Highland Lake Resort

Cute little family motel that makes the most of it’s lakefront site. We stayed for 3 days recently. This motel is on a large hillside on a lake. Has tons of boats, water toys, fishing rods, swings, hammock, 2 swimming docks. If you want to chill at a lake this is great option. Simple, clean. Tons of outdoor space. The bathroom was not great, older, simple, dated. It had the smallest vanity and sink I’ve used since we stayed on a train, with four people, it was not pleasant. Like an airplane sink, really. Towels were cleaned but some had stains. The bedding was clean. It was simply a motel room with a large fridge and a microwave. The Himalayan salt lamp was cute, and dimmed nicely. There are a lot of religious/ spiritual overtones in artwork, books, and sign and such at the resort. Generically advising you to be mindful and such. The mural on the fence has an inclusive vibe. I loved that they set the door lock to a code, and had us check in over the phone. Very convenient. They are making the most of the properly, but really badly need new bathroom vanities.

My two boys and I stayed here in July 2023 for two nights. My husband and I used to live in Bridgton and it’s always been a very special place to us so I was excited to introduce my sons to the area. We stayed in a double room which was adequate. The room itself was tiny but clean. Same for the bathroom. Positively minuscule but clean. The location is great- right on the lake and they have free canoes and kayaks for guests to use. They also have fire pits scattered around the property which are great for evening s’mores. I would rate our stay a 4 with no problem. Fast forward to this year. We had a one night reservation that I had to cancel one week before our reservation. I sent an apologetic email and received a very curt reply reminding me of their cancellation penalty. Two days later I received a follow up email from Riley offering an apology for the cold email sent by the other employee. Thanks to Riley I will say that this is not a bad hotel. BUT I won’t be staying there next year or any other year. My fault really for misreading and thinking it was a $25 cancellation fee. Instead it was 50% of the reservation including 50% of the tax. Which I’m pretty sure they aren’t paying if no one stays in the room. If you choose to book here be very sure of your dates!

We always stayed at highland lakes and loved it BUT they recently purchased the motel next to them. The Amore on the lake where we just stayed. Place is OLD. Small and nothing like highland lake resort Water for showers luke warm. . Shower it self was a joke. Thin plastic sheeting with all pipes exposed. By time finished with a short shower your standing in in 3 inches of water The grounds are no where near as nice as Their place next door Prices are the same If you go stay at Highland lake NOT this place Everything about this place was old Especially the curtains on the windows they kept out NO sunlight at all. Got us up at the crack of dawn