What a fantastic place! I had the pleasure of accompanying my sons Junior Class outing to this…read moreresort and was impressed on many levels with this establishment. In first approach the roads were jagged and exhausted from the long winter. Being mud season this needs to be over looked but needs to be mentioned. The main lodge/restaurant is beautiful and spacious with front desk access as well as hostess stand to guide you to your table which looks out to Mt. Katahdin. Staff is in a word. AMAZING! Everyone I encountered was friendly and helpful. When I had a health issue arise unexpectedly, Shorey, an employee in the restaurant went above and beyond to help resolve my ailment. She was successful in helping me get the help I needed. Our group took up most, if not all of the sleeping cabins. The group of chaperones I was with stayed in the "Loon" cabin. This cabin is nicer then the house I live in! All the comfort of home plus radiant heat floors, concrete counter tops, full kitchen, and fireplace! Plenty of sleeping arrangements with three bedrooms with queen sized beds and one room had an additional twin bed. In sun room there was a bed as well. Ethan Allen furniture through out. At the River Driver restaurant we had breakfast and dinner nightly and there were no repeats in offerings and EVERYTHING was delicious! Compliments to the chef for the variety offered as well as offering Vegan and Gluten Free options. 120+ is not easy to handle and the staff did n excellent job of keeping things clean and neat.

The oxymoronic Trout Mountain exists, and it's magical!…read more We stayed two nights at this, a premium cabin aground the Twin Pine campground, for an Independence Day wedding. Granted, I can't speak to the plethora of available fun things, like volleyball, horseshoes, a rec center with ping pong, board games and screen doors, and all the kayaking Millinocket Lake has to offer, basically because a hurricane was blowing it all away. Check-in for the temporarily residential side of the New England Outdoor Center is sparkling, as its recently renovated to feature what we'd discover to be a damn fine in-house restaurant. Staff are an orchard of peaches for fruit-based metaphor, or a patch of blueberries if its more regionally appropriate, and while everything seems to be pencil and paper, they were organized. Back to Trout Mountain! With a full kitchen, proximity to all facilities and more beds than the Bunny Ranch, it's essentially a palace at the end of the AT. As such, it's only fitting it sleeps 14 (or 24 college kids, because stop playin'). The only rub - even when you roll deep, you're still looking at anywhere from $70-100 per glamper per night, and three of the beds are in a shared loft. Singles pad, anyone? The wifi is extremely spotty - tough luck keeping a signal to check email, let alone stream reruns of Big Brother on Hulu. Dog friendly, too, so bring ya pup, bring ya wife. Leave your iPhone. Breathe fresh air.