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[quote=Anonymous]We’ve visited MDI many times. Probably our favorite place. Our kids (now young adults) love all the hiking.

If this is your first time, being near Bar Harbor will be most convenient. Grocery, restaurants and park shuttle are all in town. The town is busy, especially when cruise ships dock but clears out after.

If you are looking to stay out of town, just know the island is “small”.  You can almost drive anywhere in about 30 minutes. Southwest Harbor is “quieter” and Northwest even “quieter”.

Places not to stay, purely my opinion:

Off RT 3 north of town between bridge to island and bar harbor town. This is the main thoroughfare and traffic is busy here

The far southwest of island. It’s very pretty and quiet, it’s also a far away from most things (like the park!) and inconvenient for first visit

My suggestion is that you look at the local real estate agencies for accommodations. I would not go AirBnB or VRBO for Acadia because for some reason prices come up exorbitant.

Some listings are available on multiple sites, a few come to mind:

LSRobinson 
Knowlesco

There are several others.  Do book early as they go fast as there are a lot of repeat clients. [/quote]

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