Oakland House Seaside Resort
Inn, Cottages & Restaurant

• Accommodations: Shore Oaks Seaside Inn: has 10 luxurious bedrooms, 2 with fireplaces, and 7 with private baths. There is a large oceanfront wrap around porch, a living room with large fireplace, dining room and library. The building is just feet from the ocean with a gazebo on the water. Assorted tea, coffee and assorted nibbles await arriving guests.
  Fifteen Cottages: They vary in size and style and have either full kitchens or kitchenettes. Most have wood-burning fireplaces. They are charmingly inspired with a sophisticated rusticity. They sleep from 2 to 9 people each.
• Rates: Vary greatly during the season due to differences in accommodation, amenities and inclusion of meals. Inn's web site has detailed descriptions of the rooms and cottages and a breakdown of rates. Special deals are available throughout the year. Call the office for assistance in arriving at the rate and accommodation that best meets your needs. Rates are subject to change without notice.
• Open: Shore Oaks Seaside Inn and the cottages are open early May through late October. Two cottages are winterized and open all year.
• Reservations: Reservations are highly recommended in advance. Call (207) 359-8521, toll free: (800) 359-RELAX (359-7352), fax: (207) 359-9865, or Email: jim@oaklandhouse.com
  Rooms have a 2-day minimum stay on weekends only, and the cottages have some minimum stay requirements. Last minute and walk-in stays may be charged on a daily basis as availability permits.
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• Payment: Deposit is 30% of the total stay or a minimum of 1 day's charge. All deposits will be applied to the last days of a reservation.
• Cancellation Policy: Cancellation notice must be received at least 30 days prior to scheduled arrival date to ensure refund of deposit. The deposit will be refunded by August 31. With less than 30 days' notice, deposits are refundable only if the space can be filled by another guest. Guests departing in advance of the departure date of their reservation will be charged for the time reserved unless the space can be subsequently filled by another guest.
• Restrictions: No pets on premises, thank you. This is a smoke free resort. Children of all ages welcome.
• Breakfast: Full (in season).
• Lunch/Dinner: There is an on-site restaurant that is open for breakfast and dinner from mid-June through mid-October. It features five-course gourmet dinners in a country setting.
• Recommended Favorite Recipes: Lamb Shanks Braised in Red Wine, ... Sand Dollars and Beach Glass, an Elegant Seaside Dessert, ... Maine Seafood Stew, ... Apple and Parsnip Soup with Floating Calvados Cream, ... Crab Salsa, ... Semolina Pudding with Maine Blueberries, Candied Fennel & Fresh Mint and Baked In Heaven Maine Blueberry Almond Cakes with Blueberry Sorbet and Lemon Verbena Crème Anglaise
• Special Events at Inn: Weddings, family reunions, intimate and larger weddings, business gatherings, group retreats, schooner tour and lobster dinner getaway packages, beach lobster picnics for visiting yacht club flotillas, kayak tours, and bicycle tours. Also photography and art workshops.
• On-Site Recreation & Activities: There are 50 acres, lawn games for the children, a wagon barn with casual activities (Ping-Pong, foosball, family-oriented videos in the evening), organic gardens (from which are harvested herbs, edible flowers, vegetables, and flowers for the dining rooms and guest rooms), hiking trails, ocean and lake beaches for swimming, as well as a dock and rowboats for guest use. Arrive either by car or boat! We've moorings too. Shore Oaks Seaside Inn has a large oceanside porch with a comfortable assortment of rocking chairs in which to laze away some relaxing hours. The view is of Pumpkin Island Lighthouse and the islands of East Penobscot Bay. Dreamy! The cottages have outdoor sitting areas and indoor living rooms with fireplaces and comfortable seating in which to curl up and take a nap or read a book.
• Attractions & Special Events: Holbrook Island Sanctuary, Bucks Harbor Yacht Club, Blue Hill Mountain hiking trails, Stonington Harbor's working fishing village, Castine's historic district with stunning examples of early Federal architecture, Deer Isle's Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. The area is sprinkled with coastal villages and antique shops and bookstores, an abundance of art galleries, several golf courses, an assortment of restaurants from seafood drive-ins, fine dining, and cafes specializing in exotic cuisines from around the world. Blue Hill's Kneisel Hall Music School holds performances through out July and early August. The Stonington Opera House has world class Jazz concerts and entertainment through the season. The Blue Hill Fair marks the end of the summer. WoodenBoat School is just up the road and Acadia National Park and Bar Harbor are within an hour's drive. Wanderlust for the ocean? Take a whale watching trip, a schooner day trip or a lobster boat ride!
• Recommended Local Restaurant: Our dining rooms are open from mid-June through mid-October, but we can recommend other local restaurants with regional flair like Arborvine, Westcott Forge, and Marlintini's in Blue Hill or Fisherman's Friend in Stonington.
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