Black Point Inn — Hotel in Scarborough

I sought out this kind of venue and was at once excited and disappointed. The Inn is beautiful. Our room was beautiful. We received an email about our stay, they asked for a response, and I told them the good, the bad, and the ugly. Not only have we not had any response to the email, but I even sent the email off to the Migis group who owns the hotel. Not one word back. Apparently, they make enough money during the short season to not care.||Pros: Lovely room, excellent mechanicals in the room. Room service is as needed and they were very accommodating. We asked for a refrigerator and were provided one without a stand for it to sit on, so we improvised with a luggage rack. Housekeeping manager was excellent. Most of the front desk staff were also excellent. The food in the restaurant was mostly excellent. There is a new chef and she seems very involved and skilled. Heather in the restaurant is the one to set your reservation with in the Chart Room. The grounds and surrounding area is outstanding. Its very serene. Most places like Portland of Kennebunk are minutes away. The hotel itself is stunning with a beautiful drawing room and sun room. The grounds are meticulous. ||Cons: Price. Pretty expensive at 500 plus per night. They have an elevator that must be operated by hotel staff, who may or may not be available. If you have any ambulation issues, you should probably navigate that ahead of time. There are many steps in the hotel. We stayed on the third floor to avoid noises overhead and some days, regretted walking up 6 flights of stairs to our room. Wait staff in the Chart Room were not very competent. Some days, I would try to order what I had the day before and the wait staff we have no such thing. Sometimes, they would not come back to our table for a half an hour and we would be out of fluid be it coffee, water, or wine. Out of the 7 or 8 wait staff we experienced, three were competent and over the top. The other need more training or seriously should not be in the hospitality business. Worst con: They obviously do not care what you think. If you stay and they send you a "how did we do" email, don't waste you time. I would go back probably later in the season if did at all. I wanted to swim and I understood that the pool was heated. It was not. If you like a cold plunge, so mid-May and you will have a...

The BPI is a secret gem that one can only hope continues it's traditions of beauty and tranquility for generations to come. This place is WONDERFUL. It's like stepping back in time a bit... but with all the comforts we have come to expect. The Inn is quaint, a fireplace in the lobby with comfy little places to sit and view the beach that is just expansive. There is coffee and lite bites that will take you through until the most wonderful dinner, with indoor and outdoor seating.|The rooms are well appointed, private and comfortable. We had plenty of space to spread out, and even a little deck to venture out on for morning sunrise.|The property itself has maintained a level of privacy that allows guests to enjoy their time away from busy lives and to feel like they can just wander out for a walk and then pop back for breakfast...without worrying about being too fussy. |The Cliff Walk is one of the most spectacular hikes we have done. It's a little rough, and certainly not for anyone who is unsteady. You really need good shoes and sure footing to manage the entire loop. But what a treat to see the sunrise on the Eastern Seabord, just as Winslow Homer did from his home around the corner.|We walked 2 beaches easily. Wide, quiet in the Fall, and very few other people which is what we were looking for.|The food is what you should be absolutely be AMAZED (and actually surprised) and how wonderful and thoughtful the chef and his team are. The dinners we had were some of the best we have ever had, not just at a B&B. We had the mussles for a starter 2 nights in a row because they were THAT good. Rachel, our waitress, was on par with suggestions about dinner pairings. We had scallops and even a vegetarian Massaman Curry that was OUT OF THIS WORLD. Do NOT skip dessert.... you'd be sad to find out that the Stickey Toffee Pudding and Apple Fritters were an absolute delight at the end of the meal (we actually took the Apple Fritters back to the room for a late night snack)... ask Amy at the bar to share some of her secret cocktails.... she is a MIXOLOGIST !|We loved it here. We loved it in October when it wasn't quite so crazy on the East Coast... when all the summer people have left and it's other couples looking for something more...

If I could give more than 5 stars, I would! We had our wedding at the Black Point Inn and it completely exceeded our wildest expectations.

Sam is absolutely exceptional. She is professional, warm, informed, patient, and so helpful. I would trust her with anything and she made us feel at ease throughout the two years we spent planning. Any issue that came up (even those that didn’t have to do with BPI), she offered to take on and solve with complete grace and professionalism. She genuinely made every one of our ideas work for us and made all of our dreams come true (not being cliche, seriously)!

During the wedding weekend, she made us feel so calm, celebrated, and special. As a bride, people often ask you if you’re nervous, and my answer was always no because I knew Sam had our backs. She is truly an angel!

The venue is absolutely stunning and the staff could not be kinder. We did a buyout wedding so all the guests staying at the Inn were our wedding guests. They were treated with the highest level of hospitality and graciousness at every level of the establishment, from the front desk to the restaurant.

I wouldn’t say we had any outlandish requests but I’m definitely someone who feels guilty asking for help, but the staff made me feel so at ease and offered to help with everything they possibly could to make the weekend run smoothly.

The compliments we heard about BPI from our guests were truly never ending — so many had never been there before and told us they were going to come back again and again. We can definitely say the same! The rooms were absolutely beautiful and the staff treated us like family.

The food was amazing, the communication from every level of this venue was INCREDIBLE (throughout planning this is especially important) and I cannot say enough good things...