Name: Cafe Drydock & Inn
Address: 357 Main Street, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679, United States of America, Southwest Harbor, Southwest Harbor, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679, United States of America
Rating: 8

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Wendell Gilley Museum

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We stayed here five night during the Acadia Birding Festival and found the owners, Marty and John, to be extremely friendly and helpful. Checking in consisted of a letter taped to the door, but contained their contact number and all information we needed. The next day we reached out to them to ask about a couple minor issues and John promptly arrived to resolve them.  
Note that there is a pretty tall staircase to ascend to access the rooms. 
We stayed in room #7 which faces the back of the building and it was spotlessly clean and beautifully decorated with a well appointed kitchenette. The hardwood floors are beautiful and squeaky—a testimony to the age of the building!  The only downside to the room is that the shower is quite tiny but manageable. 
The location is great—right in the town’s main business area and close to Acadia. We will be back!

Super clean and cozy!

We stayed in the Gorham overlooking Main Street. This place a vibe of a bygone time. Seeing the town, hearing the noise, squeak of old wood floors. But spotlessly clean, fully functional/supplied kitchen.

Great meals in the cafe or cook in your room.
Minutes from Acadia National Park. Minutes to lighthouses. 

Nice stay without the sardine feel of Bar Harbor.

Olde Town atmosphere

This inn was an unexpected gem. An old-fashioned vibe with modern interior upgrades and decorations helped make this a wonderful one-night stay. Our room was actually a suite and included a full kitchen (which we didn't use as we didn't know it existed until we arrived), a separate living room/dining area, and, spacious bedroom. The shower room was separate from the toilet room, which was helpful for us getting ready in the morning. The bed and pillows were extremely comfortable, but if you like a firm mattress, maybe not. As other reviewers mentioned, there was no one there to great us, but a note left on the door for us gave us all the details we needed, and if you're used to air bnb, that's often the case. We stayed in early October, and the street basically folds up after 10 pm, so there was virtually no outside traffic noise. My only suggestion is for management to consider using non-scented laundry detergent/fabric softener. The product you're currently using is a bit overwhelming to someone with a sensitive nose! We also took advantage of the restaurant downstairs for one lunch and dinner and had an absolutely fabulous meal there. One kind of weird addition in this hotel is the tanning bed room. Great  bonus if you're into that!

NOT a 2-star accomodation!

I stayed here for five nights while attending the Acadia Birding Festival.  Great little place, right in the heart of Southwest Harbor.  Walkable to everywhere in town.  Very comfortable room.  And the owners were terrific.

Great Place to Stay

We stayed over the weekend and we loved it. It was clean and the location was great. Would def recommend if you are coming for a couple nights. 20 minutes from acadia national park but close to many other trails and close to lighthouse. 

Great

The place we planned to have lunch in Southwest Harbor was closed so we went to Drydock Cafe. What luck! The chowder and the squash soups were excellent, and the turkey sandwich was delicious. Lots of locals were there, not just tourists. 

A lucky find!

I thoroughly enjoyed the two nights I spent at the Drydock in early October, 2019. Room was spotless and delightfully quiet. Bed was very comfy, about which I'm fussy as I have a history of back trouble. There is an elegant funkiness to the Drydock, which has a sort of 1920's vibe to it and its decor. It is not trying to be the Marriott, which is something I loved about it. It's true that there's no front desk and few employees in sight -- but that just adds to its quiet, laid back coziness. I'm trying to think of a  complaint and the best I can do is that the shower water temp control was hard to figure out. Once I did so (not THAT hard) it was a nice & good shower. The stall is small and a bit slippery and could use a better floor mat and/or an old geezer bar for one to grab hold of. Minor issue and I would definitely stay at the Drydock again should I return to MDI.

Clean, Quiet, Comfy, Quaint, and Elegantly funky

My husband got the mussels and I got the quesadilla and we both really enjoyed our meals. The portions were big and the service was great, too. It has been tough to find good vegetarian options, but this place had a few of them. The homemade bread was delicious. 

Nice dinner, great service 

We just happened to be in town and stopped here for lunch. Very nice people, we both had the fish sandwich which was fresh Haddock. It was delicious. Nice menu with plenty of choices. Quaint facility right on the Main Street. 

Excellent Fish Sandwich 

This was by far one of our best meals on our visit to Acadia. Once you order fresh warm bread arrives. Don’t fill up on it though because the meal is delicious. The entrees are pricey but we’ve figured comparable to most other restaurants. The hostess and our waitress were lovely and friendly. I’d say good value. The restaurant is quaint and has lots of charm-stamp tin ceiling(original), beautiful crown molding and lovely hard wood flooring. The pictures show history of the building and town. 

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