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P.O. Box 346 Monhegan, ME 04852
Property Type: Bed and Breakfast
  • Guest rooms in a private home or small hotel that includes breakfast in the price of lodging.
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Based on 2 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 3.5 based on 2 reviews Rooms
    • 3.5 based on 1 review Service
    • 3.5 based on 2 reviews Value
    • 4 based on 2 reviews Cleanliness
    • 3.5 based on 1 review Dining
  • Recommended For:
    • 50% based on 2 reviews Families with teenagers
    • 50% based on 2 reviews Families with young children
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    • 40% based on 2 reviews Young singles

Reviews of Shining Sails Bed and Breakfast

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“John & Winnie are great hosts”
4 of 5 stars
Yanks26WS
NJ
Dec 5, 2006
3/5 found this review helpful

Shining Sails is the best of Monhegan. Go for the quiet, the beauty, the simplicity. If you are looking for feather beds, room service and in-room movies, save the ferry fare. All accomodations on the Island are "rustic", simple, uncluttered, no-frills. Shining Sails rooms are generally small, but fit exactly what the brochure says they will. An afternoon nap in... more

“Not smooth sailing for the shining sails”
3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Richmond, Virginia
Dec 6, 2005
9/13 found this review helpful

I gave the Shining Sails Bed and Breakfast a neutral review-not because it was neutral in any way, but because a blend of good and bad made it so. This B&B is a lovely, clean, rustic place to stay and my room had a spectacular view. The hosts are pleasant but act indifferent and bored. The breakfast was absolutely dreadful-their... more

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P.O. Box 346, Monhegan, ME 04852