Nestled in Franklin, this charming house for R 9,551 per night is a great option for your next break. Come visit and enjoy the open layout and expansive design of our rental home! This home provides you with a unique experience of nature and her cycles of tides and wildlife in a secluded garden setting, yet you are conveniently close to all attractions in the area. The floor to ceiling windows facing the bay bay allow viewing of the yard, the bay and the wildlife from almost every room. This allow for you to enjoy the ever changing vistas the bay because of the changing tides. View the eagles, ospreys and seals feeding as the incoming tide brings in their food. At low tide when the bay empties out, the herons, and gulls feed in the mudflats. The house is secluded from the road with a nearly quarter mile-long driveway, and you will have difficulty seeing any other shoreline houses from your rental home and its extensive gardens. Watch the sunrise and sunsets while relaxing on the back deck or you can get closer to the wildlife by strolling down to the nearby shoreline using the well-maintained paths and steps down to the water’s edge. Please be aware that this large home has rooms and furnishings that are not included in your rental and are locked. These areas include the rooms off the recreation/pool room, the basement, the garage, rooms attached to the garage, and the garden shed. We do not allow the use of our electric piano and the gas fireplace inserts. The pool table located in the rec rooms is available for a fee unless your stay is 7 nights or more, in which case it is free It has a ping pong table top option in place of the pool table that you can choose if desire. This professional quality, competition-sized billiard table located in a formal expansive rec room, please contact us about fees at the time of your booking of this rental if you are interested in this option. The 3 bedrooms offered do not have “en-suite” attached bathrooms. The rental is located on the shoreline of Taunton Bay which is a tidal bay, and thus the ocean water comes and goes twice daily with the tide. All rooms of the house have central air conditioning/heating and most rooms have ceiling fans. There is a bedroom with a queen bed on the first floor. On the second floor there is one bedroom with a queen bed and a second bedroom with two twin beds. The full bathrooms on each floor are located down the hallway from the bedrooms. There is a second floor TV room and an open loft area for stretching and exercising. The kitchen is well supplied with cooking utensils and equipment. The formal dining room is spacious and inviting. There is a breakfast nook table in the kitchen area. Off the back deck, there is a roomy screened-in gazebo with a large dining table and seating for six guests with enjoying views of the bay. It is equipped with overhead lighting and an electric power outlet. There is a propane gas grill in the gazebo you can use which allows you to grill and eat in a screened-in area away from the insects. On the large back deck and patio area are fully reclining lounge chairs as well as swivel deck chairs and patio tables. Explore the pristine tidal inlets and the larger bay by kayaks you've brought with you or rented. You can only kayak when the tide is coming in or during high tide, as the bay's mud flats are exposed during low tide. There is a kayak rental company a mile down from our driveway with free delivery. Please inform us if you are thinking about kayaking off our shoreline, as we have important info about the tides and water safety. The clearly marked areas of the house that are not included in your rental are locked. These rooms serve our maintenance staff’s needs, as well as storage areas for rental equipment and supplies. Base rental rates are for up to four guests. There is a daily charge for each additional guest after 4. There are driveway cameras for security and safety monitoring only. The Mount Desert Island causeway is a 20-minute drive away from the house. Acadia National Park's Hull's Cove Visitor center is 21 miles from the house, about a 30 min drive. The scenic Park Loop Road for cars and the famous carriage trails for bicycles and walking begin there. The area-wide free shuttle bus system stops at the Visitor Center. The town of Bar Harbor with all of its restaurants, whale watching tours and craft stores is only a couple of miles further from Hulls Cove. Bangor Intl Airport is 39 miles from your rental; about a 50 min drive away, depending on traffic, which can be heavy and slow during the busy summer/fall seasons. Acadia National Park also includes a recently enlarged sister park on Schoodic Peninsula, 23 miles away from your rental house and in the opposite direction from Acadia National Park’s Mt. Desert Island location. The Schoodic section of Acadia National Park is a less crowded than on Mt. Desert Island features 7.5 miles of hiking trails and 8.3 miles of biking/carriage roads. There is a 6 mile one-way paved loop road that goes around the entire park along the ocean shoreline with spectacular ocean views, just like the loop road on Mount Desert Island. Your rental at our place is thus conveniently located half way in between these two National Park destinations! The house is well situated away from the traffic and pedestrian congestion and noisy distractions and 6 am Lobster boat engine noises that come with renting on Mount Desert Island. Your rental is conveniently close to the Ellsworth/Hancock town areas (5-7 miles) with your choice of restaurants, such as Mexican, Asian, Italian, and many other restaurants and fast-food places. There are grocery stores, pharmacies, and merchandise stores in Ellsworth only a few miles drive from your rental. The local lobster pounds and fresh farm produce farm stands are within 3-5 miles and many more lobster restaurants are located on the drive onto Mount Desert Island. In addition, there are nearby terrific day hikes just a few miles from our rental such as Tunk Mountain and Schoodic Mountain that offer nearly 360-degree views of the ocean and inland, as well as other state parks further north to the Canadian Border. The Roosevelt's historical family retreat, Campobello, is located just over the Canadian border from the town of Lubec, ME. As the entry way into the Bay of Fundy, the town of Lubec is an artistic and historical place to visit and is 78 miles away or about an hour and a half drive, an easy one-day excursion from the rental. So you see, there are a lot of things to see and do near your rental, as well as a 2 hr drive away!