About this property

Historic Charm: Elmere House Bed & Breakfast in Wells offers a historic setting with a beautiful garden and free WiFi. Guests enjoy garden views and a serene inner courtyard. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and parquet floors. Additional amenities include a spa bath, fireplace, and work desk. Delicious Breakfast: A hearty American breakfast is served à la carte, including warm dishes, pancakes, fruits, and juice. Special diet menus are available. Convenient Location: Located 2 km from Moody Beach and 35 km from Portsmouth International Airport. Nearby attractions include Mount Agamenticus and Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Guest Favorites: Guests highly rate the breakfast, host, and property staff for excellent service.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.4 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.4)

    • Breakfast info

    • American

    • Free private parking available on-site


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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 large double bed
1 extra-large double bed
1 extra-large double bed
1 extra-large double bed
1 large double bed
1 large double bed
1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Ruth
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Excellent place to stay. Hosts (and the dog) are lovely, breakfast tasty and generous, room comfortable, good location for parking and restaurants, close to the Maine Coast. Kennebunkport and Oginquit close by
  • Jacqueline
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Our hosts Bill and Mike were both welcoming and friendly - which in turn created a relaxed atmosphere at Elmere and therefore considerable guest interaction. It was evident that a great deal of thought and attention to detail had gone into making...
  • David
    United States United States
    The location was nice because just outside of town so traffic was not bad. The breakfast was excellent. Started with home baked goods, then fresh fruit, and finished with eggs benedict. The hosts were very friendly and accommodating.
  • Mary
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Beautiful building, impeccably decorated, spotlessly clean, fabulous breakfasts, and a very charming pair of hosts!
  • Carol
    United States United States
    Breakfast was outstanding with coffee, juice, fresh fruit, coffee cake and eggs Benedict with home fries. Couldn’t finish I was so full
  • Clive
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Comfortable accommodation, excellent breakfast, really friendly hosts.
  • Corinna
    Spain Spain
    Bill and Michael are the best hosts!!! Ist a must stay if you are in the area!! They make the most delicious breakfast!!
  • Jo-anne
    United States United States
    Breakfast was terrific Bill and Mike were such nice hosts- friendly, accommodating and kind.
  • Georgia
    United States United States
    The breakfasts were scrumptious! Bill is an excellent cook, and Michael went above and beyond to accommodate our needs. Overall, it was a wonderful visit; we didn't want to leave!
  • Jier
    United States United States
    The hosts were incredibly warm and welcoming. The breakfast was amazing, particularly the Eggs Benedict. The eggs were cooked to perfection, and the English muffin was perfectly crunchy, which prevented it from getting soggy with the sauce and egg...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Managed by Bill Rich & Mike Fowler

Company review score: 10Based on 101 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

We owned and operated the Holiday Guest House Bed and Breakfast in Moody, ME for 13 years so we are seasoned Inn keepers. We love to go to the beaches, antiquing and dining out at the many delicious restaurants in the area. We also enjoy live theater and musical acts at the Ogunquit Playhouse, Maine Street and the Front Porch for live shows. We're always working in the gardens on the property and renovating and refreshening the Inn. We love to spend time with Bentley, our 5-year-old Dachshund that is a rescue from Arkansas. Bentley does not go into the guest rooms and stays in our area, but you will meet him if you want to. We love to see our guests enjoy their stay here at Elmere House and we do our best to make everyone feel at home and comfortable. We know about the area and can point you in the right direction for fine and casual dining, shopping, antiquing, the beaches, walks, live theater and entertainment, site seeing attractions along with serving you a delicious breakfast with a smile in the morning. Hope to see you soon!

Property information

The Elmere House Bed & Breakfast is an historic farmhouse that was built in 1865 by sea captain, Moses Wheelwright and restored in 2008. In 2019 the interior was refreshed and redecorated in a French Country Coastal décor but still retains the original wood floors and beams. All rooms are immaculate, comfortable, have large private baths, quiet individually controlled air conditioning and heating, mini fridges, ceiling fans, wall-mounted LCD Flat screen televisions and we provide free wireless Internet and free parking. See our Amenities page for more information. There is a covered wrap around porch with furniture to relax on as well as a large yard with a fire pit, sitting areas and large oak trees for shade and if you're a bird watcher there are bird feeders, bird baths, bird houses and a fountain on the grounds. Our first-floor room, The Wells Harbor Room is specially designed for the physically challenged in mind but is equally comfortable for any guests. All other accommodations are located on the 2nd floor, including the elegant Kennebunkport Suite with its King size bed, sitting room, gas fireplace, jacuzzi tub and walk in shower.

Neighbourhood information

The Elmere House Bed & Breakfast is located in Wells in the Moody section, centrally located between Ogunquit and Kennebunkport Maine. We're minutes away to Moody, North Ogunquit, Foot Bridge and Wells beaches. The Ogunquit Village, Perkins Cove, the Ogunquit Playhouse, Nubble Light House, fishing, boat cruises, the Ogunquit Museum-of-American Art and Wells Reserve at Landholm Farm are close by. There's even Mini Golf and Go-Carts around the corner. Fine and casual dining is 3 minutes away, some of our favorites are Joshua's, Hobbs, The Steak House, Fisherman's Catch, The lobster Shack, Crooked Pine, Verano's, The Front Porch and the Scoop Deck for ice cream! These places start down the street and go on for miles in either direction. We are 2 miles to Ogunquit, 7 miles to Kennebunkport, 13 miles to Kittery, 8 miles to York and 20 minutes to Portsmouth NH and 30 miles to Portland, ME. The Wells trolley stop which runs in season is around the corner and connects to the Ogunquit trolley and will take you to most of these attractions.

Language spoken

English

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House rules

Elmere House Bed & Breakfast takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 15:00 to 18:00
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 08:00 to 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children are not allowed.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 21
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 21:00 and 08:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

Please inform Elmere House Bed & Breakfast in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

Payment before arrival via bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 21:00:00 and 08:00:00.