The Black Boar Inn — Hotel in Ogunquit

This is my second stay at The Black Boar Inn and I’m already booking a stay for next year. ||||The BBI has the wide plank floors and fireplaces you expect in a centuries-old B&B but has been meticulously maintained. Everything is kept scrupulously clean and the rooms are bright and airy. The gardens are lush and colorful with plenty of places to sit and admire the view with your morning coffee or laze about in the afternoon. ||||Claudine welcomes guests with a warm smile and you feel right at home as soon as you step through the door. There are chairs and towels to borrow if you are headed to the beach, a simple but satisfying continental breakfast in the morning (the pandemic brought an end to the made to order breakfast service), and everything is within walking distance - the beach, the stores along Shore Road, and the Marginal Way. ||||Recently, the Black Boar Bistro has reopened, Thursdays - Sundays with chef Sagar Kavle serving up exquisite meals. I had a salad of mixed greens, sliced pears and plums, toasted walnuts, and feta, served with a red wine vinaigrette. The hangar steak with chorizo butter melts in your mouth and the desserts from Bread and Roses bakery cannot be beat. Another couple raved about the swordfish and were equally pleased with their meal. ||||I highly recommend The...

Claudine greeted us upon arrival, recommended wonderful restaurants to have dinner and let us know where our room was for our “honeymoon getaway weekend” the Lesa Lynn room is a gem set apart on the outside of the main house with its own entry. It was so clean, sanitized and lovely! Continental breakfast was good with a nice variety that included danish, scones, apple turnovers, and bagels, cold cereal, yogurt, cereal bars and granola bars, and fresh fruit, hot coffee and juice. Also a variety of hot tea bags are offered at any time. In the evenings, Claudine offered to light the fire in the main living room hearth for us to enjoy. Because we were here off season, we were also offered the choice of an inside the house room to stay in or our original room attached to the house but with the separate entrance. The home has amazing history and is well kept. It sits right on the main strip in downtown Ogunquit a pleasant walk to the beach and nearby restaurants and shops. We will definitely be back. This was our first stay at an air bnb and we loved the personal attention and atmosphere! EXCELLENT and TREASURED experience and stay of two nights. Very worth trying! And we will be returning gladly, hoping to see lovely, sweet, smiling...

The BBI was perfect for our annual 3 sisters' get together for so many reasons. Its location, within walking distance of everything we could want (food, drinks, beach, Marginal Way, shows, you name it) couldn't have been better. The historical aspect of the Inn appealed to us (so many cool nooks, crannies, closets, wide planked floors, giant fireplaces, paintings, & more), Claudine, the Inn's manager, is welcoming, fun, funny, engaging, open, & chatty. Our room, the Duchess Ann Suite was a bit challenged by the 3 of us since we needed one bed more, so we were given permission to squeeze in an air bed that made it perfect. Although facing the VERY busy main road leading into & out of town, we did not hear any of the traffic, nor parades of people due to the A/C units. The front gardens are chock-filled with beautiful flowers, & sweet touches such as a bubbling fountain, moss covered structures, & stone pathways leading everywhere. Breakfast was also perfect, especially because we were able to sit outside on the front porch while sipping our coffee, enjoying our yogurt, breads, cereals, juice & more. We could not have asked for a better experience, a better location, a better welcoming & a better 3 sisters' annual...