The Weekend You Sleep Beside a Lighthouse
What If Your Hotel Had a Lighthouse?
Little River Lighthouse “Image Courtesy of Little River Light Station”
Some getaways are about the hotel.
This one is about the experience.
Imagine taking a little boat across the water, arriving on a tiny Maine island, walking through the trees toward a historic lighthouse, and realizing that this is where you're spending the night.
No crowded resort.
No packed itinerary.
Just the ocean, the stars and the sound of waves.
Your Room Is on an Island
Lighthouse View “Image Courtesy of Little River Light Station”
Little River Island & Boathouse “Image Courtesy of Little River Light Station”
Little River Lighthouse sits on a 15-acre island just off Cutler, Maine, along the state's rugged Bold Coast.
The lighthouse dates back to the 1800s, and the restored keeper's house is part of an overnight stay program that runs through September 30. Guests reach the island by boat from Cutler Harbor.
Once you're there, the pace changes.
Walk the island. Explore the lighthouse. Sit by the water. Watch the sunset. Then look up.
There are very few places where your evening plans can simply be:
“Let's go outside and look at the stars.”
The Lighthouse Experience
Meadow View “Image Courtesy of Little River Light Station”
This isn't a luxury resort, and that's exactly the point.
It's historic, simple and wonderfully removed from everyday life. You're staying in the former keeper's house, surrounded by ocean and 15 acres of island landscape.
And because there are no restaurants, shops or busy streets waiting outside your door, it's the kind of place that encourages you to actually disconnect.
That might be the real luxury.
Want the Lighthouse Without the Island?
“Image Courtesy of The Bradley Inn”
“Image Courtesy of The Bradley Inn”
If sleeping on an island sounds slightly too adventurous, head farther south to New Harbor, Maine.
The Bradley Inn sits on the Pemaquid Peninsula, just a four-minute walk from the iconic Pemaquid Point Lighthouse. The inn has 15 individually decorated rooms, a full breakfast, an onsite restaurant and nearly three acres of gardens.
You can walk to the lighthouse for sunrise, explore the rocky shoreline, spend the afternoon kayaking or wandering nearby harbors, then return to the inn for dinner.
And yes, there's an onsite sauna too.
✨ Your Wander & Reset
Don't over plan this one.
Wake up early.
Get coffee.
Walk to the lighthouse.
Watch the sun come up over the Atlantic.
Then spend the rest of the day exploring the coast, eating something delicious and letting yourself move a little slower.
Because sometimes the best weekend getaway is the one where nothing is scheduled.
📍 ADD THIS ONE TO YOUR LIST
Little River Lighthouse
Cutler, Maine
Overnight stays available through September 30
The Bradley Inn
New Harbor, Maine
A four-minute walk from Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
And if you think a lighthouse is a good place to escape for a weekend, wait until you see where we're wandering next.
It involves a place that feels almost too beautiful to be real, and it's one you may want to add to your fall list immediately.
Until then, keep wandering.
See you Thursday!