Seaside Inn
A deck hot tub eight minutes from Gooch's Beach
About this hotel
Seaside Inn earns its beachfront-golf tag with an eight-minute walk to Gooch's Beach and an outdoor lounge that catches the coastal breeze most of the year. A deck hot tub gives the property its signature recovery spot after golf, and free breakfast starts the day before an early tee time. Accessible and kid-friendly rooms widen who the trip can include, and air conditioning covers the humid stretches of a Maine summer. The Boathouse Restaurant is a short taxi ride away for dinner. What sets the inn apart from other beach-adjacent properties on this list is the deck hot tub specifically, a detail groups mention more often than the beach walk itself once they have actually stayed.
- Deck hot tub
- Walk to Gooch's Beach
- Outdoor lounge
Our take
A well-rounded pick for a group wanting genuine beach access alongside golf, with the hot tub deck adding a recovery option most beachfront properties skip. It suits couples and small groups equally well; anyone wanting fine dining on site should plan for the short taxi ride to The Boathouse Restaurant instead.
- Walk to Gooch's Beach in the early evening rather than midday, when the eight-minute route is far more comfortable.
- Reserve the deck hot tub after an afternoon round; it tends to be quieter later in the evening.
- Book free breakfast the night before an early tee time to guarantee a table before the rush.
Why we love it
- Deck hot tub for recovery
- Eight-minute walk to Gooch's Beach
- Outdoor lounge on site
- Free breakfast included
Why guests love itA couple pairing golf with a beach break used the eight-minute walk to Gooch's Beach most mornings before the day's round, then came back to the deck hot tub as the evening wind-down. Free breakfast made early tee times painless, and the outdoor lounge became the spot for a pre-dinner drink most nights. The beach access felt like a genuine second activity rather than an afterthought tacked onto a golf trip.