Wonder View Inn & Suites

Honestly don’t know how this received 4 stars. It has very old furniture, the color on the doors and walls is peeling off, the mattresses were very hard and you could feel the spirals. The room smelled and there was not even a closet! The light was very dark and the windows and doors were not airtight. The only good thing were that it had a fridge and microwave, but don’t get me started on the TV (old tube TV). The receptionist was friendly but incompetent. Overall price-​performance ratio was awful!
Saw so many cute hotel’s and inn’s in the city of Bar Harbor and absolutely regretted that we stayed in the Wonder View Inn.

It serves its’ purpose but is significantly more expensive than other lodging options. They claim to be pet friendly and provide a nice dog treat and bowl but prepare for an extra $ 20-​$ 40 in pet fees and deposits. The view is nothing special, the free breakfast does the trick (basic cereal, bagels, and a waffle iron), the dining prices are outrageous. Staff was very friendly however being awoken at 8am on vacation to landscaping equipment was not my favorite thing. They should probably do that later in the day. Look elsewhere, the only highlight was Green Mountain coffee.

This is the second time we have stayed at the Wonderview. Do not expect a five star hotel, that being said, although it is a little worn around the edges– the rooms are clean, the beds are comfortable, and amenities such as a hair dryer, a mini fridge, air conditioning, gym, swimming pool, etc are there. The rooms are clean and tidy, and housekeeping cleans the room daily. Best of all — the staff is friendly, courteous, and attentive to your needs. For example, we asked for an extra pillow, and within minutes it had arrived. Also, there is a continental breakfast included with your stay. The price is super reasonable considering the area– which is a plus for those who like to save money! We are going to stay there again next year on our annual trek to Bar Harbor! Enjoy!

Nice place, interior is worm and outdated but very clean. But for $ 175 a night in Bar Harbor is definitely a good deal. The staff is definitely friendly. Only con was the animal running around in our ceiling.

A motel type establishment with drive up accomadations. Located at the top of a hill the views are fantastic. You get a wonderful balcony view of Frenchman’s bay which makes waking up in the morning and going to bed at night all the more enticing.

I have never had a tougher time deciding between three and four stars. It’s a conflict between describing a pure experience and judging a place «on its own terms.» If you want to give this establishment the benefit of the doubt for running a shabby motel with a great view, solid location, and friendly staff, then you might say four stars. If the marks of lax investment and old age are a little too disconcerting, then you would probably say three stars. And of course price comes into the equation too: it’s less expensive than other area hotels and B&Bs, but is it as cheap as it should be?
The Wonder View is an old motel, with the twist that the property occupies several buildings up and down the hill. The room interiors look like a 1989 update of 1960s construction. In other words, chipped paint, rusty pipes, worn doorframes, cracked and moldy bathroom grout, et cetera. The toilet ran frequently even though noone in our room had used it for hours. There was only one electrical outlet that wasn’t hidden behind the furniture.
All that I can overlook for the right price. My main complaints center on light and air. The curtains over the large windows do not fully close, and the rooms all face south or east; plus there is a back door with a frosted glass window with no covering. Therefore, it gets very bright relatively early in the morning. Secondly, those two old doors are drafty, meaning that you have to use the heat pretty much constantly. Thankfully, the heating system is powerful and responsive… but LOUD AS HELL. It emits a series of clacks, clangs, buzzes, and wheezes, giving you the choice of trying to sleep through a silent but chilly night or catching a long series of brief but cozy catnaps all night in between cycles.
There were a few positives. As I mentioned, the staff were all nice. Downtown Bar Harbor is a short ten-​minute walk away. Even closer is the affiliated Looking Glass Restaurant, with the best breakfast-​with-​a-​view on the island.
Also:
+ Mini-​fridge
+ Wooden deck with two plastic chairs
+ Far better towels than you would expect
+ Cold, drinkable water from the tap
+ Lovely lemon-​scented soap
+ Wall-​mounted bottle opener AND corkscrew
+ Really useful and interesting Acadia/​Bar Harbor/​Mt Desert Island maps and other publications provided in the room, not the useless tripe found in most hotels
+ A cool moose with a lei marking the driveway on the main road
+ They advertise themselves as pet friendly but I’m not sure what that means specifically
-/​+ No exhaust fan in the bathroom, but an old fashioned small window with a chain which reminded me of camp

This is a really good value for the money and that’s why I give it 5 stars. I don’t have a pet and don’t really care to stay at a place that allows pets but it was totally not a problem here. The rooms are clean and the night I stayed here I only saw them and never heard them. The rooms are older and dated but you can’t beat the price and location in Bar Harbor. I stayed in Room 7 with the courtyard view and I am sitting on my awesome balcony as I compose this review. :)

The best view is from the on-​grounds restaurant. Location: easy access to Bar Harbor or Acadia NP. Staff: very pleasant. Rooms: more motel than hotel in quality, but gets the job done. If you’re looking for a simple place to crash, sleep, and shower, this place will do the trick. As one who expected to spend most of my time in Acadia anyway, I was quite happy here.

We went on vacation with 2 kids and a large dog so our choices were limited.
This inn is old time resort with multiple buildings spread over the hillside. It is a little worn and dated but extremely clean. The staff is down right friendly and helpful.
If you want 4 star accommodations you can stay at the sister resort… Bluenose Inn. But you can’t beat the views or atmosphere of the Wonder view Inn.
Early one morning we were standing on our balcony and a mother deer with fawn were on the wooded path below our room. No money could have bought that experience for the kids. It was great.
We shall return for a much longer visit.

I’ve read some iffy reviews of this place on other review sites. Came to Unilocal,saw there was none, so here we go.
This is not a 5, 4 or 3 star hotel, by any stretch, so you must immediately lower your expectations, people.
It has not been updated in years, which, in my opinion, is part of its charm (I grew up going to old hotels with my folks.), so if all of the most modern of amenities are on your must-​have list (jacuzzi tubs, heated pools, office connections, etc.), look elsewhere. This is a fairly bare-​bones hotel. There is, however, free wi-​fi, so that’s a win.
Proximity to «downtown» may be an issue. If you plan on heading into town, having a couple of lobsters and pounding some beers, it’s going to be a long walk back. Take a cab or designate a driver. If you have small children, pack a stroller to walk or be prepared to drive and park.
There are multiple «levels» to this property, affording better views of the harbor/​ocean the farther up you go. The higher you go, the better the view, the higher the price. We have stayed in the Upper Courtyard every time we have been, so I can not speak to the other buildings and their conditions. The «Wonder View“s from the rooms we have stayed in would rate a 3.5 out of 5 on a nice day.
All of the rooms we have stayed in have been immaculately clean. I cannot stress to you how clean these rooms were. It’s a bold move on any hotels part to offer nothing but white linens, let alone a place as dated as the Wonder View, but there wasn’t a stain on the blankets, towels, washcloths or sheets (I know, they probably just bleach the crap out of them, but still). The bathrooms (again, probably original) positively sparkled. We had a corner room once with windows on two sides and they were spotless. I stayed in exactly one other hotel that felt as clean as The Wonder View, and that was the W in Chicago, IL, shortly after they had opened. Maybe we just hit it right with the cleaning crews, or The Wonder View has impeccably high standards when it comes to cleanliness.
For a tourist-​heavy area, I find the prices to be very reasonable. They are seasonal, though, so leaf-​peepers, be prepared to pay the price.
The service can be, well, brusque at first, but once you crack their shell, they are very nice people. Typical New England. If you’re used to it, you’ll be fine.
Oh, and they are dog-​friendly, which is how we ended up there to begin with.
The Wonder View is our go-​to when visiting Bar Harbor.