Holiday Inn Bar Harbor (Acadia National Park) - Bar Harbor

I stayed here while visiting Acadia. The room was layed out very strangely, and had a weird shape. This contributed to the poor heating, coupled with the heated practically being behind the fridge and tv cabinet. I ran the heater on high for 7 hours before the room was a satisfactory temperature. I had to open the balcony door, and close towels into […] it, in order to cut down on the extremely cold draft pouring in. There were two balconies for the room, but I could only get to one. The hotel must have had renovations done recently, because the walls and ceilings were patched, and very poorly at that. There was mold in the bathroom, and stained towels. I found it odd that I could not find a map of the property or menus for the restaurants located on the property within the room. Good or location to Bar Harbor and Acadia, but not much else. Read more

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When we arrived we were told the main hotel was booked and sent off to a remote building that apparently was part of the hotel. It smelled of mold and mildew and was a huge inconvenience especially since we were no where near the main hotel, restaurants, waterfront, etc. We left after one night and when I tried to convey my disappointment to the staff […] - they acted like they could care less. I would not EVER book this hotel again and would not EVER recommend it to anyone who asks. It's too bad because it was recommended to me but apparently things had changed quite a bit since the person who reommended stayed there. Read more

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The staff at the Holiday Inn called a couple of days ahead of our arrival. The HI was closing for the season & they were moving us to a sister property, Harborside Inn. Wow, what a gift that turned out to be. Harborside was awesome. It's convenient to walk to everything in Bar Harbor & is minutes to the Acadia park entrance.

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Had a great time

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The hotel was nice. We had a room that faced the ocean. It was great the only problem (not then hotels fault) was in rain very hard during our stay. The room was clean and fairly big. Two chairs instead of couch (which would have been better). We requested a ocean side view and if I would not have asked, would not have gotten it, but in thier defense […] they fixed that problem. The only thing I could say was bad was the confusion on breakfest. i believe it was included and was not sure. I ate anyway but the desk could mention it at the time of check in. Just saying. Would stay again. Read more

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Very disappointed , was not worth the price of the room.

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I was there to run the Mount Desert Island Marathon. I called 2 weeks prior about a late checkout. They could not answer me and advised me to talk to the people when I checked in. At first they wanted to charge $50.00 but said they would credit it when I checked out. Which they did with no hassle. I was disappointed with the service in general. I requested […] a corkscrew for which my ritual is 2 glasses of wine before I go to bed (judge if you want) and they brought me the cheapest corkscrew ever where it took 15 mins before I eventually had to push the cork in. The rate I paid was reasoanble enough but I cant imagine paying more for the service they offerered Read more

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upgraded to main part of hotel. They gave us a free brunch for our anniversary. nice bar area and restaurant. Lobster shed was closed for fall.

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The hotel itself is beautiful but quite old. The walls seem to be paper thin so you can hear what it going on in adjacent rooms. The lady next to us actually knocked on our door one mornng to complain that our TV was too loud and she could hear everything that was going on in our room. The TV was set to normal listening levels and, no, we are not hard-of-hearing. […] We discovered that Bar Harbor has many excellent hotels and we will try a different one on our next visit. Read more

Genuine Expedia guest review

Very comfortable and clean with good bayside location

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I was so excited by the price, location and photos of this hotel before our stay. And when I arrived, sure enough, the main building of the hotel is lovely, with a beautiful waterfront setting. BUT... we then found out that our room was in the dilapidated "Frenchman's Bay" back building, which was really, really, really disappointing. It was pretty […] dumpy and depressing, especially when compared to the lovely main building. So make sure you know where your room is before you book! Read more

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our room was located near the main road, so you can hear traffic go by constantly. the buffet breakfast had wonderful assortments. if you plan to eat breakffast in the hotel, make sure you sign up with the option to save u money.

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Everything about our stay was very nice - great location, excellent room, and delicious breakfast buffet. The only big problem was that our room was located in a separate building for which you had to go outside to reach and had to climb a set of stairs to get into the main building. Also there was NO ELEVATOR in our building, which required another […] set of stairs - and lugging luggage up and down the stairs. I paid extra for an ocean view, but we could barely see the ocean across the parking lot and through a lot of trees. If you stay here, be sure to ask for the main building. Read more

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Nice location - we had upgraded to Ocean View - the view was nice but not worth the extra money - to many trees and buildings in the way. Stayed two nights and had to request from front desk to have bath towels brought to room both days. Breakfast was supposed to be included in our package but we were still sharged for the buffet meal $$??? the room […] was very small had to move a chair to open door balcony and then move teh chair again to be able to walk around to get out blacony door. With so many other choices around - may or may not stay here again. Read more

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i will definitely stay at this hotel again,next time i'm in the area.super nice front desk staff made us feel so much welcome!

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This is a lovely resort hotel with all amenities for a very reasonable price. A full buffet can be included in the price of your room. It is excellent. If you want to leave early there is a coffee shop for coffee/muffins etc to take with you for an early morning trip to the park. They also offer shuttles to Bar Harbor so you don't have to take a car […] and worry about parking. Read more

Genuine Expedia guest review

We had a lovely room and the quality of everything was excellent. The restaurant and bar were very good. Service was also excellent.

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Our stay was pleasant. The view from our ocean view room was beautiful. The hotel was located close to town. The shuttle service which was available was very convenient as parking in town is somewhat diffficult.The room itself was average. Our greatest concern was that the bathroom was not clean. It appeared not only dated but there was mold on the […] grout, old coffee drips on the woodwork and the hair dryer was very soiled. Upon entering the bathroom when we first arrived, I noticed hair on the floor. This was very unsettling. I also feel as though the people working at the front desk could have been at times more helpful. My husband and I decided we would not stay there again if we returned to Bar Harbor. Read more

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Great view of the bay. Room was comfortable and clean but the furnishing were old with broken drawer pulls. Service in the restaurant was poor.

Genuine Expedia guest review

4 o'clock check in was a surprise to us and a large number of other guests. Grumbling was shared. When I asked to see a manager I was accommodated after being told the check In time was included in their web site. I checked my email confirmation and didn't see it. There was a large grease spot on an upholstered bench in our room.

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We were very happy with our stay. However, we were quited surprised to learn that we had to pay for the breakfasts for our 2 children, as we had booked a room that accomodated 4 people and was marketed as "Breakfast Included". In fine print, there is a line that additional person charges may apply, but why would it if it was a room for 4? It added another […] $90 to our 3 day stay. Read more

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The good points-- The hotel is in a great location. Close to the downtown area and Acadia National Park. Hotel restaurant(La Bella Vita)gets 3.5 out of five stars. Food was average/cheap pricing. Waitstaff at the bar area was excellent. Drinks were delicious and bartender was very knowledgable when explaining details about cocktails. The bad points---Handicap […] accessabilty was poor. We booked ahead with a handicap request and it didn't work out at all. The hotel separated our party into two different buildings,making it very difficult for the two elderly handicaped people in our party to get around. Their(handi) room was on the fourth floor all the way to the opposite end of the hall from the elevator(room 417). There was nothing 'handicap accessable' in the room aside from an extra handbar in the standard bath/shower unit. The entrance had no handi parking or area for drop off.The housekeeping staff were also pretty horrible. They were very loud(screming and laughing) and rather rude. Read more

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Great hotel, nice view, room is very comfortable. Good location near bar harbor.

Genuine Expedia guest review

Very clean place with a location close to the city waterfront. We were not able to check in until 4:00 pm which was a bit later than we are used to. They were not able to make any exceptions, this was the only unfortunate thing about our 3 day, 3 night stay. A wonderful restaurant is located in the hotel!

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VERY ENJOYABLE!

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We enjoyed our 4 day stay.Our room was very comfortable. Housekeeping did a wonderful job,including extra towelsand coffee when requested. the grounds were wonderfully maintained. our only complaint would be the morning front desk. the two girls seemed very inexperienced,giving incorrect or incomplete information to our questions.But overall a great […] hotel Read more

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You can tell that the facility is older by the bubbling wallpaper and the cracked tiles in the bathroom but the size of the room was nice. We always found a parking space when we returned to the hotel which is a plus. The staff was extremely friendly and very helpful. Breakfast in the hotel was pretty good. Great location. Very nice landscaped grou […] nds. Read more

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We liked the hotel. The room was very spacious and the bed was comfortable. Short drive to both Acadia and Bar Harbor. Adding the breakfast to our stay was a good deal and plenty to eat on the buffet in the morning and wide selection.

Genuine Expedia guest review

hotel and grounds were lovely- not your typical holiday inn. great views; morning coffee shop; italian restaurant. over a mile to bar harbor's town center/hub. a car was helpful, but not required b/c a free bus (island explorer) is provided to national park locations and town. priced much lower than the hotels and resorts "in town".

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Wonderful place to stay. Clean comfortable, updated older hotel with fantastic views of the bay. Get the breakfast package it is a wonderful deal

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Initially I was hesitant to book this hotel as some of the reviews were less than stellar. I was wonderfully surprised...The room was large, clean and had a wonderful ocean view. Goes to show that you can't always rely reviews. A great room and remarkable hotel. Wish all of my hotel stays were as good. R. Coley 9/28/12

Genuine Expedia guest review

Well situated with a helpful staff. Good restaurant also.

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very expensive no elevator for three floors. pool view not a ocean view...

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Good!

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Overall very good. However, the wifi was poor and the front desk staff were not helpful in fixing it.

Genuine Expedia guest review

Was not informed by Hotels.com that we would not be in the main building. When we tried to upgrade, we were informed that we must do that through hotels.com. Great breakfast with a wonderful view.

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The hotel was beautiful, clean and close to Acadia National Park. Our room was quiet. Would definitely stay there again.

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The hotel was nice. The partial ocean view is not the greatest from the 1st floor. I was really disappointed that I spent the amount of $$ that I did for the view I had. I will definately stay somewhere else next time for the $$!!

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Nice hotel. People on the front desk a little bit confusing, They couldn't find my reservation and asked me to call Expedia. After 15 minutes they finally find it.

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