Charming, peaceful 1 bedroom cottage with a serene waterfront view

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1 bedroom0+ bathroomsSleeps 3

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Fireplace
Parking available
Pet-friendly
Kitchen
Barbecue grill
Outdoor space

Explore the area

Georgetown, ME

Georgetown Pottery
‪3 min walk‬
Reid State Park
‪14 min drive‬
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
‪43 min drive‬
Wiscasset, ME (ISS)
‪18 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 3)

Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Soap · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Kitchenette

Garden

Dining Area

About this property

On the western shore of a private peninsula, this one bedroom cottage is the perfect place to get away from it all and relax. Surrounded by conservation land, the area abounds with wildlife.

There is a hiking trail along water's edge and also kayaks or canoes for rent to explore the waterways.

The cottage has the warmth of wood floors, wood beamed ceilings and comfortable furnishings to add to your relaxation. The screened in porch makes a great place to watch the sun setting over the water.

There is a queen size bed in the bedroom.

For those who desire to stay 'plugged in' we offer basic channels and wifi.

The kitchen is complete with full size refrigerator, stove, microwave, toaster and coffee pot not to mention all the pots, pans, dishes and utensils you will need. If you enjoy to BBQ there is a charcoal grill just outside the front door. For lobster lovers we have a large pot available for you to cook them fresh in your cottage.

The midcoast area of Maine is known for its miles of white sandy beaches and lobster wharfs where you can enjoy their famous lobster dinners on the dock as you watch the lobstermen bringing in their catch for the day. What makes the midcoast so appealing is the fact that you get to enjoy all this without the crowds. You will love the slower pace of life and the pristine beauty of this untouched area.

Property manager

Katie Francis

Premier Host

Languages

English

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Kitchen

Pet-friendly

Outdoor space

Parking available

Barbecue grill

Water view

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House Rules

Check in after 2:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 18

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

Events allowed: birthday parties

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 1 total)

$50 Pet Cleaning Fee

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

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

Parties and events (including birthday parties) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 8

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Georgetown

Located in Georgetown, this cottage is in the city centre and on the waterfront. Montsweag Flea Market and Maine Street are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Josephine Newman Audubon Sanctuary and Reid State Park. Travelling with kids? Consider Maine Maritime Museum, or check out an event or a game at Monkey C Monkey Do. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and waterskiing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and cycling.

Georgetown, ME

What's nearby

Georgetown Pottery - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Reid State Park - 14 min drive - 11.6 km
Popham Beach - 35 min drive - 33.3 km
Boothbay Harbor Marina - 42 min drive - 44.5 km
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - 43 min drive - 43.7 km

Getting around

Brunswick Station - 20 min drive
Wiscasset, ME (ISS) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

‪The Cabin - ‬10 min drive
‪McDonald's - ‬11 min drive
‪Fiona's Catering - ‬10 min drive
‪Burger King - ‬10 min drive
‪Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - ‬44 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Charming, peaceful 1 bedroom cottage with a serene waterfront view pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total).

What time is check-in at Charming, peaceful 1 bedroom cottage with a serene waterfront view?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Charming, peaceful 1 bedroom cottage with a serene waterfront view?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Charming, peaceful 1 bedroom cottage with a serene waterfront view located?

This family-friendly Georgetown cottage is located on the waterfront, within 2 mi (3 km) of Georgetown Pottery, Casco Bay and Kennebec River. Sewell Pond Conservation Area is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) away.

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9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Check-in

9.0/10

Communication

9.2/10

Location

9.2/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

James C.

9 Oct 2024

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

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Reese M.

8 Sept 2024

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

Great getaway

We had a great stay at Georgetown! We enjoyed the serene views of the river and walking around the property with our dog. The hosts were very kind and extremely accommodating. Perfect place for a couple to getaway.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol R.

31 July 2024

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

Excellent Week!

We really enjoy staying at this cottage. The location can’t be beat. The state park pass is such a nice perk! We used it daily at Reid State and to climb Mt Battie. The cottage was a nice home away from home for us. There are dirt roads within walking distance that are great to walk on every day. It’s a super place to relax and watch the tidal river.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

John C.

24 July 2023

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

Rustic, lots of nature, small town feel.

Enjoyed hiking local trails(great mushroom foraging). The highlights of the trip were climing over Morse Mountain to the beautifu remote Seawall beach having a picnic and doing a little boogie boarding (two mile hike each way, bring bug dope), and taking a boat ride out to cabbage island in Boothbay for an old fashioned clam/lobster bake. Also just enjoyed sitting on the screaned in porch playing cards and enjoying the wild life. Loved the Georgetown country store!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Laura H.

8 July 2023

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

Lovely Place

Just what we needed, secluded and peaceful, but easy into Bath where we have family. Only issue was with wifi. The Network name and password in the check-in email and the name and password posted in the cabin were different and neither one worked, but we quickly figured out that the right name and password were on the router box that was in plain site. No problem.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah Z., New York, New York

28 June 2023

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

A perfect stay in a peaceful and bucolic setting

It was everything we had hoped for and more! The cottage was charming and perfectly sized and appointed for us. The grounds were delightful...it was a joy to sit on the screened porch with a coffee, overlooking the waterfront. We loved being able to walk the nearby trail with our pup each morning, and renting a canoe right up the road couldn't have been a more convenient and pleasurable addition to our trip. We also loved the entire area of Georgetown/Five Islands/Bath...it was quiet and off the beaten path when it came to having too many other tourists around, but still plenty to do every day! Katie was a great host and will definitely book again if looking to stay in the area.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Scott M.

11 July 2022

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

Cozy Cabin

Small & intimate cabin on a bucolic tidal river offering a beautiful view & spectacular sunsets. It’s a short drive to Bath for essentials & there is plenty to do & places to go along the Maine coast within easy driving distance. AND dog friendly!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

janelle h.

20 June 2022

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

Perfect escape

I couldn't ask for a better vacation get away! Great communication with owner. The cottage was very clean and cozy. Especially loved the screen porch! Would love to come back!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

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5 Sept 2021

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

Quaint & quiet

This was a great little cottage that provided all we required. The screened back porch overlooking the ever changing tidal river was where we spent the majority of our time. It was the perfect place to get away from it all.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Charity S.

28 Aug 2021

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

Perfect!

So cozy and peaceful! Really enjoyed it!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jessica H., Sebec Lake, Maine USA

3 Aug 2021

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

Great Location

What a lovely spot. We very much enjoyed our stay here. The pictures describe the cabin well. But the ambience of the peninsula and locale on the river is even better than imagined. It is welcoming, inspiring and peaceful. We enjoyed kayaking, fishing for stripped bass, reading and playing guitar on the screened in porch, baking and cooking meals together as a family, as well as hiking and exploring the island and immediate area. Lovely ~

Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Eileen C., Dover, DE

10 July 2021

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

River view rustic cabin

Nice waterside screen porch for relaxing.

Stayed 21 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jacob P.

22 June 2021

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

Gorgeous Stay

Lovely stay, always a pleasure to spend time at Back River.

Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Susan M.

23 Aug 2020

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

A peaceful and beautiful haven

The cottage was well equipped to meet our needs. Loved the kayaking and canoeing.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Dianne B.

23 July 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Relaxing and peaceful

Great place to relax. Great location for beach and shopping access!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Carol R.

14 July 2020

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

Perfect Getaway!

Our weeklong stay at this cottage was perfect! We enjoyed the serenity and solitude. The tidal river was fun to watch as we sat on the screened in porch. The cottage is perfectly located for beach days at Reid State and the park pass was such a nice perk! There are great roads for safe walking and we had fun spotting deer on our walks. I would definitely stay here again.

2/10 Terrible

Lucinda V.

26 Oct 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Disappointment in cabin

When entering the cabin it was noted that it was not clean, dirt, food crumbs, paper, a sock, hangers on the floor, etc. We never saw or heard from the managers/owners or whatever they were. The grounds, though we realize it was in the woods, were unkept, overgrown weeds and generally not appealing. The amount of spider webs in the house and on the porch, which some were inhabited with rather large spiders, were incredible. We notified the managers/owners (twice) that we were not using any of their linens (which we did not ask for) pots, pans, coffee pot we never got a response to our email. This is why I hadn't written a review as soon as we arrived home, as I wanted to make sure that we received our deposit without any problems. We have rented homes in Maine and Cape Cod on several occasions and have never encountered the poor quality that we experienced at the Georgetown, ME location. If this had been our first rental with VRBO it would have been our last. We are renting a home in New Hampshire through VRBO next July and hopefully we don't have a repeat of being disappointed. We ended up leaving on Friday morning as we had seen and done the things that brought us to this part of Maine and the cabin was not comfortable or pleasing enough to spend a day there.

10/10 Excellent

A S.

2 Aug 2019

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

Georgetown Cabin. July 2019

The cabin was very clean and cozy. The bed is very comfortable! The owners truly provide everything necessary to make your stay relaxing and enjoyable. I would definately recommend these cabins to anyone looking for a true Maine experience! So close to the beaches and many other quaint Maine coastal towns. A truly enjoyable experience ! Thanks

10/10 Excellent

Lory v.

21 July 2019

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

Great quiet place to stay. Made a great "home base".

This is a great place to stay, especially if you don't like crowds. My sister and I used this as "home base" to explore coastal Maine - Portland, Boothbay Harbor, Freeport, and all the attractions in the area. I only have 2 things I'd like to make note of. 1. You need to bring your own drinking water as the well water is hard and doesn't taste great. 2- the stairs to the loft are very steep and I wouldn't advise it for older people not steady on their feet. But my sister and I loved the cabin and would definitely stay there again if we ever head back that way. Owner was super nice to work with.

10/10 Excellent

Austin M.

18 July 2019

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

Vacation for Family

Close to bath, easy to nagivagate property, beautiful views

10/10 Excellent

Mycheala C.

10 July 2019

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

Super cute!!

Cute little place with great views! Loved the screened in porch, it was great to look at the water without worrying about bugs!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Thomas F.

4 July 2019

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

Georgetown Maine!!!

To date the best vacation I’ve had!! My wife and I were very pleased with everything!

10/10 Excellent

Nate O.

24 June 2019

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

Fantastic. Beautiful. Peaceful.

Great place, really nice people. We got to meet the owners on the first day. They were warm and welcoming. Everyone we meet was very friendly (their dog Otto seems to love new people). The Cottage was small and cute, with everything we needed, we spent most of our time in the screened in porch just taking in the view. While we went in early June and so it was too cold to go swimming this place is very close to Reid State Park, and we had a great time walking around there. There is also a great little wooded hike to a small lighthouse nearby that was a fun picnic spot. The Cottage's little kitchen had everything we needed to cook all our meals, and there was a grill provided that we used as well. I took one star off of accuracy of online listing because it lists a fireplace/fire-pit, and this cottage did not have a fireplace, and the fire-pit options were communal. (This might also be because we where early in the season) It did not effect out stay. All in all we had a great time, and I would very much recommend this place. We are already thinking about planning another trip here, maybe next time with some family or friends to try renting one of the bigger cottages. Thank you guys so much for our great week!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Austin M.

18 Oct 2018

Family visit.

Lovely little place, geat view.

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Debbie D.

26 Aug 2018

Loved it

We loved the cabin and the area!! We really enjoyed Reid State Park, it’s the most beautiful park I’ve ever been to! We are very happy with our choice to stay at The Back River Bend Cottages and will definitely stay again if in the area! Being able to bring our dog was great!!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018

About the host

Hosted by Katie Francis

We, Sam and Ruth Francis, are the owners and hosts of eight rental properties in Georgetown, Maine. We have four wonderful grown sons and are proud grandparents. We worked for years to finish our timber frame dream home at the tip of the peninsula. We have past the property management part of the cottages to our son, Chris and his wife, Katie.

Why they chose this property

We purchased this unique fifty acre property with its half mile long peninsula over thirty years ago. Since then we have lived here and operated a traditional wooden boat shop. Over the years we have built six charming cottages, as well as, converted a Sailor's Loft to a rental with breathtaking, panoramic views. We also, offer the home that we first built and lived in to renters, with it's ideal location at the tip of the peninsula with deep water frontage and a private dock. We have added other touches to our property with a garden house, ten slip boat dock, a hiking trail and clearings for fishing and picnics.

What makes this property unique

The cottages are situated to allow privacy but also to maintain the quality of the open, natural spaces. Each cottage overlooks the marsh and adjacent Back River which flows off the mighty Kennebec and Nature Conservancy land beyond.

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1 bedroom (sleeps 3)

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1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

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