Dreaming of a Vacation? These 4 Stunning Maine Resorts Named Among the Best in the US

Have you started planning your next vacation yet?

U.S. News & World Report recently released its best resorts in the U.S. list for 2025, and Maine scored some top spots.

Whether you're looking for a top-tier place for your staycation or you're a tourist looking to enjoy the beauty of Maine, you've got some great options to choose from.

And maybe some surprises?

What is the best part of Maine to stay in?

Maine has some amazing locations to stay across the state, whether you're looking further north like The Lodge at Moosehead Lake, popular tourist destination Bar Harbor like the Bar Harbor Inn & Spa, or even somewhere along the midcoast like Samoset Resort.

However, southern Maine is the location to visit according to the recent "best of the best" resorts list, which named four spots in the top 200.

Keep scrolling to see which Pine Tree State resorts got the latest recognition.

Best Resorts in Maine

This is also not the first time these top resorts of 2025, the White Barn Inn in Kennebunk, Hidden Pond in Kennebunkport, Cliff House in Cape Neddick and Inn by the Sea in Cape Elizabeth, have earned recognition.

White Barn Inn landed the No. 2 spot on Conde Nast's Readers' Choice Awards 2024 for Top Resorts in New England and was named a winner in Forbes Travel Guide’s 2022 Star Awards.

Hidden Barn earned the distinction of making Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards for 2024 for Best Resort Hotels in New England and the No. 1 best destination resort by USA Today in 2024.

Cliff House has been recognized by Conde Nast's Reader's Choice Awards since 2017 and the World Travel Awards in 2020, 2022 and 2024.

Inn by the Sea landed the No. 6 spot on Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards for 2024 for Best Resort Hotels in New England, and USA Today named it one of the best eco-friendly hotels in the US for 2023.

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The continued accolades of these places further establish them as premier resorts and places you should definitely consider vacationing for a top-tier resort experience in Maine.

Have you been to any of these locations? Any you want to try out this year?