Maine Hotels, From $87

Bar Harbor, from $87 per room per night
The Coach Stop Inn, built at the turn of the 19th century as a stagecoach stop and tavern, is slashing room rates by 30 percent this spring. Rates include a three-course gourmet breakfast for two—a blueberry fritter, a fruit course, and a selection of hot entrées—plus afternoon tea and admission to the Abbe Museum, which is devoted to Maine's Native American heritage. The Coach Stop Inn is near Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park. The starting rate is based on a stay in the Somes Sound or Blue Hill room; each has air-conditioning, a refrigerator, a queen bed, a private bath, and a private entrance with a patio. Rates start at $87 per room per night; add $10 per night for the Heritage room, with a covered porch; $20 per night for the Abbe Suite, with a separate sitting room; and $30 per night for the Tavern Suite, with a separate sitting room and a fireplace. For more deals at Maine inns, check bnbfinder.com. When Through June 20, 2009. Details The starting rate reflects the 30 percent discount. Taxes are an additional 7 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Add $50 for breakfast for each additional person. Contact 800/927-3097, coachstopinn.com.

Mid-Coast, from $144 per person per night
The Maine Windjammer Association is celebrating dads with a four-day Father's Day cruise starting from $575 per person. Dad pays half price—$288—when accompanied by a child who pays the full fare. If parents are traveling without a child, they each pay $575. The package includes four nights aboard the 40-passenger Victory Chimes, which is one of 12 members of the Maine Windjammer Association. Also covered are all meals, including a lobster dinner, and nonalcoholic beverages. This cruise doesn't have a set itinerary. The vessel will weave among islands and bays for about six hours a day. Guests can help sail, watch for wildlife, or sunbathe. The boat will drop anchor at the end of the day, in time for a trip to shore. All meals are served aboard the ship. The captain tries to vary the anchorages—one night might be a deserted island, the next a fishing village like Stonington or a historic town like Castine. Evenings are spent on deck stargazing or socializing. The average cost for a sailing in June with all meals, activities, and accommodations is $144 per day, which is about 10 percent cheaper than during the high-season months of July and August. When June 20–24, 2009; you'll board on the evening of June 20 and set sail on June 21. Details Based on a four-day/four-night sail. The accompanying child must be at least 8 years old (no maximum age); children pay the full fare of $575. Taxes are included. Parking is an additional $15 for the duration of the cruise. Based on double occupancy; add $75 for a single cabin. Contact 800/745-5651, victorychimes.com.

Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island in Maine (Radius Images/Corbis) [enlarge photo]

Rockland, from $183 per room per night
The Historic Inns of Rockland is offering a Lobster, Lighthouses & Luxury package, which includes accommodations; full breakfast daily; two tickets and a guided tour of the Maine Lighthouse Museum; two tickets for Captain Jack's Lobster Adventure (an educational boat tour); a $50 voucher for a dinner for two at a participating local restaurant; directions and a map for a self-guided Knox County lighthouse tour; a guided tour led by historians and lighthouse experts at the 19th-century Rockland Breakwater Light; a tour of Old Granite Inn; Berry Manor, LimeRock Inn and Captain Lindsey House; a book and a map of Maine's lighthouses; a handmade chocolate treat depicting a lobster and a lighthouse; and two lobster hats. The starting rate is $365 per room for two nights at Old Granite Inn. This two-night package is also available from $395 at LimeRock Inn, $405 at the Berry Manor Inn, and $447 at Captain Lindsey House. You'll have the option to add air between Boston and Rockland via Cape Air starting at $120 round trip. The nightly rates for this special are about 15 to 20 percent lower than standard rates. Plus, by booking everything as a packaged deal, you'll pay anywhere from 11 to 30 percent less than what it would cost to book all the elements individually. Three-night packages start at $436 per room at the Granite Inn, a savings of 25 percent. When June 15–30, 2009. Details Based on a minimum stay of two nights. Taxes are an additional 7 percent. Based on double occupancy; solo rate is not available. Contact 877/762-4667, historicinnsofrockland.com.

Freeport, from $248 per room per night
The Brewster House Bed and Breakfast in Freeport—home to L.L. Bean—has a Schooners and Lighthouses package that covers accommodations in a queen-size room, a two-hour cruise aboard an antique wooden schooner sailing along Casco Bay past the picturesque Portland Head Lighthouse, a driving tour along Maine's rugged coast to visit a number of other lighthouses, a lighthouse guidebook, a $50 gas card, a Brewster House souvenir mug, and local chocolates. You'll also get breakfast daily—it typically consists of fruit, baked goods, and either a savory egg dish with potatoes or meat, or a sweet dish such as waffles with a side of bacon or sausage. Rates start at $495 per room for two nights. When Through Oct. 31, 2009. Details A two-night minimum stay is required for this package. Taxes are included in the rate. Based on double occupancy; solo guests pay $450. Contact 800/865-0822, brewsterhouse.com.

Lincolnville, from $250 per room per night
The Super Spring Fever package includes accommodations in an ocean-view room at the Inn at Ocean's Edge, gourmet breakfast daily, and one dinner for two at the Edge restaurant. Guests can enjoy live jazz at the restaurant's seaside patio every Tuesday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Every day from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Edge hosts happy hours with fresh oysters for $1 and shrimp cocktails for $2, as well as beer, wine, and seasonal cocktail specials. The Maine Lobster Bake takes place every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., featuring fresh Maine lobster with all the trimmings for only $35 per person. The inn is surrounded by 22 acres of gardens, lawns, and woods, and boasts an infinity pool that looks out to the ocean. Rates start at $499 per room for two nights. When Weekdays only, through June 19, 2009. Details A two-night minimum stay is required for this special. Taxes are an additional 7 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Contact 207/236-0945, theinnatoceansedge.com.

Before You Go Read these guidelines before you book any Real Deal. For more information about the area, check out Maine's official tourism website. Maine summers are generally pleasant, with warm days and cool nights; high temperatures are in the 70s in June.

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