Acadia Sunrise Motel, Ellsworth

I stayed at the Acadia Sunrise Motel with my husband and our dog. The staff was very friendly! I noticed some older reviews on here. All of the issues stated have been updated since then. They have renovated theie rooms and they are beautiful! We stayed in a kitchenette, though we looked at a queen room first. The bedding is beautiful. There are new matresses, paint, carpeting in our room. We had a beautiful view of the mountains and bay in the distance. The flowers are beautiful! There are grills, picnic tables, basketball hoops, a heated pool and guest laundry. My husband enjoyed the grill and I liked being able to do my laundry without leaving and having to sit in a laundrymat. It was a great place for our dog as well. She was able to play in the field out back. I would definently recommend this to anyone who likes to visit Acadia! It is close to all of the attractions (about 15 minutes to Bar Harbor) but not too close:) There is also a free shuttle to Mount Desert Island down the street (you can walk there) and you can bring your dog too!

The new owner and her crew are wonderful! The rooms are simple, clean, convenient and affordable. The customer service is outstanding! Very close to Bar Harbor and Acadia. Here's a hint: call them direct and bet a better rate vs. booking online. They are also dog friendly if your dog (and it's owner) are well behaved.

We chose the Sunrise Motel because we wanted a smoking room and were looking for a lower priced roof over our heads while we visited the area. This is exactly what we got. Owner (new owner, if I understand correctly) was friendly and helpful via phone and email during reservation process. Our room was the small queen bed single (?I think that was the classification here) and that, too, was what we got. Nothing fancy, room included a bed, desk/chair, TV, small fridge, microwave and coffee maker, air conditioner and a box fan. The bed was on the firm side but worked well and we were happy to NOT wake up with 'motel room backs'. A definite plus. Nice hot water in the shower. Situated between super-busy route 3 and a small airport, well, that was obvious going in and the airport did not create a problem. Kind of attached to a tiny breakfast and lunch place, Kathy's, which serves up great breakfast. Another plus! We got the vague impression that the food folks do not bond well with the motel folks but yeah that was just the impression. There is a nice looking heated pool we did not get a chance to check out close up but it looked well maintained. Grounds were nice with a net in the back yard, space for the kids to run around in if you have some. Our only minor complaint was that the young people who make the rooms up are very tight with the toilet paper. Husband went down to the office one night waving the nearly empty roll and we were treated to three rolls so if you're up there soon enough you will have plenty. Speaking of young people...the entire near-week we were there we saw no 'adult' running the place. Appears to be a family run operation with the teens manning the desk and cleaning the rooms. The young people who were driving the desk were very nice however and definitely friendly and helpful so I did not see this as a detracting factor, just took me by surprise. This is a lowish priced motel right off of Mt. Desert Island...it fit our criteria and worked well for us. We would definitely return to the Sunrise Motel.

The location of the motel is very good, in that it is not too far from Bar Harbor. The room itself was cozy, and overall decent. The bad part was that the bed was so stiff, that it was like trying to sleep on a rock. My wife and I both had back aches when we got up after finally falling asleep. We complained to the manager as we were leaving when he asked us about our stay. His reply was "Oh sorry, goodby". We are not going back

Sticky rug and dirty bathroom. Poor lighting outside made it creepy. But convenient to Nova Scotia ferry and not far from Bar Harbor. Remember - you get what you pay for.