Saltair Inn

If you are looking for relaxation, warm hospitality and well experienced hosts, you’ve found the right place. Saltair Inn is a stunning Victorian waterfront home. You can’t find anything like it in Bar Harbor. Matt gave us some great advice on daytime hikes and local entertainment and Kristi is so sweet! We felt well taken care of and still felt a sense of privacy. Not to mention delicious breakfasts! We will definitely go back.

Hats off to Matt and Kristi for creating an incredibly comfortable inn steps from Fisherman Bay but yet an eternity from downtown. It has all of the creaks and charms of a well cared for turn of the century home.

Great food and hospitality delivered by attentive hosts. Host was very accomodating to my food allergies. Have breakfast on the deck if weather permits.

This adorable inn really made our honeymoon a perfect one. Not only it has the breathtaking view of the bar, the harbor and the bar island, but also the gorgeous gorgeous room and delicious breakfasts! Christine and Matt are a very warm couple and they give you great tips to enjoy your vacation and explore the area. The breakfast menu changes every morning and only gets more and more tasty. Meanwhile, they are very willing to adapt to each guest’s individual request. The Master Suite is a godsend. What can serve you better than a hot jacuzzi tub after a full day hiking in Acadia park?

Seriously, this is the standard of what B&B’s should be like. The owners set the tone from the moment you book your getaway with a sweet email to greeting you upon arrival as if you’ve returned to see friends from 20 years ago. You are welcome here and they are gracious, helpful, hilarious and a perfect team. My husband and I stayed for two nights in late April and met wonderful people from WA state who ran the Boston Marathon, a nice couple from Tennessee and another from Canada. The dining room allows you a friendly experience of talking with new friends about their adventures and suggestions while enjoying some seriously good home cooking. We are looking forward to a return. We loved the Acadia room and got a sneak peak at the new rooms being added. This is an experience not to be missed in Bar Harbor. Thank you so much Kristi and Matt!

Immaculate, classic Inn with lots of character. Owners Kristi and Matt were wonderful and welcoming hosts. They went out of their way to be available to help any way possible and for any questions their guests had about the area including incredible Acadia National Park. The breakfasts and home made snacks prepared by Kristi were as good as it gets anywhere! We were there following the 2014 Boston Marathon to relax and that is what we did. There are some beautiful hotels with water views in the area but I would not hesitate to return to this gem by the sea.

We had the pleasure of staying at the Saltair Inn a few weeks ago. We stayed in the Master Suite which is definitely worth paying up for. The room is HUGE with beautiful views of Bar Island, which the Inn is directly across from. You can walk across the sandbar to the island at low tide. The suite has 2 fireplaces, a nice livingroom area, and a huge whirlpool bathtub. Kristi and Matt were very helpful in giving us information on activities, not to mention Kristi is a wonderful cook. We really enjoyed the desserts she left for guests late night on the table after coming back from dinner. She also cooks breakfast for all the guests between 8−9am. Bar Harbor town is a 5min walk from the Inn so you get the privacy of being a few blocks out of town but also have everything right at your doorstep. We would highly recommend Saltair Inn and hope to be back this fall or next year!

If you can stay at a Bed and Breakfast in Bar Harbor, ME then book in advance for this place. We stayed Oct 17 for our honeymoon and was lucky enough to snag their last room open until late Nov. We had the «smallest» and newest room and it was comfortable and lovely but not only that, breakfast was delicious (Eggs Benedict can’t go wrong) but Kristi would’ve made whatever you wanted. Coffee was perfect and we took our cups after breakfast and walked out their deck and onto the beach to watch the tide roll in! Just breathtaking! Also its a short walk to the main harbor but far enough away from the crowds! Perfect, just perfect!!!

I probably should’ve rated this B&B a long time ago since my wife an I have been going to Saltair Inn for the past 5 years. I guess I haven’t because I like to keep secrets. Well looks like that’s not an option anymore.
My wife and I have spent the past 10 years traveling throughout Maine (about every couple years or so) and have spent numerous nights in B&Bs. By far the greatest stay is at Saltair Inn. Matt and Kristi provide a service that is second to no one. The location is a 5 minute walk (if that) from downtown Bar Harbor yet when at the Inn you feel like you’re at a secluded location. They have a beautiful Inn with nostalgic Victorian features and they create an environment that feels like you’re at home.
The breakfasts are always wonderfully done with large portions complimented with fresh fruit and creative ideas. The experience is incredible. You will not be disappointed here… well I guess some people might, but they would be wrong! =)

What a truly wonderful bed and breakfast. We stayed here from 713 — ⁷⁄₁₉ and enjoyed every moment. The location can’t be beat — a short walk to the main part of Bar Harbor, but just far enough outside that it is nice and quiet. Ample parking… amazing location right on the water (awesome views)… huge backyard… lovely accommodations… just perfect. Matt and Kristi are perfect hosts — they are knowledgeable of the area, very nice people, and very welcoming. Adorable kids and an even more adorable dog (for those allergic — the dog does NOT go into the bedrooms, for the most part stays out of guest’s ways, we just love dogs so we encouraged petting her!).
We were trying to decide hiking trails and Matt took such an interest in helping us plan our day on more than one occasion — he always had a recommendation. Trust him when he advises you on where to eat for lunch or dinner… you won’t regret it!
Their breakfasts are out of this word. We had a different meal each morning and they were all delish. My two favorites would be the blueberry pancakes and the eggs benedict. YUM!!! Free water, soda, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, and little snacks (including homemade treats) available ²⁴⁄₇.
We were visiting during a bust tourist season and the Saltair Inn was fully booked. It didn’t feel that way at all. It was lovely and we enjoyed a nice stay. We stayed in the Acadia suite which was HUGE — a sitting room, big bedroom and big bathroom. It has a fireplace that I can only imagine how wonderful is during the cooler months. I would recommend that room when choosing! There is a reason this is the #1 B&B on Trip Advisor. Stay here. You will not be sorry!!!

Perfection!
Matt and Kristi are absolute gems. My husband and I stayed here for a couple of nights during the «quiet» season (late March), and we couldn’t have asked for more. It was such a calm, relaxed atmosphere. When we arrived, Matt gave us the rundown of the house, breakfast, the town, etc. There was free tea 24/​7, which was a nice touch. Breakfast in the morning was served at their large dining room table, and both mornings, the breakfasts were OUT OF THIS WORLD — Matt makes some mean blueberry pancakes, and Kristi made some broiled tomatoes and baked pears that were to die for. I’m pregnant, and I swear — I ate eggs for the first time during this whole pregnancy, and they were delicious.
Matt had some great suggestions for things to do and places to see while we were in town. Since a lot of things were closed for the season, it was nice to have his help instead of having to search all around town for something that was open. My husband and I went for a drive around the island on our second day there, and Matt lent us a book with some maps, and also gave us a list of places to stop off (Thunder Hole, Sand Beach, etc.) — all were gorgeous.
The view from our room was unbeatable; waking up to that huge window overlooking the water was breathtaking. I’m not sure if this is standard for every room in the house, but we actually had TWO rooms (one bedroom and one sitting room), and a private bath. Both rooms had fireplaces, and they had even set up a heater in the bathroom to take the chill off the floor — such a sweet thing to do. The standard shampoos and lotions were even stepped up a notch — they added Saltair lip balm and bath salts! Haven’t seen those two things at an inn!
As we discovered during our stay, Matt and Kristi are originally from the same area of VA that my husband and I currently live in, AND Matt and my husband both went to the same college. This led to some great breakfast conversations! I was sad to leave when the time came… I could have stayed there forever! I felt like I was leaving behind good friends who had treated me to a weekend in their home… I almost forgot that we had paid to stay there, ha ha! My husband and I would most certainly return over and over and over again. I hope that Matt and Kristi are living out their dream and are as happy and content as they seem to be, because they deserve it! What a charming family and home. Our stay was a treat!

To sum it up in two words: absolutely lovely.
The hosts were gracious, their kids are adorable, the location is perfect and the room was impeccable — the perfect experience for our honeymoon in the Northeast.
When we arrived, they upgraded us to a larger suite with a sitting room with a view of the ocean because they had the availability. Sitting in front of the fire, staring out at the water, was cozy and romantic — the stuff romantic movies are made of. It was the icing on the cake for what proved to be a fantastic stay.
Matt showed us around the house, explained where everything was, gave us a verbal tour around town, and then left us to enjoy our time in peace. Breakfast was tasty and they were very accommodating, gracious hosts. You can’t ask for more.
Of the 13 or so places we stayed on our trip, this was by far the best and most memorable. Quite honestly, we can’t wait to go back.

As part our unplanned road trip through Coastal Maine, we arrived in Bar Harbour with no reservation. After wandering through side streets and seeing over probably 50+ inns, we checked out the Saltair and fell in love with it’s sloping lawn toward the water and the homey reception from Matt, the owner. We signed up and proceeded to walk down the shore and just take in the fantastic views from this place. Bar Harbour can be a bit overwhelming with all the tourists, but staying at a place like this makes it the experience you imagine. serene and old world. The innkeepers, Matt and Christi were extremely attentive, genuinely interested and just people we would like as friends. Young and enthusiastic about the area, they clearly chose this life because they love the town. Their beautiful kids pop in to say hello periodically and made us realize this is a real home. The morning breakfast experience was communal (not sure if by design or by chance) but I chatted with some extremely nice guests and Matt and Christi hovered and gave us advice on the day’s activities. Only thing to note, is not to take dining advice from the hosts as the restaurant we were advised to have dinner at was simply not good. Bar Harbour is crowded with eating establishments, and I suspect many are targeting tourists and just not long term oriented. Besides that very minor point, they were awesome and we hope to see Fall colors and visit them again.