This was an awesome way to finish our 6 weeks on the road, whereby we stayed in a mixture of hotel and privately hosted accomodation. We were met by both Jim and Val and their “kids”, two very friendly Golden Retrievers. The apartment was brilliantly appointed and with lovely touches of local beers, a bottle of wine, a Whoopie Pie and a ready cook pizza provided. We appreciated being shown where everything was and how everything worked. Val made it clear that she was available at anytime for any queries we may have had. The laundry facilities were a bonus! The apartment was warm and cosy, and although above the owners residence, we were never aware of their presence. We would highly recommend Jim and Val’s place. It would have been very easy to stay on a little longer, but sadly our holiday was coming to an end.

loved greeting from dogs, thoughtful treats in fridge stocked for us. great recomendations to local spots.

We were on a trip for Fall colors. This place was amazing! It was well located for thr harbor and the mtns. The owners were accommodating and good tour guides too, Loved our stay!

Host was very thorough with her explanation of the apartment. Check out was an hour earlier than the usual 11:00. Didnt see any checkout time, so assumed 11:00 . Owner came up to clean at 10:30 am and advised us of the 10a.m. checkout. We apologized and left immediately.

Nice Clean Comfortable apartment upstairs. Quiet neighborhood. Close location to Portland area.

My girlfriend and I stayed at the Garden Apartment on our recent Maine visit. Val and Jim were superb hosts, and they took great care of us the whole time. The space was everything we needed - big kitchen area, an area to watch movies and tv, a big bedroom, and a bath with washer and dryer that saved us a couple days of clothes to pack! Their "greeting" committee of two dogs was the icing on the cake. Will ABSOLUTELY stay here again when we come back!

As host, James & Valerie were fantastic. They are pro-actively giving out suggestions (may not works for everyone, but it works for me). Just ask them and they give their honest opinion / suggestion. The bathroom is a bit too small for our liking, but it's clean. Location is great, beautiful garden, and very friendly / playful dogs (love them). The best for us is the kitchen. They load it with some freebies, even some beers (nice local Maine beers). Best kitchen experience for us for this type of lodging. Double thumbs up for James & Val. The only a small downside for us is the insects. Ok, I admit both me & my Son are borderline bug-phobia (we really don't like them, it's OK if we are awake, but kind of bother us a bit when we sleep). Luckily, mainly are very small flying insect that doesn't bite us (not mosquitos), so after a bit of bug hunting every night, we slept pretty sound :). Just to be clear, this is not the host's fault at all, it's our problem. Just a fair warning for other that has much bigger bug-phobia then us. Other than that, they are very friendly hosts. Good small morning chat with them. Highly recommend their place, I believe their place will works for most family who want to have relaxing get away around Portland Area. Overall, we are very glad we found their place and able to book it during high season for reasonable price.

Val and Jim are fantastic hosts. Their lovely place had everything we needed. Location was excellent.