Balance Rock Inn
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The Balance Rock Inn is a boutique hotel in the American town of Bar Harbor, Maine. AAA Four Diamond-rated, the structure was built in 1903 as a home for Scottish railroad tycoon Alexander Maitland.[1] Maitland was Henry Flagler's partner in the Florida East Coast Railway.[2] The hotel is named for Balance Rock, a nearby geological formation that balances on a slender stone fulcrum just off Bar Harbor's Shore Path.
| Balance Rock Inn | |
|---|---|
The rear of the hotel, viewed from Bar Harbor's Shore Path, 2021 | |
 Interactive map of the Balance Rock Inn area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bar Harbor, Maine, 21 Albert Meadow Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 |
| Coordinates | 44.3884°N 68.2013°W |
| Opening | 1903 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 27 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The hotel, which was expanded to 27 rooms in 1995,[3] is constructed in the shingle style and was designed by the noted architectural firm Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul.[1] Its restaurant is called The Veranda.[1][4]
Situated at the eastern end of Albert Meadow, a cul-de-sac off Bar Harbor's Main Street, the hotel stands adjacent to Grant Park and overlooks Frenchman Bay and its Porcupine Islands.
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The hotel viewed from Bar Harbor's Shore Path in 2006
Balance Rock, for which the inn is named
