Camden, ME.
Camden is the schooner-and-sailboat capital of Maine — and the inn scene reflects 19th-century mercantile money. The Whitehall (an Edna St. Vincent Millay-era inn restored 2015), the Norumbega Inn (an 1886 stone castle), Hartstone Inn (chef-owned), and a constellation of B&Bs in Camden village. Rockport and Rockland round out the mid-coast circuit.
16 Bay View
Camden's only purpose-built luxury hotel — 21 rooms, harbor views, rooftop bar.
Hartstone Inn
An 1835 Mansard-roof B&B — chef-owned for two decades, 22 rooms, the Camden tasting-menu spot.
Norumbega Inn
An 1886 stone castle on Penobscot Bay — 11 rooms, dramatic ocean-view turret, the Maine castle.
Samoset Resort
230 oceanfront acres in Rockport — 178 rooms, the only oceanfront golf course in New England.
The Whitehall
An 1834 sea-captain's home where Edna St. Vincent Millay was discovered — restored 2015, 36 rooms.
250 Main Hotel
A modernist boutique in the Rockland art district — 26 rooms, Farnsworth Museum across the street.