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Last updated: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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Reservations for the 2011 Season |
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Our 2010 season runs from May 20 through to mid October. If you have specific dates in mind for a trip to Maine, or wish to stay in a particular room or group of rooms, you should make your reservation as early as possible. Our online availability calendar can be consulted here.We are typically fully booked in July and August, so early reservations -- especially for weekends -- are a good idea. If your trip to Maine falls in May, June, September or October, please see the item below about special rates and extended stays. |
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Coveside Rolls Out Its Blog |
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Coveside now has a blog where we can post interesting stories and information about happenings at Coveside and in the area -- see the post about the recent New York Times article covering a wedding at Coveside, or steal Carolyn's recipe for blueberry muffins, for example. We hope you'll check back every so often to see what's new! |
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New at Coveside |
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We listened to our guests who report feeling aggrieved at not being able to watch that big sports event, or critical TV episode, or follow a breaking news story while staying with us; but we also listened to our TV-phobic guests who delight in being away from television for a while and don't want it to intrude on their enjoyment of the coast. So when we built our new garage and storage building (at the top of the driveway), we put a big room above it with a television lounge and game table at one end and -- for those fearful of becoming couch potatoes -- some exercise equipment (a stationary bike, ski machine and -- possibly -- an elliptical trainer) at the other. It's far enough away from the main inn buildings to insure that no one hears television noise when they're listening to seagulls and lobster boats. But when necessity calls -- either to get some indoor exercise or take in some television -- it's available with a short walk up the driveway. |
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Coveside Is Again Named an "Editors' Choice" by Yankee Magazine |
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 Coveside Bed and Breakfast has been recognized as a 2008 Editors' Choice in Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide to New England, on sale from May 6 through the end of August. The Editors' Choice recommendation designates Yankee editors' and writers' favorite restaurants, lodgings, and attractions across New England.
"Yankee's editors and our trusted legion of travel writers select our Editors' Choice winners," says Yankee editor Mel Allen. "From the own experiences and tips from our readers, they research and find the most deserving establishments in New England. Recipients range from the rustic to the refined, but all are noteworthy and memorable desitnations."
Here is what the editors said about Coveside:
"This retreat is tucked into a quiet corner of a working cove, handy to two lobster pounds and the sands at Reid State Park. Seven spacious guestrooms are divided between a century-old farmhouse and a matching shingled cottage. All feature windows looking out on the water. From the brick terrace, scene of multicourse morning meals, the lawn slopes to the shore. Rates: from $135, including full breakfast."
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Coveside Is Certified for Our "Green" Efforts |
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 Coveside has been certified by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection as an "Environmental Leader" among the state's lodging facilities. The state recognized our efforts to be "green" -- including reduction of waste through recycling and composting, use of environmentally friendly cleaning products and recycled paper products, energy and water conservation, and our maximum reliance on locally produced food.
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Read Independent Reviews of Coveside by Guests |
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 Tripadvisor, the popular travel planning website, has a number of reviews of Coveside written by guests. (We have no connection with Tripadvisor and no connection with the guests who have chosen to write reviews other than the fact that they were our guests.) Or if you've stayed with us, please feel free to submit your own review.
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2011 Local Events Calendar |
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Our listing of mid coast Maine events for the summer and fall of 2011 will be posted in late spring. If you'd like to see a sample of area activities offered this summer, go here for our 2010 calendar. |
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Special Rates in the Off-Peak Seasons for Longer Stays at Coveside |
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We have a "special" in May, June, September and October: the fourth night of a four-night stay is 1/2 price; or the fifth night of a five-night stay is free; beyond the fifth night, all nights are 20% off. Contact us for details and availability.
Please contact us with questions or for additional information, or consult our online booking site for infomation on specials.
We have posted a tour with photographs of Coveside and some area sites as they appeared in the fall of 2004. It's a lovely time of year to visit.
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Coveside Rounds Up Resources for Kayakers |
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The waters around Coveside offer a variety of kayaking opportunities for both the novice and experienced kayaker. We've contacted Seaspray Kayaking and they will now deliver kayaks to our dock and will even conduct lessons, starting on our lawn.
We have posted a tour with photographs of some recent kayaking activity at Coveside.
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Special Honeymoon Rates |
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Prior to July 4 and after Labor Day, we have a special package for newly weds who would like to honeymoon at Coveside. Priced at $850, it includes the following:
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Five nights at Coveside in a deluxe ($200/night) room |
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A $75 gift certificate at one of our favorite local restaurants
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Gourmet breakfasts every morning, free use of our bicycles and canoe
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Additional nights at $160 per night
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Please contact us with questions or for additional information, or consult our online booking site for infomation on specials.
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Coveside Reviewed in "Maine, An Explorer's Guide" |
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Chris Tree, a travel writer for the Boston Globe, has just published her eleventh edition of "Maine, An Explorer's Guide." Here's what she has to say about Coveside:
Carolyn and Tom Church have created a rare retreat overlooking a quiet cove. This 100-year-old farmhouse has been renovated to include a spacious dining room and large deck overlooking gardens, Gotts Cove with its working lobster wharf, and Sheepscot Bay beyond. Seven guest rooms, all with private bath (one with a spa tub), are divided between the main house and a neighboring guest cottage, new in 2001, with three rooms featuring private deck and fireplace, and its own common space and screened porch. The style, from architecture to furnishings, is an uncluttered, updated version of classic, turn-of-the-20th-century "Maine cottage." A guest fridge is stocked with beer and sodas. "It doesn't get better than this," we wrote in our notes from our many-windowed room in the main house. [Rates] include a full breakfast, hopefully on the terrace, with crabcakes.
Christina Tree and K. W. Oxnard, Maine: An Explorer's Guide (Woodstock, VT: Countryman Press, 2005)
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A new "Cook's Tour" of Coveside |
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Breakfast at Coveside Bed and Breakfast is prepared by Carolyn, a former pastry chef, and combines, when available, the best of local ingredients. (Above: Maine cheese blintzes with fresh blueberry sauce.)
The tour is designed to give you an idea of the fresh ingredents Carolyn uses and a brief look at some of the local vendors we frequent.
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Visit the Coveside News Archives |
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We gather news from past years in our "archive" so you can read about the changes we've made to our B and B over the years and what reviewers and travel organizations have to say about them. |
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Coveside's Sanibel Island, Florida, Property Available for Weekly Rentals |
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 Coveside Bed and Breakfast in Maine has a two bedroom, gulf coast condominium for rent on a weekly basis on Sanibel Island, Florida. We offer discounts of up to 10% for stays of two weeks in the high season. If you would like additional information, please follow the link to the right.
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