BLACK POINT INN located in Scarborough, Maine rated the Best Seaside Resort by New England Travel Guide has opened its doors to a season full of events, activities, and attractive lodging specials. With updated guest amenities and a continued investment in being “green,” Black Point Inn is committed to enhancing guests’ experiences while remaining faithful to the original, historic property's design and ambiance.

Enjoying its 132nd year of continuous operation, the Inn is the last remaining of the grand hotels which once called the scenic, oceanside area of southern Maine’s Prouts Neck home. Built in 1878 at the peak of America’s Gilded Age, the resort property’s colorful history includes patrons ranging from rail barons and political leaders to visiting celebrities and one of Maine’s most famous native sons – world-renowned artist Winslow Homer.

With breathtaking views, fabulous food, first-class accommodations, tennis, miles of sandy beaches, a private beach club and heated swimming pool, Black Point Inn provides an exceptional Maine getaway experience. Guests at the Inn are welcomed at the 18-hole, private golf club abutting the property, a walking-only course with five oceanside holes, and one widely regarded as the best example of a “links course” in the state of Maine.

Recently labeled “Best Seaside Resort” by New England Travel Guide, Black Point Inn has been included on the prestigious National Registry of Historic Hotels of America list, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Inn has been featured by the likes of Travel + Leisure, The New York Times, Fodor’s, and National Culinary Review. Additionally, the scenic property earned in 2008 a spot on National Geographic Traveler magazine’s inaugural “Stay List,” and recently was named an “Editor’s Pick” by Condé Nast Traveler’s concierge.com.

Special Offerings for the 2009 Season
Black Point Inn is poised for a festive summer, featuring attractive lodging specials, special events, and pampering guest amenities.
“We’ve created affordable, elegant room packages and entertaining events that we think will appeal to seasonal travelers,” said Jesse Henry, general manager. “And we’re extremely proud of the ‘green’ upgrades we made this year in addition to our new guest amenities.”

This year, Black Point Inn is offering a mid-season “Sailing Special.” Guests who stay any four consecutive nights during July or August 2009 may choose to sail out of Portland on one of two vintage Maine-built schooners – the Wendameen, or the Bagheera designed by John Alden and owned by Portland Schooner Company – or explore aboard The Lucky Catch, a 37-foot, Maine-built lobster boat, and try their hand at hauling, setting and baiting lobster traps.)