Where can I rent Maine vacation cottages on the ocean?

Cove’s End offers weekly oceanfront vacation cottages on Long Cove in Phippsburg, Maine — three private houses on 21 acres with a float onto Casco Bay. The cottages are about an hour north of Portland.

Are Cove’s End cottages on the ocean?

Yes. The cottages sit on Long Cove in Phippsburg, Maine, with a private float onto Casco Bay. At low tide the cove becomes a sandy beach. The Boathouse is built over the water.

Where in Maine are the vacation cottages?

Cove’s End is in the Sebasco area of Phippsburg, on Long Cove, about an hour north of Portland. Bath is 20 minutes, Popham Beach about 15 minutes, and Sebasco Harbor Resort is a short stroll.

Do you rent Maine ocean cottages by the week?

Yes. Stays run Saturday to Saturday, 4:00 pm check-in and 10:00 am check-out. The one exception is a four-night Memorial Day special. We take reservations up to 12 months ahead.

Can I rent more than one cottage?

Yes. The Boathouse and Still Meadow each sleep 6. The Ice House sleeps 2 and is only rented as an add-on, so the property stays quiet.

What is included with an oceanfront cottage week?

Linens, towels, and departure cleaning, remodeled kitchens, high-speed Wi-Fi, outdoor grills, on-site laundry, loaner bicycles, and use of the 21-acre trail system, float, and cove.

Pine forest trail at Cove’s End oceanfront cottages in Phippsburg, Maine

Sebasco · Phippsburg

Coastal Maine at its quietest.

Oceanfront vacation cottages on Long Cove in Phippsburg, about an hour north of Portland.

Our location

The cottages sit in the Sebasco area of Phippsburg on Long Cove, known locally as Smugglers’ Cove. The drive is about an hour north of Portland. Bath is twenty minutes; Brunswick thirty; Freeport forty-five; Boothbay Harbor fifty-five.

At the southern tip of the Phippsburg peninsula, you can immerse yourself in American history by walking through American-Revolution-era batteries at Fort Baldwin, Civil War-era Fort Popham, and the site of the 1607 Popham Colony — a failed British colony that preceded the Mayflower’s landing at Plymouth. Tennis and golf are a stroll away at Sebasco Harbor Resort. Morse Mountain’s two-mile hike ends at Seawall Beach.

Long Cove, Sebasco, Phippsburg, Maine. Driving directions go out with your confirmation — we don’t publish a street address.

Livability.com · March 2022

“This is coastal Maine at its prettiest, with picturesque wooden boat houses standing atop thick timber stilts plummeting into the Atlantic. This is the kind of place [where] you . . . chow down on the best lobster you’ll ever put in your mouth. It’s . . . a great place to ‘go dark’ for a bit.”

Phippsburg was named one of the ten best cities in America to go “off the grid,” ranking alongside Carmel, California; Aspen, Colorado; and Sedona, Arizona.

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Around the peninsula

Beaches, trails, a lighthouse ferry, and a few studios we like — the same list we keep for guests on the cottage bulletin board.

Sebasco Harbor Resort

A short stroll for golf, tennis, the outdoor pool, bowling, and kayaks. The Pilot House is a favorite for breakfast. A charter ferry to Seguin Island Light leaves from the resort dock.

Popham Beach State Park

Maine’s largest public beach, about 15 minutes. Wide sand, dunes, and the mouth of the Kennebec.

Totman Cove Beach

Phippsburg’s town beach — two miles. Open to residents and renters. Take the permit from your cottage’s bulletin board.

Morse Mountain to Seawall Beach

A favorite two-mile hike, moderately hard, to a vast and largely empty beach — Popham without the people. Carry in, carry out. Take bug spray.

Phippsburg trails

Public hiking around the peninsula, beyond the Cove’s End woods.

Seguin Island Light

Commissioned by George Washington in 1793; the present Victorian tower (1857) still has a first-order Fresnel lens and is open for tours. A 22-foot ferry leaves from the Sebasco Harbor Resort dock, a short walk from the cottages.

Kayaks, boards & boats

Seaspray Kayak delivers and picks up at Cove’s End, (207) 404-1100. Motorboats at New Meadows Marina — ocean experience required. Charter fishing with Cap’t Joe Jerome in West Point if you want striped bass.

Lady Oyster, West Point

A half-day seafood adventure nearby: oyster and wine pairing, a lobster roll, and a sunset cruise among the oyster farms.

Day trip to Monhegan Island

Balmy Days Cruises leaves from Boothbay Harbor, about an hour away. Allow extra time for parking. Whales are seen, sometimes, on the crossing.

Bath & the Maine Maritime Museum

Twenty minutes. Galleries, shops, and the historic shipbuilding waterfront.

Local studios

Jillian Herrigel’s East Village Studio in West Point — her work is in the cottages; call first. Andrea Brand in Sebasco offers a 50% discount (up to $500) to first-time buyers of her fine art; (207) 319-6236 for an appointment.

Further afield

Brunswick 30 minutes. Freeport (L.L.Bean and the outlets) 40–45 minutes — good for a rainy day, though cell service there is oddly poor. Boothbay Harbor 55 minutes. Portland about an hour.

Questions guests ask

Where can I rent Maine vacation cottages on the ocean?: Cove’s End offers weekly oceanfront vacation cottages on Long Cove in Phippsburg, Maine — three private houses on 21 acres with a float onto Casco Bay. The cottages are about an hour north of Portland.
Are Cove’s End cottages on the ocean?: Yes. The cottages sit on Long Cove in Phippsburg, Maine, with a private float onto Casco Bay. At low tide the cove becomes a sandy beach. The Boathouse is built over the water.
Where in Maine are the vacation cottages?: Cove’s End is in the Sebasco area of Phippsburg, on Long Cove, about an hour north of Portland. Bath is 20 minutes, Popham Beach about 15 minutes, and Sebasco Harbor Resort is a short stroll.
Do you rent Maine ocean cottages by the week?: Yes. Stays run Saturday to Saturday, 4:00 pm check-in and 10:00 am check-out. The one exception is a four-night Memorial Day special. We take reservations up to 12 months ahead.
Can I rent more than one cottage?: Yes. The Boathouse and Still Meadow each sleep 6. The Ice House sleeps 2 and is only rented as an add-on, so the property stays quiet.
What is included with an oceanfront cottage week?: Linens, towels, and departure cleaning, remodeled kitchens, high-speed Wi-Fi, outdoor grills, on-site laundry, loaner bicycles, and use of the 21-acre trail system, float, and cove.