Cape Arundel Inn & Resort

This is a wonderful hotel. Beautiful rooms, great staff and magnificent views. We visit every year for our anniversary.||Our trip this year however was ruined by the manager of Ocean. He was rude, unprofessional and totally ruined our anniversary celebration. ||We will definitely visit the resort in the future, but won’t be visiting Ocean until it is run by courteous management. Other than the restaurant management, the resort and it’s staff get five stars. Kudos to all.

We stayed at the Cape Arundel Club House that's tucked away just a few blocks from the Inn off the ocean. We loved the easy morning stroll back to the Inn for breakfast served by Sophia. Everyone, especially Sophia and Sandreen, who greeted us at the Club House couldn't have been more pleasant. Topping it off was a great mattress and soft pillows. Clean facility throughout. Don't forget to go to Nunan's Lobster Hut for a great lobster dinner only 4 miles up the ocean road. Other high end farm to table restaurants are close by as well.|Management gets 5 stars with Sandreen and Sophia winning the hospitality awards.

My husband and I chose this boutique inn to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary. Upon arrival in the Ocean Suite, we were greeted with Prosecco and sweeping views of the ocean from the private balcony and large picture window. Bedding was very comfortable and we appreciated the large comfy bathrobes. There's plenty of room to sit outdoors on the Adirondack chairs, on the porch, or by the fireplace in the nicely furnished living room. Even the soothing music added to the elegant ambience of the whole inn. We ate breakfast and dinner at the on-site restaurant named Ocean and every morsel was outstanding. The staff was very hospitable and made us feel special. Thank you for a memorable weekend celebration!

We booked three bungalow rooms with the ocean view for a small family reunion and all of us had the best time! The quaintness of the Inn made this a very special place for us! The Inn sits at a perfect location if you want to take long walks along Ocean Avenue and they also have towny bikes that are great to bike on the rolling roads in the neighborhood behind the Inn. Albert Black, the Chef Concierge, was extremely helpful in booking dinner reservations at the area’s best restaurants so everything was perfect for our stay. I highly recommend the Cape Arundel Inn & Resort and hope to return soon!

We spent three nights in Room 3 in the main building. Our room was clean and comfortable, but small. The bathroom is especially small. The views are amazing from the room and the veranda. I miss their webcam. We chose the breakfast package. Wish the lobster eggs Benedict was offered. Service was slow and some people were worried about missing their boating excursions.|We could have used a lesson on the a/c because we accidentally turned on the heat. We sat at the pool and went to the 3 pm happy hour. Our favorite restaurant is Nunans (no credit cards).

I took my fiancée here for a surprise birthday weekend, and we had such a wonderful time. The staff was so friendly and thoughtful. The suite we booked was relaxing, and we had a great weekend luxuriating by the pool. We would definitely recommend this place and will hopefully come back soon!

We had a perfect one day/ overnight stay how ever due to a family emergency we needed to checkout a day earlier. The kind and graciousness of the management to refund the missed night stay was very much appreciated.. besides the facility, room and service being excellent this added human consideration is what sets this resort to the highest level… my husband and I will surely return only to this place and recommend to all our family and friends. Thankyou

I went here with my boyfriend and we had a wonderful time. We went for a romantic getaway for valentine’s weekend. We had an oceanview room and ate at the hotel restaurant. Wonderful and very romantic! ||We loved exploring Kennebunkport! Such a cute town!

After reading many negative reviews about the Cape Arundel Inn Clubhouse, we arrived with trepidation. However, we were pleasantly surprised. The room was lovely and the grounds had a nice pool. The staff was very attentive. We did not find the Clubhouse old or shabby. While the accommodations are not fancy, they are clean and well-cared for. We enjoyed all of the the Inn's amenities and had a good time. I'm glad we went.

Careful when making a reservation. This is a bait and switch situation. The photos on their website show ocean front & ocean view rooms. You could end up like we did with an old musty room that is in major need of repairs 1/4 mile from the ocean at a separate remote property at a ocean front room rate. Learned the ownership is aware of this and they continue to run this scam.

Arrived and very disappointed. Was really looking forward to with all the great reviews and was happy I even got a room, until I arrived. At first glance the property is nice and the town is so cute. Then arriving at the room is another story. The older building is very dark and dingy. First impressions are important and the immediate odor released when I opened the door was not a good one. The rooms are good sizes but there is minimal air conditioning and the room is very old. The entire building needs major renovation and insulation. Too much money for what it is.

If you have ever stayed at the Old Fort Inn before, you are in for a very surprising, bittersweet experience. New owners have taken over and in our view stripped the Inn of its identity. Once a quintessential New England Bed & Breakfast, it is now like a sterile, chain-like hotel. The new owners ought to tell people what all they have done to this place, especially for those many repeat customers who have come over the years, such as us. We have been coming for twenty years, with our last visit 3 years ago. If only we had known of all the changes. Sadly, we won't be back. While the front desk clerk did note some of the changes, she tried to downplay it by saying, "See, we left the wooden walls in the main building." Yes they did, but our guess is the walls are silently weeping at the changes. Even in the carriage house where all the room are located, the long hallway has been made bare of decor and the rooms have had much of the antique furniture and accessories removed. No charm is left. The much looked forward to full buffet breakfasts are no more. Instead of freshly cooked entrees, breads, fresh fruit, local jams and preserves, and granolas, now one is faced with cold muffins, cold sweet breads, one dried out entree, and boxed cereals. Straight from the supermarket bagels, bread, and smuckers jelly are offered. Oh yes, then there is the processed lunch meats and cheese slices. Unlike before, eating breakfast is limited to the porch/patio area, and no longer is the great room used for eating and/or socializing. We stayed in a room at the end of the hall. Each morning we were greeted around 7:30 - 8 AM with an electric garage door opening and closing every 20 - 30 minutes or so, sometimes more frequently. The noise was loud, noticeable, and irritating enough to leave the room and stay gone. When we asked about it, we were simply told, "The staff have to work; we thought people are gone during the day."

I was extremely disappointed in this property. Upon arrival we were sent to a property off site that was a much older building. Did not have an elevator and no one to help carry luggage upstairs. Rooms were very old and needed updating. The front desk lady was very nice but the Housekkeeper was extremely rude and seemed very aggravated when I asked for an extra washcloth after running. The fire alarm went off in the room across the hall middle of the night and there is no one on site. Had to wait for maintenance for over 30 minutes before they came. They told us just to unplug it. Makes you wonder what the fire Marshall would say about that. The dinner was fantastic...one of the best I have ever eaten. However, at breakfast it took 20 minutes for anyone to come to our table and the service was very slow. Food was good but had to clear our own dishes(we had 4 people at our table and there was no room). We travel very often and this truly was one of our most disappointing stays. We had just left the Woodstock Inn in Vermont and it was a fabulous experience. Was hoping for the same here, but it did not happen.

Such an elegant, hidden gem in Kennebunkport! Conveniently located close to the beach and only 5 mins away from Kennebunkport, this B&B was everything we asked for to escape to a peaceful vacation from our busy city lives. The Old Fort Inn is much more peaceful than the others B&Bs and hotels around. The rooms are spacious and clean! The staff was so friendly and helpful! The pool is well maintained! What else could one ask for??? The Old Fort Inn is a Kennebunkport treasure! Perfect gateway location! We will most certainly be back!

We had a very nice stay at the Ivy Cottage (a 3-bedroom house on the Old Fort Inn property managed by the Inn). The house was nicely appointed and spotlessly clean. The staff was extremely helpful and friendly. They gave us great advice on things to see and do. The house is located in a quiet residential neighborhood away from the hustle of town. It was walkable to the beach, Walker's point and St. Ann's. The Inn runs a shuttle to and from the beach and another hotel (for breakfast), which was convenient. If you are considering staying in the Cottage with children, I would not recommend it. There is a steep, narrow staircase leading up to the second floor that even adults have to navigate with caution. There is an open landing on the second floor that a child could easily fall over. Also the front door doesn't lock from the inside, and my three year old almost escaped into the road when my back was turned. Additionally, the main part of the Inn is adults only, and we felt really uncomfortable using the pool, although we technically were allowed to. It was a quiet atmosphere and it's impossible to keep a kid quiet in the pool. We felt awkward. The front desk recommended going to a pool at a hotel up the street, which we ended up doing. It was inconvenient, but better than being the annoying people with a kid at the adults only pool. The cottage does have a wireless internet connection, but the signal is very weak and the connection was slow as a result. One day it didn't work at all. I think the main router is located in the inn, which is far from the cottage. Thankfully we didn't have to log in for work, but if we did it would have been a problem. The management should do something about this. One other criticism we had was the kitchen appliances, which were in working order, but old. The microwave was from 1983. Not sure is it's even safe to use because of radiation. Also the washer was ancient and kept needing to be reset mid-cycle. The management should consider replacing some of these, particularly because they charge so much to stay there (over $700 per night during the summer!). There were some negatives to the cottage, but we had a nice time overall.

We celebrated our anniversary here. The staff, rooms, pool and location were all perfect. This Inn is a hidden gem.

My wife and I stayed at this Inn a few years ago under the previous ownership. I have a friend from prep school who is good friends with the former owners and it was wonderful stay with what obviously felt like family, my friend even stopped by our last day and we all had a great time catching up. Today the Inn is in equally perfect condition, may be better managed as it is run by a professional woman with years of hospitality experience, and the breakfast was PERFECT. If you are staying in Kennebunkport , this is my first choice and I say this nervously because I don't ever want to call and be told that there are no vacancies when we want to stop by, as can happen with places very highly rated on TripAdvisor. This Inn is beautifully maintained, cleaned, decorated, managed, landscaped, everything is in perfect order for a night or two away. It will meet the strictest standards of the most discerning travelers and, it all comes with the very pleasing attitude of its manager Mindy and her wonderful staff.

We stayed at the Old Fort Inn years ago and it was one of our best memories of that vacation. It broke our heart that we needed to cancel our trip this year due to health issues but they were so accomodating to us. Lovely place to stay.