Within walking distance of downtown Bar Harbor, but tucked away from the whirlwind of activity there, Cleftstone Manor offers a welcome retreat for visitors to Acadia National Park. Built as a private mansion in 1881, the heart of the Gilded Age, it is now a bed and breakfast with lofty ceilings, heavy timbers, deep windows, ornate moldings, and elegant period furnishings to match.
Step into the Cleftstone and step back to another era, but be assured of updated comforts. Bar Harbor's Gilded Age was a time of opulence, when affluent New Yorkers and Bostonians summered here to see, be seen, and play against the picturesque backdrop of Mount Desert Island. Now it's your turn. At Cleftstone Manor, we don't just re-live the Gilded Age, we embody its spirit.
We provide a luxury bed and breakfast experience with all the bells and whistles you deserve, including private bathrooms, generous breakfasts, and modern amenities like A/C, Wi-Fi, and TV.
Step into the Cleftstone and step back to another era, but be assured of updated comforts. Bar Harbor's Gilded Age was a time of opulence, when affluent New Yorkers and Bostonians summered here to see, be seen, and play against the picturesque backdrop of Mount Desert Island. Now it's your turn. At Cleftstone Manor, we don't just re-live the Gilded Age, we embody its spirit.
We provide a luxury bed and breakfast experience with all the bells and whistles you deserve, including private bathrooms, generous breakfasts, and modern amenities like A/C, Wi-Fi, and TV.
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Immerse yourself in the splendor of Bar Harbor's gilded age at Cleftsone Manor.
Once a private residence, this mansion was built in 1881 and now offers luxurious accommodations for guests.
Lofty ceilings, heavy timbers, deep windows and ornate moldings are the bones of this architectural gem.
Serene colors and tasteful antique and reproduction furnishings provide a welcome retreat from the whirl of Bar Harbor activity.
Breakfast at the Cleftstone is generous, and our recipes featuring fresh Maine ingredients are often requested.
Once a private residence, this mansion was built in 1881 and now offers luxurious accommodations for guests.
Lofty ceilings, heavy timbers, deep windows and ornate moldings are the bones of this architectural gem.
Serene colors and tasteful antique and reproduction furnishings provide a welcome retreat from the whirl of Bar Harbor activity.
Breakfast at the Cleftstone is generous, and our recipes featuring fresh Maine ingredients are often requested.
Our seventeen guestrooms are as unique as their names.
Opulent or intimate, they all have crisp linens, antique furnishings, private baths (two are detached), and are decorated with pleasing colors and fabrics.
They also have their own stories to tell.
There is the room where Joseph Pulitzer slept, and Mrs. Ellis's dressing room.
The four-room suite is named after Waldron Bates, the pathmaker.
Another room was once the library.
Browse our gallery, check out our floorplans, find the room that suits you, and start anticipating your visit to Bar Harbor's Golden Age.
Opulent or intimate, they all have crisp linens, antique furnishings, private baths (two are detached), and are decorated with pleasing colors and fabrics.
They also have their own stories to tell.
There is the room where Joseph Pulitzer slept, and Mrs. Ellis's dressing room.
The four-room suite is named after Waldron Bates, the pathmaker.
Another room was once the library.
Browse our gallery, check out our floorplans, find the room that suits you, and start anticipating your visit to Bar Harbor's Golden Age.
Join us to kick off the season.
Two nights and one dinner, from $369.
No need to wait any longer.
This time of year in Bar Harbor is the most beautiful, with lovely warm days and cool evenings; the perfect temperature for all of those great hikes, bicycle trips, and water activities.
10% discount on any stay of three or more nights.
Excludes Columbus Day weekend.
With the good chance of extended foliage viewing, pleasant days, and cooler evenings; pack a sweater and your hiking boots and come to the Cleftstone Manor.
Two nights and one dinner, from $369.
No need to wait any longer.
This time of year in Bar Harbor is the most beautiful, with lovely warm days and cool evenings; the perfect temperature for all of those great hikes, bicycle trips, and water activities.
10% discount on any stay of three or more nights.
Excludes Columbus Day weekend.
With the good chance of extended foliage viewing, pleasant days, and cooler evenings; pack a sweater and your hiking boots and come to the Cleftstone Manor.
You cannot do it all, tempting though it may be.
Mount Desert Island has so much to offer.
Active lifestyle?
Hike, climb, bike and kayak.
Love to learn?
There are guided walking tours, museums, oceanariums, and an array of top notch lecture series.
Want to relax, and relax more?
A leisurely carriage ride through the park, cocktails by the harbor, and a round of spa treatments might be just the ticket.
Love to eat?
There is lobster, of course, and local cheeses, wine tastings, farmer's markets and blueberry everything.
Mount Desert Island has so much to offer.
Active lifestyle?
Hike, climb, bike and kayak.
Love to learn?
There are guided walking tours, museums, oceanariums, and an array of top notch lecture series.
Want to relax, and relax more?
A leisurely carriage ride through the park, cocktails by the harbor, and a round of spa treatments might be just the ticket.
Love to eat?
There is lobster, of course, and local cheeses, wine tastings, farmer's markets and blueberry everything.
Coming from Ellsworth on Route 3, you will cross a bridge at the head of the island.
From here you are about 15 minutes away.
Take the left fork, and follow Route 3 until you pass the Days Inn on the right.
Travel 1/4 mile farther you will see a road on your right and the large, brown Cleftstone Manor directly ahead.
Bar Harbor is easily accessible by car.
From Boston (268 miles/about 5.5 to 6 hours, and from Portland about 3.5 hours) follow I-95 through to Bangor (exit 182-A - 395), then pick up on Route 1A to Ellsworth, and follow Route 3 to Bar Harbor.
From here you are about 15 minutes away.
Take the left fork, and follow Route 3 until you pass the Days Inn on the right.
Travel 1/4 mile farther you will see a road on your right and the large, brown Cleftstone Manor directly ahead.
Bar Harbor is easily accessible by car.
From Boston (268 miles/about 5.5 to 6 hours, and from Portland about 3.5 hours) follow I-95 through to Bangor (exit 182-A - 395), then pick up on Route 1A to Ellsworth, and follow Route 3 to Bar Harbor.
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