By car from the south: Enter the state at Portsmouth, NH travelling north on I-95. South of Portland, take Exit 44 to merge onto I-295 (Portland/Portland Downtown). I-295 merges back onto I-95 south of Gardiner.
Continue on I-95 to Bangor. South of Bangor take Exit 182-A onto 395-E. Take Exit 6A onto US-1A(Coastal Route/Ellsworth/Bar Harbor). US-1A becomes Rt. 3. Stay on Rt. 3 through Ellsworth and Trenton.
There is a traffic light at the northern end of Mt. Desert Island. Route 3 bears left into Bar Harbor. Stay straight and travel south on Rt. 102 into Southwest Harbor.
In Southwest Harbor, pass the Dead River Gas station on the right, and just before the town center look for a right hand turn onto Forest Avenue. Turn right onto Forest Avenue and drive to the end of the road. You will see a blue sign directly ahead; 'Anna's Quietside Cottages.' Continue straight onto gravel road through a wooden fence (do not turn right into Beech Cliff Apartments). Go straight up the hill passing a pond on the left and the Minka trailer on the right.
At the top of the hill you will see the Carriage House and Lookout/Rose Cottage building on the right hand side. On the left hand side you will see the Building with the Hospitality Suite, Veranda, and Butterfly Cottage.
To get to the 3 Anna's Quietside Cottages (Americana, Bird House, Blue House), you pass just to the right of the Hospitality Suite building. There is a red wooden trash bin directly in front of you. Cottage 1 & 2 are on right hand side, cottage 3 to the left.
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By car from Bangor
International Airport:
Take Godfrey Ave. and turn right onto Maine Ave. Maine Ave. becomes US-2/ME-100/Odlin Rd. Turn left onto I-395 E. and follow directions above.
