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Stay a Little Longer.
Unique Maine stays in places worth escaping to.
From waterfront cabins and cozy coastal retreats to a post-and-beam barn with a hot tub and a houseboat you can actually sleep on, Compass Rose offers one-of-a-kind vacation rentals throughout Mount Desert Island, Holden and Downeast Maine.
Locally managed. Thoughtfully cared for. Book directly and make yourself at home.
Acadia • Downeast • Waterfront
Your Maine Getaway
Starts Here.
Waterfront cabins, a post-and-beam barn with a hot tub, a houseboat you can actually sleep on — a small, deliberately chosen collection across Mount Desert Island, Holden and Downeast Maine, with a getaway in Moultonborough, New Hampshire.
No platform in the middle.
Choose your dates on a property’s calendar, then complete your booking securely in a new tab. Compass Rose manages your stay locally and is available for questions.
Nothing skimmed off the top
No third-party service fee sitting between what you pay and what the stay is actually worth.
Local, in the real sense
Tide times, trailheads, where to eat in Bar Harbor — answered by people who live on this coast.
Four stretches of one coastline.
Mount Desert Island's trailheads and harbours, a quiet lake, brooks and inland trails, and the long empty reach of Downeast. Pick the one you want to wake up in.
The coast, as it actually looks.
Photographs from the properties and the shoreline around them.
What guests said after they left.
Ratings carried over from the live listings.
Before you ask.
The things people write in about most often.
Find your place on this coast.
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