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The Cliff House in Ogunquit, Maine

Resort Hotel Perched High Atop Bald Head Cliff on the Atlantic Ocean

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Cliff House Resort hotel in Ogunquit, Ma

Cliff House Resort hotel in Ogunquit, Maine

Deborah M. Fowles
The Cliff House resort hotel is perched atop Bald Head Cliff in Ogunquit, Maine, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on the site of the original hotel built in 1872. Besides the dramatic setting, the Cliff House offers a long list of amenities: indoor and outdoor swimming pools, whirlpool, sauna, exercise room, game room, two tennis courts, walking paths, conference and banquet rooms, gift shop, an oceanfront lounge, and a full-service restaurant (see links to photos).

Each of the 150 guest rooms features picture windows and decks or balconies with views of the ocean and coast. The rooms are air-conditioned in summer and heated in winter.

Next to the main building is a new 20,000 square-foot oceanfront spa with a 75' indoor pool, an outdoor pool, whirlpool, fitness center, private dining areas, and thirty-two oversized guest rooms with gas-fired wood stoves and wet bars.

One of the most intriguing new features is an outdoor pool with a vanishing edge. The pool is situated in such a way that while you're in it, you have the illusion that the edge of the pool actually blends into the ocean. There's also an outdoor whirlpool.

On the spa terrace high above the sea, there's a circular labyrinth walking path outlined with Maine stones. Labyrinths are an ancient device used to center the mind and encourage introspection or walking meditation.

For more photos and information about the Cliff House, see the links below the photo.

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