The Alder Cottage
A single-room cottage set closest to the water, with a screened porch that catches the morning tide. Best coffee-in-bed views on the property.
A small cluster of cottages and an old inn tucked where the tidal river slows and the ocean is just up the road. Wake with the water. Walk to the coast. Come back for the porch.
A cluster of cottages arranged along the river, plus a handful of rooms in the main inn. Each has its own door, its own quiet. Come for the weekend, stay for the week.
A single-room cottage set closest to the water, with a screened porch that catches the morning tide. Best coffee-in-bed views on the property.
Two bedrooms, full kitchen, wood-plank floors, and a private lawn that runs down to the water's edge. Room for a stroller, room for a nap.
A handful of rooms in the original inn — high ceilings, quiet corners, breakfast on the sun porch. Best for couples who want the classic Maine bed-and-breakfast feel.
Sample lineup — we'll swap in your exact cottage names, layouts, and rates before launch.
Cape Neddick sits where a small tidal river winds out to the Atlantic. The water rises and falls twice a day; the marsh grass shifts from green to gold and back. From our lawn you can watch the herons work the low tide — then walk five minutes and be at the coast.
The property has been quietly hosting travelers for decades — the kind of place people return to on the same week each summer, then bring their kids to a decade later.
Booking through the big travel sites is easy — and it costs everyone. When you book directly with us, the fee that would've gone to a corporate platform stays right here at the river, in flowers on the porch and firewood by the door.
You get a better price. We get to keep a real business alive. Everyone wins except the middleman.
You don't come to Cape Neddick for a crowd. You come because the good stuff — the beach, the light, the lobster — is a short drive from a quiet porch.
Family beach, arcade, and boardwalk. A quick coastal drive from the property.
~5 min driveThe Cape Neddick Light — one of the most photographed lighthouses in America.
~7 min driveGalleries, harbor lobster rolls, and the Marginal Way cliff walk just up the coast.
~10 min driveOutlets, oysters, and the working waterfront of Portsmouth — worth a day.
~25 min driveSend a note with your dates and we'll come back with what's open — cottages tend to book out early for July and August, but shoulder-season weeks along the river are our favorite anyway.