Romantic Getaways
South Coast region offers inns, resorts for a memorable romantic getaway
The South Coast of Maine, with its legendary towns of Ogunquit, Wells, Kennebunkport, and Old Orchard Beach, provide a gateway to Maine for much of New England. In summer, the South Coast towns are lively with sun, sand, and fun, and ideal for a romantic weekend getaway. Waterfront hotels, motels, and inns are abundant, and some even offer hyper luxuries, like Jacuzzis. Resorts offer some quiet after a day of beach, boardwalk, and, if you're lucky, a lobster roll for lunch.
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Old Orchard Beach, ME
Sea Cliff House
2 Sea Cliff Avenue 207-934-4874Romance of Old Orchard Beach is right outside your door at this inviting hotel
The beach is romantic every season of the year, whether it’s strolling along the dramatic seascape in winter, watching the sunsets together in the spring and fall or plunking an umbrella down in the summer sand. And you can’t get closer to the beach than the Sea Cliff House, which sits directly on beautiful Old Orchard Beach, ME. Stay in an oceanview room or suite, or in a room with ocean views and a whirlpool tub. The hotel has a pool and hot tub with a great view of the dunes and ocean beyond. Stroll 10 minutes down to Old Orchard Beach’s famous pier, with fun activities, dining and entertainment. Or opt for quieter pursuits, like the boardwalk at Ferry Beach State Park or a river cruise from Camp Ellis.
Ogunquit, ME
Dunes on the Waterfront
518 Main Street 207-646-2612Secluded resort provides a perfect getaway for couples and romance
The cottage suites at The Dunes on the Waterfront, 12 secluded acres just across a tidal river from Ogunquit Beach, have romance written all over them. These perfect white clapboard, green-shuttered getaways not only have fantastic views of the river and dunes, they also come with hardwood floors, wood-burning fireplaces and kitchens. Walk to village shops and restaurants, take a rowboat to the beach at high tide, stroll along a walking trail, relax in the resort’s heated outdoor pool, rent a canoe for two or just enjoy morning pastries and coffee on your private screened-in porch. A special two-night romance package includes roses, cake, sparkling cider, a breakfast in town and a delivered continental breakfast.
Dunes on the Waterfront has been voted one of the Top 24 Hotels in the Northeast in the 2025 Condé Nast Readers’ Choice Awards.