Brit & Ali
Travel & Transportation
Hotel
Ramada Ellsworth / Bar Harbor
Ellsworth, ME 04605 (207) 667-9341
Mention the Claiborne-Naranjo wedding for a discount at booking ($109 plus taxes). Please book your room by May 31, 2018.
Discount Code - Brittany Claiborne & Ali Naranjo
Hotel
Hampton Inn Ellsworth, Maine
Ellsworth, ME 04605 (207) 667-2688
Approximately $165 plus taxes/night
Hotel
Comfort Inn Ellsworth - Bar Harbor
Ellsworth, ME 04605 (207) 667-1345
Approximately $160 plus taxes/night
Travel Note
Other lodging options
Internet bookings w/ AirBnb, Home Away, Flip Key, etc. - In searching internet listings, use Ellsworth, ME to view a map of surrounding communities including Lamoine. Zoom into the Lamoine peninsula for properties within a 10 minute drive of the wedding site. Locally owned motel style cabins, some 2 bedrooms with full kitchen. Located in Trenton, ME, these motels are conveniently located to Ellsworth, Lamoine, the Bar Harbor airport, and Acadia National Park Visitors Center in Hulls Cove, ME. Traffic noise may be a nuisance at these locations: http://acadiagateway.com/ http://www.isleviewmotel.com An article about tiny cottage housing on Mount Desert Island: https://goo.gl/kxshg4
Flight
Hancock County / Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)
15 min from Ellsworth & Lamoine, ME, and 30 min from Bar Harbor, ME, the regional airport, Hancock County/ Bar Harbor Airport, services direct flights from Boston, MA on Cape Air and Pen Air regional airlines. American Airlines and Jet Blue websites book directly into Bar Harbor (BHB); call other airlines for flights to Bar Harbor.
Flight
Bangor International Airport (BGR)
40 min from Ellsworth and 50 min from Lamoine, Bangor International Airport (BGR) services all major airlines. Shuttle service is available to Bar Harbor. Use a taxi for door to door service to Ellsworth or Lamoine addresses. Our favorite taxi service is All Around Town (207) 610-5100. See our note below.
Rental Car
Hertz Car Rental
Trenton, ME 04605 (207) 667-5017
Located at the Hancock County/ Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) or the Bangor Airport (BGR)
Rental Car
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Trenton, ME 04605 (207) 664-2662
Located at the Hancock County/ Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) or the Bangor Airport (BGR)
Travel Note
Downeast Transportation Bus Service
Downeast Transportation provides shuttle service from Bangor Airport to Shaw's/Reny's (175 High St, Ellsworth, ME 04605) for $7 one-way. <Shaw's/Reny's plaza is 0.2 miles from the Ramada Inn.> The shuttle service runs ONLY ON MONDAYS and FRIDAYS! Please call for confirmation of schedule. NOTE: Downeast Transportation operates the Island Explorer Acadia National Park and neighborhing towns from June 23 through Columbus Day.
Travel Note
Concord Coach Line
Concord Coach Bus service between Boston Logan Airport and Bangor, ME leaves the airport from most terminals every two hours from 7:30am to 5:30pm. Price is $45 one way. It is a 5 hr trip with one change in Portland ME. (except the 11:35am route which is regional and takes 7 hrs). Once in Bangor, ME, you'll need a taxi service for the trip between Bangor Concord Bus Station to Ellsworth. I like All Around Town (207-610-5100) or the Bar Harbor Shuttle (https://barharborshuttle.net/)
Travel Note
Taxi and Shuttle Services
There are many taxi services that will take you door to door. They require a reservation for Bangor-Ellsworth and return. All Around Town -(207) 610-5100; At Your Service (207-288-9222); and Pt2Pt (207) 669-0220. Bar Harbor Shuttle https://barharborshuttle.net/ accepts reservations via their website.
Travel Note
Cabins, Camping and RV Parks
Lamoine State Park the closest to wedding site and best for access to Schoodic Peninsula. There are who hookups for water or electricity. <http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/details.pl?park_id=16> 23 State Park Road Lamoine, Maine 04605 tel.: 207-667-4778 (May - Oct.). tel: 207-941-4014 (Nov. - April) reservations: www.campwithme.com Full service RV Parks with Rental Cabins https://rvonthego.com/maine/narrows-too-camping-resort/ https://rvonthego.com/maine/mt-desert-narrows-camping-resort/ http://www.hadleyspoint.com/ (207-288-4808 no online reservations) https://koa.com/campgrounds/bar-harbor-oceanside/
House Or Rental
AirBnB
https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/6383328 $185/night plus taxes 1 futon/ 1 bath near park inland https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22501450 $193/night plus taxes 3 bedrooms 2 baths Lamoine Bch Rd? https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/2263041 $430/night plus taxes 5 bedrooms/3 baths On Frenchman's Bay Capt'n n Eve B&B https://www.airbnb.com.mt/rooms/6935854 https://www.airbnb.com.mt/rooms/6934599 Approx. $160/night 2 bdrms/1 bath Lamoine Bch Rd https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/22597065 $119 plus taxes 1 bedroom1 bath Lamoine Bch Rd
House Or Rental
Post and Beam Beach House!
Settled in a woodland setting, this house is a few hundred feet from the wedding venue.