Acadia Bayside Cottage is a beachfront cottage close to Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Ellsworth, Downeast Maine. You’ll love our place because of the views, the well-stocked kitchen, the location, which is just steps to the water with a private beach! New to Airbnb, our property has more than 75 5-star reviews on vrbo! Our waterfront cottage is great for couples and small families. Enjoy the gorgeous sunsets over the bay! Acadia Bayside Cottage is a very clean, well-kept waterfront cottage steps to the shore, lots of light and warmth, two ACs, two gas fireplace stoves; a Master bedroom with bay view/sleeps 2 (Queen Bed), 1 bedroom with 2 twin beds. 1 bathroom with shower; kitchen, reading nook with bay view, living room/dining room with bay view, 3 outdoor decks with outdoor seating, Weber gas grill. Clean bedding & towels are provided. Acadia Bayside Cottage is nestled in a grove of tall pines. Relax in the Adirondack chairs on the bluff overlooking the bay. Witness seals, bald eagles, blue herons, and osprey from the cottage or in your kayak on the water. Peaceful and private, yet close by to all area amenities of the Acadia region. By car, our cottage is approx: 10 min to seafood restaurants/lobster pounds just off Route 3 in Trenton along the route you'd follow onto Mount Desert Island (MDI). 10 min to the head of Mount Desert Island which is an area known as the Town Hill section of Bar Harbor. 20 min to the main Acadia National Park entrance and Hulls Cove Visitor's Center. 25 min to downtown Bar Harbor where there are many restaurants & shops, 3 pharmacies, a movie theater, grocery stores, and much more. Many hiking & biking trails are within a 20-30 min drive. (trails and carriage roads can be accessed all over the island) 10 min to Ellsworth - where you'll find restaurants, movie theaters, grocery stores, pharmacies, Walmart, TJ Maxx, L.L. Bean, and other stores. Main Street in Ellsworth, which leads down to a small bridge & river, is a nice part of this small city with an old-fashioned downtown with some interesting shops and restaurants. You'll find restaurants along both sides of Main Street. The Union River Lobster Pot is just over the bridge and nestled along the river just behind Rooster Brothers specialty foods store & has excellent seafood. There are also some chain restaurants along Route 3 in Ellsworth.