Fodor's Expert Review Inn on Mount Desert

This midsize, year-round hotel on Mount Desert Street—with touches like rocking chairs on the front porch and a tranquil hillside garden with surprises like bocce and a tree swing—is reminiscent of Bar Harbor's Gilded Age mansions, but make no mistake, this is a thoroughly modern hotel with good-size rooms, and it's family-friendly, too. There's a game room, laundry, indoor and outdoor patio seating to enjoy the full buffet breakfast, and a few small seating areas about the hotel.