My wife and I spent the first three days of our honeymoon at the inn and found Jay and Linda to be wonderful and informative hosts, spot on with suggestions for lobster and nature walks. We found our room to be more than we expected, the bed was most comfortable and the room well accommodated. The breakfasts each morning were delicious and more than enough to start our day. Located close enough and just far enough away from the town of Kennebunkport to enjoy the quiet of the countryside in the evening, and in the morning for a beautiful lingering walk to town. Aafter our experience at the 1802 house we have no desire to stay anywhere else while in Maine. Thank you Jay and Linda for a truly wonderful and romantic place for our honeymoon.

With many years in the resort industry, I found the 1802 House to be very memorable. The rooms were nicely done with many amenities which I was not expecting. The hosts (Jay and LInda) have brought their passion for innkeeping to a new level. Cozy, clean and comfortable the 1802 House sits down a quiet street. I slept like a baby and was refreshed by the surrounding area (sits adjacent to a golf course). The breakfast both mornings were excellent. I'm a foodie and what a pleasant surprise to find the breakfast was of gourmet quality. Jay took the time in finding us dinner reservations at the last minute (on the weekend, with great weather and in a resort town...with Strypers being excellent). Next time we'll make earlier reservations for On the Marsh which Jay highly recommends. Linda and Jay were charming, gracious and took the time (especially with my parents) to make them feel welcome. Job well done. Bruce Bennett

This B&B is in a good location relative to the town of Kennbunkport.

Unfortunately, we found that the inn itself did not meet any of our expectations, I would not recommend it unless you are looking for mediorce accommdations.

The inn is run by a couple but we never met one on our hosts and when she did surface the last day of our stay, she only helped serve breakfast and never even introduced herself.

The other owner who was our host was competant but I didn't get the impression he liked what he was doing. He told the same canned stories each day. One reference to Fore Street was reference as foreplay--which I found crude and inappropirate at a common breakfast table.

Breakfast was good but not outstanding.

All descriptions we read before hand (including their website) promised queen beds. We stayed in 2 rooms and they both had full beds--which were not comfortable for us. In addition the beds were not firm and the rooms were not spacious, as advertised on their website. The room size was adequate, however. The in-room jacuzzi is a plus.

Most of our towels were old and very worn. The carpet and common room furniture was also warn and eithert charming nor trendy---reminded me of the 1970s house I grew up in.

In additio,n the grounds were neither spacious nor as comfortable as the owner described. There was no garden to relax near and only a small area surrounding the house that didn't afford any privacy.

One of the things that disturned us the most was the self-promotion. In our room and in the common rooms there are notes that suggested buying gift certificates to the inn. There was also an envelope in the room asking us to thank the housekeeping staff.---not our idea of classy.

They advertise sweets are provided such as Lindt truffles and lemonade all day. There were none but a few cookies. The coffee was painfully weak.

This review may seem harsh but we had been atr a remarkable inn right before we stayed at the 1802 house and the contrast (for the same cost) was stunning.

All things are relative. We've traveled before so we are comparing the place to other B$Bs / inns we have stayed in.

Lovely room and location. All great aside an initial scary moment (We arrived an hour early and the reaction was a bit theatrical; like we'd just fouled the carpet). Really cannot fault anything. Very helpful in terms of orientation to the town. The 3 course breakfast was simply way beyond our expectations; truly sumptuous. Will recommend and will come again. We even promise to show up at a reasonable hour next time!