Merrill Farm Inn

We stayed one night. Pool not clean, bar not open and only drinks available from a vending machine. Our room was very dated but clean. Felt like staying at grandmas. Didn’t like the fact that there was no cover on the duvet and an unmade bed was the first thing we saw in the room. Breakfast was just too basic with not much choice but the server did provide toast when asked. All in all it was ok but just missed the mark a bit. Staff are very friendly though and we got a warm welcome with cookies. The location is good also.

We stayed in a cabin. 2 adults and 2-12 year old boys. Plenty of room for just a weekend stay. It was MORE than expected! Tv, and AC worked well ans there is a charcoal grill outside! The grounds were huge! much larger property thatn I was expecting! Check in was fast and easy. There wasnt alot of direction, or instructions, just there is your cabin, have a great weekend!! Which was a little confusing at breakfast time, and the general rules were not laid out. Direct Saco River access was amazing! I was with a large group who DID book the tubing package, I opted to follow the "shuttle" to the drop off, (we had our own tubes) and thy were kind enough to shuttle us back to our car after the "float"! What was a little weird was that the place that is 'contracted' with the hotel is in MAINE. Even tho there is DIRECT access, and another tubing place 2 mins up the street, we had to drive into Maine. Not a huge deal, but we found it weird.The front desk couldn't tell us anything about the excursion, We had to call the company directly with any questions, even though it was booked through their website. Breakfast, was, well , plain and flavorless. But the kids enjoyed it, and it was HOT and FREE! The pool area was clean. We did enjoy a fire, in the fire pit outside the main building. Wood is NOT provided, and quite expensive if bought through the office. $7 for 4 pieces of wood. Next time we will stop on our way up and get wood locally for much cheaper! All in all we enjoyed our 2 night stay! We will most definitely be returning, for longer stay next year!!!

We arrived at the hotel about 9pm, the loft is incredibly dated, TVs didn’t work and everything was old. The carpet was covered in stains and the nuts that the previous occupant had obviously left around. I also found a half empty open body lotion next to the bed in the floor. The restaurant itself was also disgustingly dirty, everything was sticky, the tables were not wiped between uses. The food table was covered in food around the area. The children’s seat was yucky I had to change my daughters clothes after the sticky substances. The location by the river is perfect and the cottages seemed nice. There is no elevator to the loft and it’s probably 50 steps. Not handy with luggage and young children. Another weird thing is we could here children running around above us late in the evening and morning, however, from my understanding there was only attic storage space there. Spooky! :-) See photo. Loft room is not worth 200+ bucks.