Portland, ME.
Portland went twenty-plus years without a new independent full-service hotel until The Longfellow opened in 2024 — Maine-based Uncommon Hospitality, Post Company design, actually local. The rest of the list is small: Best Bower's six rooms at the top of Munjoy Hill, The Docent's apartment-hotel downtown, Pomegranate's bohemian West End sleeper. Lark's Blind Tiger is out (chain). We expect Portland to expand meaningfully over the next two years.
Blind Tiger
A 1823 Federal-style townhouse in the West End — nine rooms, library, garden, turndown service.
Chebeague Island Inn
A 1920s Maine-island inn you get to by ferry — 21 rooms, wraparound porch, 9-hole golf course.
Inn at Diamond Cove
A 1891 Army fort converted to an island resort — 44 rooms, 15-minute ferry from Portland.
The Docent's Collection
Luxury apartment-hotel scattered across downtown — feels like staying in someone's (very well-kept) pied-à-terre.
The Longfellow Hotel
Portland's first independent, full-service hotel in 20+ years. Uncommon Hospitality × Post Company.
Best Bower
Six guestrooms at the top of Munjoy Hill — the quietest place to stay in town.
The Pomegranate Inn
West End 1880s mansion, hand-painted walls, and eight rooms run by owner-innkeepers.
The Portland Regency
A 1895 former armory in the Old Port — 95 rooms, still family-owned, steps from the waterfront.