Fodor's Expert Review Blair Hill Inn & Restaurant

Beautiful gardens, high stone walls, and a hilltop location with marvelous views over Moosehead Lake distinguish this 1891 country estate, one of New England's top inns, with spacious elegant rooms and baths (many have oversize tubs and showers) and a fine dining restaurant. Guest rooms and suites have sitting areas, fine furnishings, antiques, and plush bedding; all but one of the ten accommodations have lake views and a king bed, five have fireplaces, and two have a private porch or patio. Cocktails—and that view, spectacular at sunset—can be enjoyed from the covered porch, swank window-lined lounge, or dining rooms for the fine dining restaurant (prix-fixe spring–fall, incorporating produce and herbs from the gardens, and à la carte in winter).  Awaiting guests on the inn's 80 acres are walking paths, a trout pond, picnic and sitting areas, and a hot tub. Like the restaurant, the full breakfast—served in a porch-like sunroom that affords lake views—features foods from local and Maine farms and producers.