... are near a beach. If I were taking a vacation at the beach, I'd want to stay somewhere with more of a beach feel. Southern Maine has lots of beaches and lots of rental property and motels with a beachier feel. If it was me, I'd keep looking ... more

... more freedom. They could walk down to the beach on their own. I have no ide how the prices are up there, but if you have some extra time you might Google "Higgins Beach" and rentals and see if you can turn up something interesting. See http://www.higginsbeachmaine.com ... more

... is the deal with Moody Beach, can you use it, or is it private? What would you suggest is the best beach to go to and what it the approximate cost for the different parking lots. Thanks so much for the information. Can't wait for our vacation in Wells ... more

... and better area for the beach itself. Restaurants and shopping would be Ogunquit. Another option could be Kennebunk/Kennebunkport beaches - there's a nice family beach there but it's not unbearably big either. I wouldn't know any rental sites, but you could try the local chambers of commerce ... more

Most of the beach in Oqunquit is protected (no development directly on the beach) so you need to go somewhere like Wells or Kennebunk/Kennebunkport if you want something directly on or very near the beach. Local realtors something handles rentals. Look for realtor web sites. ... more

... of a particular web address; eg. maine vacation rentals, or southern maine cottage rentals, etc. or you can also type in the particular town you want, such as wells, maine cottage rentals; good luck. the town of wells has trolly stops along rte.1, that takes you to the beach ... more

... traveling to Wells, Maine for vacation again this year - coming from Maryland, however, we always travel through New York and get stuck in the traffic trying to get over the George Washington bridge in New York. Does anyone have a different route that they could recommend or any secret to ... more

... can not get into our rental until around 4:00 on Sat, but but don't want to get caught in the Cape traffic either. So we may just leave on Sat and drive it all in one day. If you could please tell me what the Delnorme software says ... more

... call it a large condo/apartment complex in a beach town. Plan on driving anywhere (beach, shopping, eating, sightseeing) as that part of Route 1 is not what I'd consider imminently walkable, not like downtown Ogunquit or downtown Kennebunkport. On the plus side, the condo I was in was ... more