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Tapley Farms: Charming Barn at Salt Water Farm

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Tapley Farms welcomes visitors to a charming barn on a historic Sea Captain's waterfront property. Guests relax on serene beaches and meadows, enjoying a full kitchen, quality beds, beautiful flowers, and spectacular sunrise views.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Pet friendly
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

About the neighborhood

Map
ME, Brooksville

What's nearby

  • Great Island - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Maine Maritime Academy - 50 min drive - 38.4 km

Getting around

  • Belfast Station - 66 min drive
  • Bar Harbor, ME (BHB-Hancock County - Bar Harbor) - 59 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bagaduce Lunch - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Danny Murphy's Pub - ‬33 min drive
  • ‪T & C Grocery - ‬36 min drive
  • ‪Bayview Market & Take-Out - ‬19 min drive
  • ‪The Breeze & Castine Variety - ‬36 min drive

About this property

Tapley Farms: Charming Barn at Salt Water Farm

Farm stay on the waterfront
Consider a stay at Tapley Farms: Charming Barn at Salt Water Farm and take advantage of a firepit, a garden, and a library. In-room WiFi and laundry facilities are available to all guests.
Other perks at this farm stay include:
  • Smoke-free premises, bicycle parking, and barbecue grills
Room features
All guestrooms at Tapley Farms: Charming Barn at Salt Water Farm include perks such as fireplaces and air conditioning, in addition to amenities like dining tables and internet access.
More amenities include:
  • Highchairs, children's books, and travel cribs
  • Recycling, composting, and eco-friendly cleaning products
  • 2.5 bathrooms with eco-friendly toiletries and hair dryers
  • Balconies, kitchens, and refrigerators

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Internet access

Things to do

  • Library

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Garden
  • On the waterfront

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Thin carpet in public areas
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Visual alarms in hallways

More

  • At least 10% of profits reinvested in community and sustainability
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Eco-friendly cleaning products used
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic soft drink bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2.5 bathrooms
  • Hair dryer
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Smart TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dining table
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Cleaning products are eco-friendly
  • Composting
  • Desk
  • Dryer
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Fireplace
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Recycling
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Check-out instructions

The host requires you complete the following before checking out:
Take out the trash
Turn off the lights and return the keys
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total (up to 50 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is Tapley Farms: Charming Barn at Salt Water Farm pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 50 lbs per pet.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Tapley Farms: Charming Barn at Salt Water Farm?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Tapley Farms: Charming Barn at Salt Water Farm?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Tapley Farms: Charming Barn at Salt Water Farm located?

Situated on the waterfront, this farm stay is 1.2 mi (2 km) from Great Island and within 12 mi (20 km) of Holbrook Island Sanctuary State Park and Jonathan Fisher House. Blue Hill Books and Blue Hill Bay Gallery are also within 12 mi (20 km).

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Reviews

Tapley Farms: Charming Barn at Salt Water Farm Reviews

8.8

Excellent

10

Cleanliness

10

Location
Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 16 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 16 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 16 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 16 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 16 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice barn as described

Nice location for areas we were headed....
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erik M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

late summer stay

Had a great time at the barn @ Tapley Farms. Carol was an exceptional host, and the barn was exactly as advertised. It more than met the needs of me, my wife, and mother-in-law for a week. Very peaceful location. Loved it, and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for quiet, coastal retreat in the most beautiful part of Maine.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Kieran C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

uncomfortable furnishing and flies

The property was well staged and the host were polite and friendly; however the chairs and beds were horrific. They were uncomfortable. The space was filled each morning with a new batch of flies and wasps. The windows were difficult to open; the cranks were broken. During the storm the windows leaked.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Kay G.

Rustic and Secluded

If you plan to spend much time in Acadia National Park be aware that it is an hour away from this property. Bar Harbor is 1 1/2 hours away. The nearest supermarket is 15 miles away in Blue Hill. The local market was small, limited and expensive. The cabin itself was rustic with a shower in one bathroom and a sink in the other. The sitting area upstairs was nice as was the screened in porch. The beds slept well. Two of our windows would not stay shut and there were not screens on some of the windows so the bugs got in. One night the temperature got down into the upper 40's and we nearly froze. The only heat are space heaters and we could only plug in one at a time without throwing the breaker. There are only two overhead lights; the rest are lamps. There is no TV, only VHS tapes. The boat house was down a dirt road and the other shoreline was across a field. We adjusted by the end of the week and enjoyed our time in Maine.

10/10 Excellent

Jessica G., San Francisco, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful, comfortable, perfect getaway

This cabin is so cozy, comfy, and totally relaxing and private. It was a chilly night and Dick, the property owner, had fired up the wood stove for us so it was perfectly warm when we arrived. Beds were very comfortable, we slept so well, and the cabin has everything you could need. The kitchen was great, the whole place is very charming. We loved cozying up you watching old video tapes from the 90s in the living room upstairs! My husband and I especially enjoyed the peaceful and expansive view of the beautiful meadow from the windows, and the view of the water just a few steps from the door. We went to Blue Hill for dinner per a recommendation from our hosts which was lovely. All around a wonderful stay!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Joanne S.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

They went the extra mile

We had a lovely stay on this unusual property. The house was clean, and had everything we needed including llamas across the street.. Our hosts were very gracious , so gracious that they helped us retrieve our computer which we had mistakenly left behind on our way out. If you don't mind a little extra driving to get home, this is the place.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, location
Disliked: Check-in, communication

Hard to find at night

Needs some work.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

David L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely Location and Property

My wife and I plus our 2 teenage daughters stayed at the barn/cabin at Tapley Farms. The hosts were lovely helpful and friendly people. Their property is a quiet and picturesque area of Brooksville ME. An original barn/studio was nicely renovated to a comfortable and rustic cabin and nicely furnished, Would return for sure!

10/10 Excellent

Mary H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We Love Tapley Farm!!!

Our One Week in Maine! I can still hear the sounds of Spring peepers, the birds, the waves, soft sounds of distant horns on the water, the breeze in the trees and a cozy night of rain. We saw the most beautiful pink sunset and the sky full of stars in the field. Tapley Farm is a true example of the beauty of Maine country life. The coastal farm has an incredible history and everything is lovely about the location, the barn house, the animals, and beach. The girls were delighted when they discovered on the first morning that there were alpacas looking at them in the field. The water so close down the dirt rode was most surprising. Life is simple here- quiet and no fuss, and the beds are very comfortable! I will miss the fantastic fresh sea air coming through the screen windows. After breakfast (by the warmth of the gas fireplace) we went down to the beach then back for lunch. We spent most of the afternoons reading, painting with watercolors, writing, arranging shells on surfaces all over the porch. The girls loved the tree-swing. We went swimming in a pond nearby 2 times. For one breakfast we bought cinnamon twists and chocolate croissants from the Tinder Hearth bakery nearby. That was good with bacon and coffee! In the evening we mostly cooked (but great restaurants and CoOp in Blue Hill) then took another trip to the water. Made a fire in the wood stove upstairs most evenings. We played games and watched VHS's, had some wine. Brought me back to my family vacations in Northern WI in my youth. All these little things that I did and my parents did before came back naturally here with my own family and we were so content. The towns and islands and scenic drives were just what I have always imagined Maine would be like only more so- more dramatic, more rugged, more stunning. The farm is so close to the places in which stories that we know well were inspired by and close to where the authors lived and are buried- Robert McClosky's Buck's Harbor (a Condon's Garage and Buck's Harbor Market were there), EB White (Allen Cove, Brooklin)....Burt Dow (The REAL Deep Water Man buried on Deer Isle) etc. The owners, Carol and Dick, were so kind, helpful and generous. We didn't want to leave! One of the best weeks of vacation we have ever had together. We hope to come back one day. Keep doing what you are doing Tapley Farm. It is so very important!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

suzanne g.

Rustic cabin on farm

As the photos showed -- fields & woods but a walk to the water. Suited our kind of simple living with kitchen amenities. The Brooksville area has lovely farming scenes & small towns. Lots of sanctuary-hiking trails which we took & then swam in Walker Pond. Owners friendly and let us use the fire pit for roasting marshmallows. Provided a bike for riding. We came for the quiet -- found the next door neighbors with some kind of loud music/band practice a bit unsettling for two nights. Suzanne Gay 8/11-18/2018
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Alan S.

The Penobscot peninsula is the best of Maine. Nice and quiet on the property, with good beaches clo

We will come back to this part of Maine…and hopefully stay longer. The property is as described, with the Bay just a hundred or so yards away, and fields of hay all around. Lots of birds for folks who enjoy birdwatching and finding all those migrants who pass by the rest of the US headed north in Spring. The cabin is rustic, a bit more than we had anticipated, and according to its history as noted on literature at the site, was at one time an art studio over a storage area that was once reserved for farm equipment, etc. The beds were quite comfortable and living room area spacious with a good view of the fields. We made a few recommendations to the owners for a few ideas that could improve upon the ambience and also what were really some things any renter would expect, or possibly anticipate when reserving the cabin. They were quite agreeable with our suggestions, and were glad we made them…a very nice couple with long ties to the land.
Stayed 16 nights in Jul 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Chris N.

We enjoyed our stay at Tapley Farm. Dick and Carol were very good hosts and took care of us.

The farm was very nice. Centrally located to visit the area. Lots of serenity relaxing on the back porch. Interesting visits to Arcadia,Castine and Stonington.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Heather B.

Naughty Goose cottage - superb!

Our stay with young children in this delightful cottage in Brooksville was exceedingly pleasant. From the large and comfortable beds to the beautiful views from the screened-in porch, the adjacent beach and blueberry fields, the charming, eclectic Maine décor, the excellent selection of books, and, above all, the hilarious clucking poultry guarded by a (harmless) charging goose, everything was perfection in spades. Our children and especially the 4 year-old, who himself resembles the goose in many respects, refer to the property as Naughty Goose Cottage. They couldn't have been more delighted, and nor could we. Our many thanks and regards to the lovely owners.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Ptatt's visit to Aunt Mary's organic ocean front farm

We just loved our stay at Aunt Mary's cottage! We loved its warm and cozy charm as well as the beautiful views of the water and open sky both night and day! It is quintessential Maine at it's very best. We had no trouble finding it as the descriptions anddirections were right on and the Gregors were warm and friendly and were perfect hosts. We found the ammenities quaint, very clean and we had everything we needed. We especially enjoyed our walks on the property's beach, and enjoying the fresh herbs and veggies and the wonderful fresh eggs Dick brings us from his chickens. The surrounding area is a travelers delight with lovely towns to visit, great galleries and restaurants. I would highly recommend a visit. We look forward to returning very soon.

10/10 Excellent

Reagan N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024