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Biddeford, ME · Portland

The Lincoln Hotel

A brick mill on the Saco River, reborn as the anchor of Biddeford's mill-town comeback — thirty-three rooms, a rooftop bar.

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7.8/10Very good.How we score
Why we’d stay

An upscale-bohemian interior, in a converted industrial building, with a restaurant worth booking on its own. Google guests rate it 4.6★ across 259 reviews.

Best for
food-first travelersfamiliestime on the water
Best time to go

Spring and fall — fewer people, better rates, and everything's open.

Our verdict

Very good. A genuinely good independent hotel — the sub-scores tell you if it's your kind.

Rate
from about $260/night
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The Lincoln Hotel is a upscale bohemian hotel in Biddeford, ME, part of the Portland. A brick mill on the Saco River, reborn as the anchor of Biddeford's mill-town comeback — thirty-three rooms, a rooftop bar.

It sits in our Upscale Bohemian category, occupying a industrial reuse, with a scholarly · historic mood. 33 rooms. Independently owned and operated. The restaurant is notable on its own merits.

On the property

  • Activities: PADDLE.

A full review is still ahead

We haven’t published our first-person write-up of The Lincoln Hotelyet. When we do, it’ll land in the same voice as our Piaule, Troutbeck, and Inness reviews. In the meantime, the facts on the right and the tags above will tell you most of what we know.

See similar hotels: more Upscale Bohemian hotels · every Portland hotel · more industrial reuse conversions

The Le Hotelist Score
7.8/10
Very good.
Assessed September 2026
Design7.7

An upscale-bohemian interior, in a converted industrial building, with a restaurant worth booking on its own.

Location7.3

A quiet spot near the center of things.

Service8.5

Google guests rate it 4.6★ across 259 reviews.

Value8.2

In line with the mid-luxury field (from about $260/night) for the room, setting and kitchen you get.

Quiet7.2

10–25 rooms.

Based on the data we have so far; expect small revisions as guest reviews and our editorial deepen.

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