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This inn, which offers modern amenities while maintaining a conversation with the past, is where you want to stay if you're visiting from the other Brooklyn.

Set in a former residence built in 1874, this inn's simply appointed rooms are all named after types of boats, a nod to the fact that it caters mainly to students at the nearby WoodenBoat School. All of the simply decorated rooms have air-conditioning; most have en suite bathrooms.

The coastal acreage on which the main inn, with its recently renovated rooms, and cottages are set was an original land grant by Great Britain’s King George III in 1767 to John and Hannah Billings, direct ascendants of the current innkeepers, Rick and Robin Littlefield. The property has been a working farm, a quarry, an ice business, and, for the past 130 years, a gracious summer colony boasting old-fashioned Maine hospitality. There are private beaches, access to hiking trails, and on-site kayak rentals.