9 New England Coastal Hotels to Visit This Summer

Saybrook Point Resort & Marina

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Snagging a seaside room in summer can be a challenge, but if you have a little (or a lot) of room in your budget, there are many wonderful destinations to explore. Here are nine of our favorite New England coastal hotels.

Breakwater Hotel in Provincetown, MA
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Price categories are based on a survey of lowest average per-night cost, including taxes and fees, available for a Wed.-Sun. stay during a three-week window in July and August 2022. 

$ (Under $400)

Breakwater Hotel | Provincetown, MA

Completely renovated in 2019, the 26-room Breakwater offers P-town’s biggest bang for the buck, placing guests a minute from the beach and within an easy stroll of the heart of Commercial Street action. breakwaterhotel.com

250 Main Hotel in Rockland, ME
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250 Main Hotel | Rockland, ME

Most rooms have harbor views and some have balconies, but all guests have access to the hotel’s rooftop deck, where daily afternoon wine tastings are held in good weather. 250mainhotel.com

$$ ($400 to $700)

Saybrook Point Resort & Marina | Old Saybrook, CT

Situated where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound, this 82-room travel trifecta (inn, spa, marina) matches pampering with maximum all-around water views. saybrook.com

Spruce Point Inn | Boothbay Harbor, ME

Diffuse ocean light surrounds this 1892 resort at the tip of the peninsula separating Boothbay Harbor from Linekin Bay. Book a room with a private deck, and kick back in Adirondack chairs while watching sails billow on the water below. sprucepointinn.com

$$$ ($700 to $1,000)

Wentworth by the Sea | New Castle, NH

Overlooking Little Harbor and the park-like New Castle Island, the Wentworth is New Hampshire’s only grand hotel where guests can arrive by sea, at its 150-slip marina. marriott.com

Cliff House Maine | Cape Neddick, ME

To be sure, the 9,000-square-foot luxury spa, multiple pools, and two restaurants give this hotel distinction, but it’s the location—dramatically perched atop a cliff—that will truly take your breath away. cliffhousemaine.com