susan4

Thinking about flying into Boston next week and spending a week driving the coast of Maine. Can we find last minute lodging or must we book ahead. Looking to pay less (hopefully a LOT less) than $200 a night.
Any advice helpful.

elberko

I would not count on being able to find lodging at the last minute along the coast of Maine in late July. We made that mistake once...

~Liz

smssowo

You would need to start looking early in the day....dreadful way to vacay IMHO!!!! I live in OOB and often see vacancy signs in the morning....gone in the afternoon. Bon chance!!!

clarkgriswold

Nope, not a good week for last-minute lodging, and probably not too easy to find anything even if you try and book ahead.

kittygirl

We ended up waiting in a line at a campground for a cancellation in summer and were lucky to get a spot.....we also lucked out with a vacancy at a motel but we had cows right outside and when the wind blew it wasn't pretty.

September would be easier...best of luck! It is a beautiful if you get lucky.

dfrostnh

You have a chance if you aren't fussy and try less popular towns and look for non-chain places. Check places in Brunswick. It's a college town and close to the coast. Good base for exploring mid-coast.