Glamping resorts are popping up throughout New England, and I’ve been on a mission to attempt most of them. I’ve by no means been a fan of tenting, as a result of I choose the posh of an actual mattress and an indoor rest room, so glamping is simply my fashion. When Terramor Outdoor Resort opened close to Bar Harbor in Maine, I knew as quickly as I noticed the photographs that this needed to be on my record.
As luck would have it, I used to be heading up the Maine coast to spend a while within the Acadia area and the Maine Highlands anyway, making it the right alternative to offer Terramor a trial keep.
Terramor Outdoor Resort Review
TLDR: Terramor Outdoor Resort was my favourite tent-based glamping expertise but. The tents and facilities are luxurious and the resort pulls collectively the character expertise I used to be on the lookout for with the hotel-like facilities to make it nonetheless really feel like a trip.
Terramor Glamping Tents
There are virtually 60 tent websites at Terramor Outdoor Resort, with 5 completely different tent varieties, together with one that’s wheelchair accessible. All tents have electrical energy and WiFi and might accommodate the vary of temperatures widespread in Maine, providing overhead followers, Pendleton blankets, and house heaters.
- Hemlock Tents – sleep two folks with a connecting rest room and an outside bathe
- Adler Tents – sleep as much as 5 and are good for bigger households or teams which might be on the lookout for a extra rustic expertise. They supply a queen mattress and three twin beds, with a non-public restroom and fashionable non-public bathe room simply steps away.
- Moosewood Tents – sleep as much as 5 folks with two bedrooms together with one king mattress and a bunk mattress with a double on the underside and twin on high, plus an upscale rest room with a walk-in indoor bathe and an extra secluded outside bathe.
- Birch Tents – sleep as much as 5 folks with a king mattress and a bunk mattress with a double on the underside and twin on high, plus an upscale rest room.
- Bayberry Tents – excellent for {couples} or singles, these tents sleep two with a king mattress and an upscale rest room.
I used to be touring solo on a Maine highway journey, so the Bayberry Tent was an ideal selection. I stayed in tent D-03, with a quiet location near the parking zone and a brief stroll to the lodge and climbing trails. Complimentary wagons and firewood can be found at every parking zone for transporting your belongings to your tent website, which retains issues good and quiet by the tents. There are even electrical automotive chargers in the principle parking zone by the lodge.
Each tent has a non-public hearth ring out entrance with two cozy Adirondack chairs. I additionally liked hanging out on the chairs on the screened in porch, away from the bugs or the rain. An ideal spot for take pleasure in a morning espresso or night glass of wine.
Inside, I used to be blown away by the standard of the furnishings and particularly the lavatory. The fashionable design jogged my memory of the trendy Under Canvas tents, however they went a step past. The mattress was tremendous cozy, with small nightstands and electrical energy on both aspect (in contrast to the battery-powered lanterns and retailers provided at Under Canvas).
There are additional blankets should you get chilly, along with the transportable heater. The tent was additionally geared up with a garments rack and a desk loaded up with espresso mugs, wine glasses, and pour over espresso, with an ice chest beneath.
What actually blew me away in regards to the Terramor Bayberry tent was the very massive rest room. It was geared up with a double sink self-importance, large stroll in bathe, and separate WC. Terramor supplied plush towels, together with facilities together with shampoo, conditioner, physique wash, and physique lotion. No pull chains right here — the recent water within the bathe lasted lots lengthy and was fairly enjoyable. There was even a hair dryer if I needed to fairly myself up.
Despite the tight tent, one large spider did handle to search out its manner in, though fortunately I found it earlier than going to mattress (not so fortunately for it). And housekeeping did miss a couple of issues that I discovered within the rubbish from the earlier friends, however I’m hoping that was an indication of it being both early within the season or the short-staffing subject that almost all locations appear to be experiencing this summer season.
Lodge & Amenities
The lodge at Terramor is an ideal gathering place to fulfill up with family and friends or meet new ones. The lodge has a small camp store with nicely-curated branded presents (which jogged my memory of the store at Auto Camp Cape Cod), together with seize and go drinks, sandwiches, and snacks.
When I visited, the lodge restaurant was serving each breakfast and dinner. There have been a shocking array of dinner choices to fulfill quite a lot of palates, together with a choice of wines, native beers, and even craft cocktails. I ordered the burger, which was scrumptious and the service was wonderful. Staff member David took the time to take a seat with me and supply up native insider options on locations to go to and methods to keep away from crowds.
The lodge has a lot of telescopes which might be used for his or her star gazing packages. There are additionally board video games to borrow and revel in in entrance of the hearth contained in the lodge or on the screened in porch. Families can even take pleasure in a pleasant recreation of corn gap on the garden behind the lodge.
If you comply with the trail previous the lodge, you’ll quickly come to the heated pool and scorching tub to be used by friends, with designated grownup hours. Towels and lounge chairs are supplied for enjoyable within the solar. On property, additionally, you will discover a big picnic pavilion for group gatherings, in addition to charcoal grills for visitor use.
With a number of open house for operating round, however semi-private tent websites tucked into the woods, Terramor Outdoor Reosrt is good for a nature-based trip getaway.
Location Near Acadia National Park
Terramor Outdoor Resort is positioned simply quarter-hour from the quaint harbor city of Bar Harbor (see suggestions on issues to do in Bar Harbor) and quarter-hour from the Mount Desert Island entrance to Acadia National Park. This makes Terramor an excellent house base for exploring the Downeast Acadia area, together with all of the issues to do close to Acadia National Park. If you intend on visiting Acadia, comply with this Acadia National Park itinerary.
Terramor Experiences
Like many resorts, Terramor Outdoor Resort provides a lot of actions and non-obligatory experiences on-site. These embody stargazing nights utilizing the complimentary Celestron telescopes, lumberjack exhibits and demonstrations, and ticketed lobster boil dinners.
The Outfitter desk can even hook friends up with climbing options, restaurant suggestions, and different distinctive experiences.
Bottom Line
Terramor is ideal in case you are visiting Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park and are on the lookout for a substitute for a resort keep. The resort gives a luxurious glamping expertise with all of the creature comforts that you just want, together with a full-service lodge that gives the facilities you anticipate from a resort resort together with a restaurant, pool, and actions.
However, in case you are accustomed to tenting and are on the lookout for a self-catering glamping choice, Terramor shouldn’t be the most effective choose. You can use the group grills to cook dinner meals and make the most of the supplied ice chest within the tent to arrange meals, however the tents don’t have the camp kitchens you’ll discover at a Huttopia resort.
I discovered Terramor to be the most effective total glamping expertise that I’ve needed to date. The tents have been luxuriously appointed however nonetheless in a country camp-like setting, in contrast to the safari tent I stayed in at a KOA Resort, which was squeezed in between two camper websites. The lodge and resort property additionally had the nicest services, with solely Huttopia in New Hampshire coming in a detailed second since they’d a lake on website.