Peaceful Riverfront Retreat

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A wooden dock with two Adirondack chairs facing a calm river, surrounded by trees and a house in the background.
A two-story house with a stone chimney, a front porch, and a well-maintained lawn.
A large house with a spacious patio, a covered outdoor seating area, and a well-maintained lawn.
A spacious kitchen with a stone fireplace, wooden bar stools, and modern appliances.
A hallway with a wooden door, a staircase, and a window with a view of greenery.

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.
  • Unmatched views, unforgettable moments
    Guests like the location for the scenic views.

Popular amenities

  • Massages in spa
  • Patio
  • Toys
  • Pet-friendly
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Kennebunk, ME
  • Place, Kennebunkport Harbor
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Dock Square
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Kennebunkport Village Green
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Sanford, ME (SFM-Sanford Seacoast Regional)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom

+2
1 Single Bed, 2 King Beds, 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

5 bathrooms

Bathroom

Soap · Toilet

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 3

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 4

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Bathroom 5

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Number of living rooms
Garden

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About the area

Kennebunkport

Located in Kennebunkport, this holiday home is in the city centre and on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Moody Beach and Footbridge Beach. Travelling with kids? Consider Gardens at Historic Wallingford Hall and Bette-Jean's.
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Kennebunk, ME

What's nearby

  • Kennebunkport Harbor - 3 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Dock Square - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • First Families Kennebunkport Museum - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Kennebunkport Village Green - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • St. Anthony's Franciscan Monastery - 4 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Wells Regional Transportation Center - 24 min drive
  • Sanford, ME (SFM-Sanford Seacoast Regional) - 28 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Alisson's Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Federal Jack's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Batson River - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Cape Pier Chowder House - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪The Lost Fire - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Peaceful Riverfront Retreat pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 99 kg per pet.

How much does it cost to stay at Peaceful Riverfront Retreat?

As of 4 Nov 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Peaceful Riverfront Retreat on 7 Nov 2026 start from AU$5,197, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at Peaceful Riverfront Retreat?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Peaceful Riverfront Retreat?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Peaceful Riverfront Retreat located?

This family-friendly Kennebunkport holiday home is located on the waterfront, within 2 mi (3 km) of Maine Art Gallery Framing, Dock Square and First Families Kennebunkport Museum. Northlight Gallery and W. Robert Paine Gallery are also within 2 miles (3 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 81 out of 84 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 84 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 84 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 84 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 84 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful house on the river, everything you would need or want. Very comfortable and very well equipped. Perfect for our birthday weekend! our only wish: that we could have stayed longer!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect for our large family reunion. The bikes and kayaks were terrific. The views were superb. The beds were super comfortable, and the host were amazing. Can’t wait to return Kennebunkport was charming. Joanne‘s place is fairly spectacular.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful family home! We enjoyed our visit very much! The home sits on an idyllic river with a lovely view. The house has everything you need to relax, spend time with your family and cook a meal. The kitchen and butler pantry is well stocked- however there are so many great local restaurants we only cooked one dinner at home. We highly recommend Chez Rosa restaurant in Kennebunkport.This was our first visit to Maine, but we will be back-we had a wonderful vacation!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Couldn’t have asked for a more enjoyable stay at this property. It felt like a home not a rental. Wonderful!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great spot!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Oct 2025
We enjoyed having an opportunity to host you. Thanks for being a wonderful guest!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful, spacious property! This was a perfect place for three generations of our family to spend a long weekend together!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Oct 2025
We are so happy you enjoyed your stay. We hope to host you again in the future!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was beautiful and charming while still feeling like a loving “home”. The property was amazing and encouraged fun outdoor activities. I would definitely like to come back!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Oct 2025
We are so happy you enjoyed your stay. We hope to host you again in the future!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was beautiful and well equipped the setting was magnificent. We sit on the patio, drinking a coffee and looking at the river.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Oct 2025
We are so happy you enjoyed your stay. We hope to host you again in the future!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful home!

Wonderful weekend with family for our daughter’s wedding!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was very spacious for our multi-generational family vacation. We loved spending time in the basement game room. Our family enjoyed the yard games, relaxing on the dock and bikes, as we had great summer weather. Quick drive to the restaurants and shops. Communication was great. Stairs to main level and then to second level, as well as a step down to living room. Would just be aware of that with little babies and elderly. Overall great property.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Maine Vacation

Beautiful setting and extremely comfortable home. JoAnn was gracious and accommodating -- she met all our needs!
Stayed 21 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Maine at its best

Loved the area, the home and the sentiments expressed in the signs sprinkled around the house.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing River House

River House property is simply paradise. JoAnn’s home is wonderful and the grounds, patio, dock and the long list of activities provide the perfect getaway destination. All within a bike ride of downtown Kennebunkport.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic weekend trip! Beautiful home.

We had an incredible weekend at this home - comfortable, clean, and beautiful. Photos do not do this property justice. Thank you for the incredible hospitality. We will rebook for sure!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Jan 2024
Jordan, You were a wonderful guest! We certainly hope to have the opportunity to host you again in the future. Thank you so much for your kind words!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

49th in Maine

Family trip to celebrate a member’s 49th birthday. Loved the bikes, paddle boards and kayaks, Kitchen was good for family meals. Loved the game room and outside games. Great place.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

More than we could have hoped for

The property is incredible. The host is accessible when needed. We have already booked for next summer!
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

River House

Enjoyed a week here with my family and young infant House has everything imaginable that you would need and the set up was perfect for us JoAnn is receptive and fast acting with any issues that arise Hopefully next year we will get out on water more but the dock was perfect especially in morn and late afternoon
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful home in a great area

Great property with tons of natural light in the sunroom and ample activities in the basement game room! While the didn’t get the best weather, we did get to enjoy the dock, canoes, and bikes as well, which are a very convenient and fun way to access the nearby town! JoAnn was a very responsive and accommodating host and we would certainly stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 7 June 2023
Thank you for your beautiful review. We try hard to make stays as easy as possible. Hard to control the weather though. Glad you could utilize all the amenities. Come on back anytime :)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Exceptional

The property is really beautiful and well maintained. The setting is memorable. There wasn’t anything that was promised and not delivered upon.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Incredible house, inside and out!

The River House in Kennebunk Port was absolutely incredible. Our family stayed here for 2 nights on a family vacation and we wish we could have stayed much longer! The house is beautiful, with more than enough space indoors and outdoors to enjoy your family and friends. The house to clean to perfection, and so homey and cozy. We will recommend this house to friends visiting the area, and hope to return back on another family vacation!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic property!

My family of 8 adults, 1 infant and one dog had a wonderful vacation at this property. The house is beautiful as are the grounds. View is spectacular! Everything is well thought out. Easy walk to town. JoAnn (the host) is extremely helpful and responsive to communication requests. Book this property -you will not regret it!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Aug 2020
Thanks for your kind words. It was lovely to see your multi generational family enjoy the house and River. Hope to see you back again soon:)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Luxury in Maine

If you are looking for an house with plenty of space, lots of things to do and comfort this is your house. We were 10 including three children and no one wanted to leave. Adults were happy to sit on the porch and watch the river flow by and the children were happy to kayak, canoe or fish on the river. We had a wonderful time, weather was cooperative, and hope that maybe one day we can return.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Oct 2025
We are so happy you enjoyed your stay. We hope to host you again in the future!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Great place for a family holiday !

It is a perfect family house . It is bright, large, and very well equipped. The beach is easy to get to by bike or car and Joann kindly provided us with a parking pass. Everything was easy and I enjoyed cooking in that lovely large kitchen! Supermarkets are nearby and the cute town of kennebunkport is just a few minutes away . The kids enjoyed kayaking and my parents liked jumping off the pier! We would love to come back to this river paradise .
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 26 Mar 2020
Thank you for your very kind words. Loved having your family in our house. You were all so polite and gracious . You were the PERFECT guests. Please return to Maine again and stay with us:)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful spot!

Lovely home. Well stocked kitchen . Great playroom; toys and games for all ages! An added bonus: A bird feeder is set up in a central location, allowing views of chipmunks, squirrels and of course, all different beautiful birds from many windows of the house; a wonderful treat for all! The whole family hopes to return to The River House next summer!
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 18 Dec 2024
Mark, We are so happy you enjoyed your stay at the River House. The owner put a lot of effort into ensuring guests had amenities to enjoy throughout their stay. We hope you'll plan a return visit!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for our damily

Best possible place would could have picked for our sons wesding. That was the most well equipped house we have ever stayed…we used everything-bikes, boats, ping pong table, annd croquet. The house incredibly well stocked. Nice touch with fresh flowers in rooms. The quality of the home and the scenic beauty of the location on river is better than the pictures. Well worth the cost!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Oct 2025
We are so happy you enjoyed your stay. We hope to host you again in the future!
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