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SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY

The views of shimmering Linekin Bay from the deep porch of the Five Gables Inn in East Boothbay, Maine, induce a state of deep calm, especially if we go alone and leave no forwarding address.

The 125-year-old inn has just 16 rooms, each with a view of the bay.  You can take a lovely swim by lowering yourself off the dock across the street, spend hours sitting on the porch, or amble into the tiny town.  Boothbay Harbor, tourist central, is 3 miles away.

Five Gables Inn, PO box 335, Murray Hill Road, East Boothbay, ME  04554
(207) 633-4551  (800) 451-5048.  Open May 16-through October.

- Lynda  Morgenroth

"Quite frankly, this place is perfect."

An Explorers Guide, Maine

"..... even your Martha's Vineyard breakfast fantasy pales by comparison."

The Porsche Magazine

"Highly Recommended."

Frommers

"This place continues to draw us back"

"Our favorite New England Inn"

"Our 5th straight year at Five Gables Inn" 

"Mike and De are wonderful hosts"

"We loved watching the bay and the lobster boats from the expansive porch"

"Best breakfast we ever had"

"All-in-all, the place to stay if you are in the Boothbay Harbor area"

"Incomparable hospitality"

"Immaculate, charming, and peaceful"