The Homestead Motel

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Dates

January 2025

February 2025

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Popular amenities

Laundry

Housekeeping

Pet-friendly

Air conditioning

Parking included

Explore the area

143 Bucksport Road, Ellsworth, ME, 04605

Woodlawn Museum
13 min walk
Rooster Brother Coffee Roasters
14 min walk
Ellsworth Public Library
17 min walk
Bar Harbor, ME (BHB-Hancock County - Bar Harbor)
17 min drive

Room options

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Parking included

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

Room service

for 1 room

includes taxes & fees

14 Jan - 15 Jan

About this property

Motel in Ellsworth with free parking

Along with laundry facilities, this smoke-free motel has a garden and free self parking.

The Homestead Motel offers 14 accommodations with air conditioning. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Cable television is provided. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

During your stay at The Homestead Motel, you'll be within walking distance of Woodlawn Museum. You'll find features like free self parking and laundry facilities.

Free self parking
Amenities include laundry facilities
Within a 15-minute walk of Woodlawn Museum and Rooster Brother Coffee Roasters
Pets welcome for a fee

As a guest of The Homestead Motel, you'll find a garden and laundry facilities. The front desk is open around the clock. Self parking is free.

This Ellsworth motel is smoke free.

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

Free self-parking on site

Family friendly

Laundry facilities

Guest services

Daily housekeeping
Front desk (limited hours)
Laundry facilities

Outdoors

Garden

Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

Air conditioning

Bathroom

Hairdryer (on request)
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels

Entertainment

TV channels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets: USD 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome.

Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

Resort fee: USD 8.50 per accommodation, per stay

The resort fee includes:

Breakfast
Housekeeping
Internet access
Phone calls

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

Pet fee: USD 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Homestead Cottages Ellsworth

Homestead Motel & Cottages

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Homestead Motel And Cottages Ellsworth, Maine

Homestead Motel And Cottages Hotel Ellsworth

Homestead Motel Ellsworth

Homestead Ellsworth

The Homestead Motel Motel

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The Homestead Motel Reviews

4.8

5.6/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

13 Oct 2019

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

5 Oct 2019

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

PATRICIA

Travelled with family

10 Sept 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Heidi, Vermont

Travelled with partner

8 Sept 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Close to Acadia but quite quiet. We liked the owners.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

2/10 Terrible

B.A, Dalton,NY

Travelled with partner

4 Sept 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Price was good. Every time toilet was flushed it leaked, parking was bad, rooms had musty smell daily even though a window was left open.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family

21 Aug 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Run down. Would have been worth it to pay more for a different motel.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

12 Aug 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Sorry

I am so sorry but this is a rundown place for a hundred bucks.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Peter T

7 Aug 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ancient place and furnishings

Ancient run down place and furnishings. Tiny room. Sinking floor. Moldy dirty bathroom. I booked two nights but couldn’t stand the second one. Manager however was kind enough and refunded the second night.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

6 Aug 2019

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

4 Aug 2019

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Amenities

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Susan

25 Jul 2019

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A tired motel. Doug was lovely but the motel is not worth another visit. Hotels.com charged taxes as well as the site. What’s that about?

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family

8 Jul 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Emm, some property doesn't have a flat floor. If you look at the 6th image provided by the property, you can tell its's tilted a little. No A/C. Fan only. Doesn't smell nice inside. Bedding feels sticky and you can see something doesn't appear to be very clean. Bugs around and inside. The staff and manager are nice. However, this probably gonna be the cheapest option around, if you only look for somewhere indoor to sleep.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

4/10 Poor

James

7 Jul 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great price...room needed basic renovation.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Harold R

20 Jun 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A dump

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner

19 Jun 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We thought we would give motel a chance even when reviews were unfavourable..very rundown. All reviews were correct.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Greg

16 Jun 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great value.

Great hosts and a very good experience. We’ll be back.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

3 Jun 2019

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would never go back.

The place was a dive. Smelly, old, and run down. It hasn't been updated in over 30 years

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

27 May 2019

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

20 Oct 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Good stopover place

Inexpensive stopover but needs further renovation (in bathroom area for example). Friendly and conscientious host.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

Cliff

17 Oct 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay away

This place is also known as "Homestead Motel & Cottages". On arrival we were given one of the cottages, well cottage not, this would be better described as a rotten damp smelling shed. I'm surprised one of us didn't fall through the bathroom floor as it was so spongy. The wallpaper was peeling off the walls, the ceiling was covered with water stains and the panelling on the walls was coming away. The WiFi didn't reach the room. The patio consisted of two filthy plastic chairs outside the front of the shed. There was daily housekeeping but I'm not sure it included making the bed because ours wasn't. I can honestly say this is the worst place I have ever stayed and would not recommend this to my worst enemy.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Adam

1 Oct 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Eh...it was there

Wasn't the best...actually closer to the worse. The room was tilted, water leaking from bathroom to the sleeping room, microwave and fridge not clean. Staff was friendly and I am sure they are trying, but maybe just invest a little more.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Will

29 Sept 2018

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

A little tired.

This motel is a bit rundown. Clearly could use a little work-new carpet and curved shower bars leap to mind. Though the water pressure is by FAR the best I have had on my trip, which has included 7 other hotels. The location, about a half hour from Acadia National Park, is quite favorable. I stayed in one of the little cabins in back and since it did not have an adjoining wall it was very quiet. You can park RIGHT NEXT to the room, so moving luggage is not a problem. Also, as it got a bit nippy, the heater was more than adequate for the room. I slept like a log, so while I was not initially impressed with the bed, it certainly served its purpose!! "Breakfast" was a blueberry muffin, chock full of blueberries and a quite good cup of coffee. The owner was very enjoyable to talk to. The hotel definitely needs some work, but it has some real upside to it as well.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

John

12 Sept 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

It was a nice Motel when asking about ice they said we could have ice in a bag because their ice machine was broken down

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Saloni

10 Sept 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

This was by far the worst accommodation I have ever had to stay in. There was no WiFi in the motel, and the room was also not clean. Worst of all, my friend ended up in the ER during the middle of the night due to an allergic reaction she got from the motel bed sheets. Additionally, to connect to WiFi, my friend and I had to go to the nearest Denny's to do so. We had to complete some office/schoolwork, which we had so much difficulty doing, due to no WiFi in the motel. Even in the morning, when I tried to check-out and return the motel key, no one was at the front desk. I tried ringing the desk bell, but no one from the staff showed up. Due to my friend's extreme allergic reaction, my friend and I had to spend the remainder of our night in the car, as we feared going back near the motel beds. It is up to people if they want to stay here for cheap, however I will not return again due to the unsanitary motel conditions and inattentive staff. I wanted to request a refund of some sort the morning I was trying to check-out, however the staff was no where to be found.

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Jubilee, Ohio

4 Sept 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Doug and Rachel are both very nice. I had nice conversations with both of them. The room wasn't fancy but it's about all I needed for my stay there. The fan was quite noisy and the bathtub had a continual drip after my first shower. The wallpaper could use some updating and was peeling off the wall. The bed was comfortable, it had a nice big closet, they had a tv in the room, and they offered bagels, muffins and coffee for breakfast in the morning. Doug was very helpful giving me some maps and helping me get acquainted with the area when I first arrived.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018