Beach Dream Resort

thanks to everyone that is helping me with all my Maine questions I think we will be going to Wells this summer. Next question has anyone stayed or heard anything about Beach Dream Resort?? I am bringing my grandaughters ages 9 %26amp; 11 this place sounds good for children.

thanks again

Dolly

Beach Dream Resort

Hi Dolly,

Click on the Wells forum and search for the word ';dreams'; and you%26#39;ll find two earlier threads on this development. There are good and bad things said about it.

My concern is that it%26#39;s pretty far from the beach and it%26#39;s in a wooded area that gives no impression whatsoever that you are near a beach. If I were taking a vacation at the beach, I%26#39;d want to stay somewhere with more of a beach feel.

Southern Maine has lots of beaches and lots of rental property and motels with a beachier feel. If it was me, I%26#39;d keep looking.

Beach Dream Resort

It is on the opposite side of Route 1 from the Ocean on a very busy stretch of road, you would have to take trolleys or walk quite a ways I believe in order to get to the beach.

I think there is good and bad with the place. The condos/cottages are all relatively new, development was all built within the past 1-3 years or so. Location could be the issue, unless that doesn%26#39;t matter to you.

I know you are looking mostly at Wells and Ogunquit, but would you consider going farther north, up by Portland? I like the feel of Higgins Beach in Scarborough. It%26#39;s a more isolated little beach community that%26#39;s got a great beach feel/ place where . It%26#39;s way off the main highway so you could give the kids a longer leash / a bit more freedom. They could walk down to the beach on their own.

I have no ide how the prices are up there, but if you have some extra time you might Google ';Higgins Beach'; and rentals and see if you can turn up something interesting.

See http://www.higginsbeachmaine.com/

There is an aerial photo of Higgins Beach at http://higginsbeachrentals.com/aerial.html

You can also Mapquest Higgins Beach to get an idea of how isolated it is. At the same time, it%26#39;s also near several state parks including Crescent Beach state park, and you are near several lighthouses.

I%26#39;ve driving thru it several times and have always wanted to stay overnight. I think you could have a terrific time there and create memories that the kids would talk about for years.

I dont think they are much further than any of the other cottages you can rent along Route 1. We have rented cottages in the Wells area for the last 4 years. It is difficult to find a cottage within walking distance to the beaches (Ogunquit or Wells Beach) – we have always had to take the car or the trolley. The only accommodations right at the beaches seem to be motels or Inns which are too small for a family of 4. We like to have a small home away from home instead of just a big room.

We are actually considering renting a cottage at Beach Dreams this year too. They seem to offer a lot more with their pools, games room, tennis court etc.