasure, The Inn at Bath integrates an antique atmosphere with all the modern amenities of home. Off-street parking, WI-FI for those with wireless laptops, a fax machine, and computer (email and Internet access) are all at your disposal during your stay. Laundry privileges are available to all guests, as are ice and glasses for mixed drinks in the comfort of your own lodging accommodation.

Visitors of the Inn have their choice of eight delicately decorated guest rooms, each with its own private bath, air-conditioning, cable television, VCR, clock radio/cassette player, and telephone. Several of the guest rooms can be modified to create two-bedroom family suites. A first-floor handicapped-accessible guest room built to ADA specifications with an outdoor access ramp is also available. Your have a selection of king, queen, twin beds, and some twin long daybeds. Each room is unusually spacious and furnished with eighteenth- and nineteenth-century antiques and lovely designer fabrics. Four of the rooms have added treats such as woodburning fireplaces, writing desks/tables, and sofa/loveseats.

You may wish to call ahead and reserve one of the inn's two guest rooms with a heavenly two-person, 90-gallon Jacuzzi tub overlooking your own private woodburning fireplace, or you may wish to have one of the two fireplace rooms.

A complimentary full, seated breakfast is available to each guest every morning and is served in the elegant dining room. Handicapped visitors may take their breakfast in their quarters with room service. The area is also blessed with some extremely good restaurants for lunch and dinner. Let Elizabeth recommend a local favorite spot; she is more than happy to help with any lunch or dinner cravings you might have.

Bath's central location on the coast also makes it ideal for day trips to major points of interest, like Acadia National Park, which you can reach and return in one day and still have dinner at a Bath area restaurant. Or you can take yourself on an antiquing adventure, starting with the shops in Bath and proceeding to Hallowell, Wiscasset, or the Bristol/Damariscotta area. Visiting the L.L. Bean and Freeport outlets is a must. Elizabeth and the staff will be delighted to help you plan some of these day trips.

You are invited to an escape that unites the antiquity of times forgotten with the majestic canvas of coastal Maine; make The Inn at Bath your getaway destination.

Bath's long romance with the sea, ... Bath being one of the largest centers of wooden hull shipbuilding in the 1800's, makes it a fascinating destination.

Tying the town to this past is the Maine Maritime Museum, located just a short distance from the inn.

You might like to take a self-guided tour of the exquisite architecture of Bath's Historic District.

The inn is close to the rugged Reid State Park Beach and the white-sanded Popham Beach, which was rated a few years ago as one of the best beaches in New England.

Whether your stay in Bath includes historic or natural sight-seeing, recreational sports, or an in-house retreat, let the staff and service at The Inn at Bath make you feel like more than a customer.

This area of Maine offers day hiking, an eighteen-hole golf course, tennis courts, day and overnight sailing charters, and striped bass fishing in the Kennebec River. Old forts and lighthouses, birding, sea kayaking, and whale watching. The Chocolate Church Performing Arts Center is open year-round and has excellent live entertainment.