The Asticou Hotel

Skip Nantucket and Head to Northeast Harbor, a Charming Town on Maine’s Mount Desert Island | Vogue

"Around midday I checked into this storied inn, founded in the 1870s when the Savage family opened their Maine compound to overflow from Bar Harbor, and today it feels grand yet relaxed, perfectly suited to its national-park setting. The lobby reads like a moody living room with navy floral wallpaper, rich velvet upholstery, and dark wood cabinetry filled with weathered books sourced from local antique shops and the Hudson Valley, with patinated mirrors and leathered, trunk-like coffee tables completing the rusticator-meets-aristocrat vibe. Lunch or an iced coffee on the harbor-facing deck is a daily pleasure, and at night the onsite restaurant and bar, Dahlia’s, warms into a joyous watering hole for locals and visitors, with quieter overflow in the green-walled, taxidermy-trimmed Moss Bar next door. My guest room came with Le Labo products and Cuddledown linens; calming creams, a canopied headboard, and a roaring fireplace gave it classic coastal New England character. I stayed in the main house, but there are winding cottages for more privacy, and mornings ended up by the pool under a pink umbrella on a yellow striped chaise, looking out over deep-blue, sailboat-dotted waters." - Elise Taylor