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Treetop retreat with access to kayaks and rowboat near Acadia National Park

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The exterior from the gardens.
A dining table with six wooden chairs, a window with curtains, and a view of a forest.
A living room with a blue sofa, striped armchairs, a wooden coffee table, and a nautical-themed painting on the wall.
Room
Private kitchen

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Highlights

  • Made for relaxation
    Top-rated for comfort — guests feel right at home here.
  • Laundry made easy
    One of the few properties with an in-unit washing machine and dryer.
  • A quiet escape
    Guests like the location for the peace and quiet.
2 bedrooms1+ bathroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Dog-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washer/dryer
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue

Explore the area

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Bass HArbor, ME
  • Place, Acadia National Park
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Place, Ship Harbor Nature Trailhead
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Airport, Bar Harbor, ME (BHB-Hancock County - Bar Harbor)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom

2 Single Beds

Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom, 2 half bathrooms

Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Toilet

Half Bathroom

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Treetop retreat with access to kayaks and rowboat near Acadia National Park

Nestled among the treetops, this charming 2nd story apartment offers 896 sq feet of thoughtfully designed living space featuring 2 bedrooms with 1 queen bed and 2 twins, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom with tub/shower combo, and private deck with grill and additional seating. The true highlight of Treehouse is the access to the peaceful tidal waters of Bass Harbor. A short stroll will take you to a dock with complimentary rowboat and kayaks available to guests of Treehouse, Tides and Seabreezes. Just a 3 mile drive to the village of Southwest Harbor with shops and restaurants and several trails of Acadia National Park.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 9:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 453 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
No smoking inside buildings
Dog must be crated or go with guests when you are out of the rental
Dog must be treated with flea and tick preventative prior to arrival No dogs on beds or furniture
We will email a copy of our pet policy upon booking

Important information

You need to know

Property # 113514
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Bass Harbor

Located in Bass Harbor, this apartment is near a water park and on the waterfront. Bar Harbor Whale Watch Co is a popular attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Acadia National Park and Acadia National Park's Visitors Center. George B. Dorr Museum of Natural History and College of the Atlantic Natural History Museum are also worth visiting. Waterskiing and sailing offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails and ecotours nearby.
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Bass HArbor, ME

What's nearby

  • Acadia National Park - 1 min drive - 1.1 km
  • Ship Harbor Nature Trailhead - 6 min drive - 6.5 km
  • Wonderland Trail Trailhead - 6 min drive - 6.9 km
  • Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse - 6 min drive - 5.7 km
  • Wendell Gilley Museum - 7 min drive - 7.6 km

Getting around

  • Bar Harbor, ME (BHB-Hancock County - Bar Harbor) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Archie’s Lobster - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Thurston's Lobster Pound - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Beal's Lobster Pier - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Milagro's - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Little Notch Bakery - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Treetop retreat with access to kayaks and rowboat near Acadia National Park pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 453 kg per pet.

How much does it cost to stay at Treetop retreat with access to kayaks and rowboat near Acadia National Park?

As of 21 July 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Treetop retreat with access to kayaks and rowboat near Acadia National Park on 3 September 2026 start from NZ$2,764, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Treetop retreat with access to kayaks and rowboat near Acadia National Park?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Treetop retreat with access to kayaks and rowboat near Acadia National Park?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Treetop retreat with access to kayaks and rowboat near Acadia National Park?

Checkout is at 9:00 AM.

Where is Treetop retreat with access to kayaks and rowboat near Acadia National Park located?

Situated on the waterfront, this apartment building is within 3 miles (5 km) of Acadia National Park, Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse and Ship Harbor Nature Trailhead. Wonderland Trail Trailhead and Wendell Gilley Museum are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 60 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 11 out of 60 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 60 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 60 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 60 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Curtis R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The area is amazing…quiet but close to everything. The apartment is nice, though the sofa wasn’t the most comfortable. Happy with our stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James K.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy
Well appointed and equipped. Our only difficulty was carrying luggage up and down the steps. In all, this was an exellent lodging.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Shen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Quiet location and easy to access Acadia National Park.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Audra M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This property was perfect for what we needed. It is clean, tastefully decorated, and comfortable. We loved the view from the deck and side windows. We would definitely come again.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kai T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Enjoyable stay

My partner and I were glad to stay here. We particularly enjoyed kayaking in the inlet that is at most a two minute walk from the property. About 30 minutes' drive from Bar Harbor where a lot of restaurants, shops, and some trails are, but quite close to other trails like Wonderland and a small town that is less crowded than Bar Harbor and has great food. Would happily stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 4 June 2025
We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay Kai. We hope to host you again if you return
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wesley A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quaint, quiet, equipped and clean

The property was as advertised except it didn’t capture the beauty of the overall property. House was clean, well equipped and in a quiet and beautiful setting. Manager was very responsive and enjoyable to work with. Would definitely stay there again
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amanda J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Maine trip to acadia

This was a great little spot for the 4 of us and the location was perfect for visiting Acadia national Park and surrounding towns. Would definitely stay here again
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Missy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay!

We loved the location of the cottage...far enough away from the crowds, but very accessible to Acadia & Bar Harbor. The cottage was clean and well supplied. We enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Mikaela

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy

Cozy and good location
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Bass Harbor Stay

We had a wonderful stay. The place is super cute and was as advertised. Thank you.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

kim a.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous

Great location and immaculately clean. Very much enjoyed walking to the dock everyday to check the tide and kayaking. Peaceful and beautiful area. I would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place on the quieter side of Acadia

We really enjoyed our time in Acadia - this is a great location for the quieter part of Acadia, which we enjoyed a lot. Loved being able to take the kayaks and rowboat out on the water.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

William C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay, quieter side of MDI

We had a wonderful time over on the quiet side of MDI. Easy access to Southwest Harbor and Acadia. Easy to get to Bar Harbor but away from the crowds of people. Access to the dock and kayaks was a plus. Greatly enjoyed our stay!
Response from VrboOwner on 31 March 2020
So happy to read your review, as it is always heartwarming to read that our guests enjoyed their stay. We hope you will return to our area in future travels!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Stacy P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful tree house

We enjoyed staying and working at the Tree House. We kayaked each morning in Bass Harbor and went on more adventures in the afternoon. Tha location was perfect quiet and accessible to Acadia and Bar Harbor. The tree house was clean and very comfortable.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katie W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Couple Getaway

My husband & I loved staying at this treehouse location. It was the perfect size, equipped with all we needed for our stay. It was about 30 min from everything we wanted to do while visiting Acadia. If we hadn’t stayed here, and opted for Bar Harbor, we would never have seen this part of the area. Plus, the kayaks were a fun activity. Would stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Treetop charm

A very charming, bright and cheery space. We enjoyed the quietside location away from the hustle but close enough to Acadia park. The views from the dock were beautiful. We had a relaxing stay. The host was very responsive in helping us with our needs.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Colleen F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for a family

Very lovely quiet cottage. Only about 25 minutes from Acadia. It was perfect for our family of 4. I would definitely come back! Water craft availability was a nice touch! Thanks!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
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10/10 Excellent

Nicholas L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great

Great!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Noelle D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice place to stay close to Acadia National Park in the quieter part of the island. A lot of nice restaurants close by. Treetop retreat was smaller than we expected but was plenty of room for our party of 4. It is a second story house so you must go up a set of stairs to access the house. Wasn’t bad except for when lugging heavy suitcases and coolers up. The beds were extremely comfortable. Kitchen was equipped with everything we needed on our stay. Having access to the washer & dryer downstairs was a plus. We didn’t get time to enjoy the canoe & kayaks but love that it was an option. Host was very quick to answer questions. Thank you for sharing your vacation rental with us.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Olivia G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Maine Getaway!

The treehouse is a perfect summer spot. The photos do not do it justice; it is clean and tidy and the kitchen has every tool you could imagine needing (far from classic rental sparseness!). The location was perfect on Acadia's quiet-side, and the dock / kayak access was such a wonderful touch! Though it is a slight walk away from the house; the dock is not connected to the treehouse. Stacy was very responsive to all of our questions, within half an hour. I really have no complaints and would certainly recommend my friends stay here, or we stay here again!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
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4/10 Poor

Justyna

Disliked: Amenities, communication
I woke up in the morning and there was no water, no power and no cellular service.. need to leave the place one day earlier and was not offered a refund.. very disappointed
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amie B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great cottage in the quiet corner of Acadia

This cottage is charming and comfy. It has everything you need, plenty of bedding, kitchen wares, towels, etc. The deck and patio set are great. The trees grew up taking away a potential view of the bay, but the trees do give the treehouse feel and privacy. We used the kayaks, dock, and garden areas quite a lot. The tide is very dramatic and the bay empties out, it will take a day or so to get used to that. The location is tranquil and out of the way, but there are quality restaurants and convenience stores within a mile or two. Just a couple of things, not a complaint, but informative, there is not a dishwasher so pack paper goods if you're staying as a family. Also, there is a long staircase up to the cottage. The steps are fine and there are handrails, but anyone in the party staying there needs to understand that you'll be doing these stairs to come and go, take out the trash, and do laundry, so you'll be doing them often. If we return to Acadia we will definitely consider this cottage again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
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4/10 Poor

Deborah F.

Disliked: Location, listing accuracy

Budget Accomodations at Champagne Prices

NOT what we paid for or expected from the pictures or the online description. I'm sharing the lesson we learned first, in case you don't make it through my complaint-o-gram: We decided to make the best of a bad situation while we were on vacation & called VRBO to complain when we returned home. VRBO said that we should have called them when we arrived. They assured me that, given the situation, they would have moved us to new, safer accomodations. I will remember that for the future. For the price we paid, this should have been way nicer. We got rooked . MOST importantly, this rental did not feel safe. The steep grade of the stairs was certainly not to code and there was no type of slip protection on the narrow boards. When they were dew-covered in the morning, they were impossible to safely climb up and down. We had an infant with us and it was very stressful every time we had to climb them. The surfaces of the unit were clean; however, all of the furniture was old & worn. The fabric chairs & sofa didn't smell clean. Another safety issue: there was a jagged bar of metal sticking out of the side of the sofa. I didn't see it & injured my leg on it on day 1. 7 days later when we left, I still had a bruise the size of a softball on my leg. That jagged, metal bar was also right at eye level when our 10 month old was crawling. We blocked it as best we could, but it made it hard to relax & enjoy our stay. The dishes were chipped & mismatched, sheets on one of the beds had holes in them, many of the towels needed to be thrown out. The "2nd" bathroom should not have been counted with this unit - totally inaccurate. It is on the first floor, completely separate from the unit, and opens to the outdoors. It is not fully finished out and there's some sort of weird sewage box right next to the toilet that makes crazy noises any time you use the water. It looks like the restroom & storage area for the many handypeople & workers that constantly come and go. And who's going to be able to get down the slippy stairs after dark or in the early morning to use it anyways? Another inaccuracy - that cute dock & boat picture? Yeah, that's nowhere near this converted garage rental. You walk between other nicer rentals to get to a dock that is so steeply inclined that most people wouldn't attempt it. There is no where to sit or hang out by the water because you're boxed in by the other rentals. Wouldn't stay here again if it were free.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 11 October 2020
Deborah, I am sorry you had such a negative experience and I wish that you had contacted us while you were here so that we could have addressed your grievances. We would have happily refunded you so you could have found accommodations more to your liking. Never in our 29 years of renting have we had a negative review as this! So let me start with the jagged metal piece...We looked and it appears the lever for the footrest had broken. Since we have been made aware of this, we have had it repaired. We went through the set of matching dishes and found 2 chipped bowls which we threw out. Unfortunately, dishes and glasses get chipped or broken during the summer season and we don't always notice on busy changeover Saturdays. We have not found the sheets with holes, but there are additional new sheets in each of the bedroom closets and we would have liked the opportunity to remake the beds for you! The stairs are standard rise exterior stairs, reinforced with a steel support. We have never known them to be slippery. Our pictures of the property on VRBO show clearly the rise of the stairs and the deck. The additional bathroom is accessed from the outside of the building on the lower level, as is the laundry and storage which is also available to our cleaners and maintenance. I will make changes in the description of Treehouse on the VRBO site to indicate this as shared space. Lastly, the steep decline of the ramp to the dock. That is an issue of the tides. When the tide is low, the ramp is steep. As the tide rises, the ramp flattens out. We strive to make all of our guests comfortable during their stay and I'm sorry we weren't given the opportunity to make things right for you. May you find your next vacation stay more to your liking..... Stacy Sta
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matt M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location for Bar Harbor and Acadia

We had a great time staying here and appreciated the nice accommodations for our family with three small kiddos. Great location for everything Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park, but far enough off the beaten path that it feels secluded and away from the busyness that can surround both of those places. Would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Abigail W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place

It was a cute upstairs apartment. Clean, well decorated, had everything we needed. We would stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

About the host

Hosted by Stacy Just

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Native to Mount Desert Island.

Why they chose this property

Located on the quiet side of the island, yet within 1/2 hour to any location on the island.

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