Meadowmere Resort
Family-owned for 70 years — 143 rooms in a walkable Ogunquit compound, indoor + outdoor pools.
A 143-room family-owned resort in the village of Ogunquit, Maine, run by the same family for roughly 70 years. Indoor and outdoor pools, a spa, and a walkable location two blocks from Ogunquit Beach and the Marginal Way — the cliff walk that's the town's signature. It's a working resort, not a boutique, but it's a Maine-family-run working resort, which is a different category than the corporate-flag version of the same scale.
Ogunquit's lodging stack runs from beach motels at one end to the Cliff House at the other; Meadowmere is the in-village independent doing a job most chains can't do anymore.
The setting
The hotel sits on Main Street (US-1) in central Ogunquit — walking distance to Perkins Cove (the working harbor with the Barnacle Billy's lobster-roll line), the Ogunquit Playhouse, the beach, and the Marginal Way's southern entrance. The drive in from Boston is about 75 minutes; from Portland, 45 south. The Maine Turnpike's exit 7 puts you in town.
Ogunquit is small and walkable. The trolleys run in summer for those who want to leave their cars at the resort.
The building
A multi-building, multi-era property — the central building dates to the 1950s with significant later additions. Materials are clapboard and shingle in the Maine vernacular; interiors are traditional rather than design-forward. Public spaces include a lobby bar, indoor pool atrium, fitness room, and the spa. The grounds wrap around courtyards and pool decks.
Family-owned for around 70 years and on its third generation of management. That's the differentiator from the chain resorts a few blocks away.
The rooms
143 rooms across categories — standards, doubles, suites, family rooms, fireplace rooms. From around $285 in shoulder seasons; July and August run higher. Bathrooms have been updated; some rooms have been recently refreshed, others lean more traditional. Some rooms have balconies; family rooms accommodate four to six. Configuration variety is a plus for groups.
Food & drink
There's a small on-site cafe and bar, but no full destination restaurant. The town's restaurants — MC Perkins Cove, the Front Porch, Northern Union, Roost Cafe — are all within a 5–10 minute walk. Ogunquit's restaurant scene is more concentrated than most Maine villages this size; lean on the in-town options for dinner.
On the property
A real amenity stack for the price — the indoor pool is the off-season selling proposition.
- Indoor heated pool (year-round)
- Outdoor pools (seasonal)
- Spa with treatment rooms
- Hot tubs
- Fitness room
- Open year-round; January–March is the quiet window
Who it's for
- Multi-generational family vacations — the room mix and the indoor pool work for kids
- Travelers wanting Ogunquit village (not the beach motels) without the Cliff House budget
- Marginal Way walkers and Perkins Cove regulars
- Repeat Maine visitors who like family-run lodging
Who it's not for
- Travelers wanting a small boutique — at 143 rooms this is a working resort, not an inn
- Anyone expecting a destination on-site restaurant
- Adults-only seekers — the indoor pool and family rooms make this a kid-active property
Nearby
Marginal Way — the cliff path from Perkins Cove to Ogunquit Beach — starts seven minutes' walk away. Ogunquit Beach is two blocks. Perkins Cove (with Barnacle Billy's, the foot bridge, and the working lobster boats) is a 10-minute walk south. The Ogunquit Playhouse runs summer-stock theater June through October. Cape Neddick (Nubble) Lighthouse is 15 minutes south on US-1. York's Wild Kingdom and Long Sands Beach are 20 minutes south. Wiggly Bridge — the smallest pedestrian suspension bridge in the U.S. — is in York, 20 minutes south.
