Camden Carriage House

Prior to 1800, William Parkman, a ship joiner by trade, moved to Camden and and began building a fine home on Pleasant Street for himself, his wife Sarah and their 5 daughters. When he finished his home, Mr. Parkman pressed on to build an attached carriage house. Now, more than two centuries later, this classic Federal style residence is listed on the National Register of Historic Places due, in part, to Mr. Parkman's skill in joinery and his later success in real estate development in Camden as a agent for the "Twenty Associates", an early investment group. The carriage house has served well over the years in a wide variety of capacities including a renown doctor's office and, of course, a place to park the carriages. Mr. Parkman's daughters, Mary, Sarah, Lydia, Eliza and Frances apparently liked to play in the attic of the carriage house and enjoyed dropping their shoes (and everything else under the sun, including lead grapeshot, ledgers and lots of handstiched leather balls) down into the wall cavities where we found them over 200 years later while renovating and insulating the walls. These renovations were truly like an archeological dig.

Your front door opens to your living and dining area that includes a cable TV and DVD player. The dining area then leads to the well equipped full kitchen that includes granite countertops, a dishwasher and microwave. The stairs lead up to the two bedrooms on the second floor and the bathroom. There is a queen sized Select Comfort bed in the yellow southern bedroom and two twin beds in the northern bedroom. During renovations, an additional acoustic barrier wall was installed between the main house and the carriage house to help insure your comfort and privacy.

Weekly Rates

Normal Rental Weeks start and end on Sundays

Weeks that include any nights in July and August are $1,075 per week

Weeks that include any nights in September are $975 per week

Weeks that include any nights in June and October are $875 per week.

All other weeks are $775 per week.

A $200 reservation deposit is required to reserve a week. That reservation deposit becomes a $200 security deposit upon your arrival

Under normal circumstances, your security deposit is mailed back to you within two days of your departure. The 7% Maine State Lodging Tax is in addition to the rates above. Ask about shorter stays for unreserved weeks

Please note that this is a non-smoking cottage
and that you must make other arrangements for your pets.

There is a 4 person maximum occupancy

The minimum rental period is one week

All Rental Weeks start and end on Sundays

Long-range reservations (over two months in advance of arrival) may be secured with the $200 reservation deposit until 2 months prior to the reservation, when the total rental fee plus the 7% Maine State Lodging tax is also due.

Shorter-range reservations (less than two months in advance) must be secured with the full rental fee, the 7% Maine State Lodging tax and the $200 reservation/security deposit.

After we take your telephone or email reservation, we will tentatively hold your reserved week for up to five days while waiting for your check to arrive. We do not accept credit cards.

Checks should be made payable to Peter or Anita Sandefur and mailed to:
Peter or Anita Sandefur, 2 Pleasant Street, Camden, ME 04843

Please confirm your arrival and departure dates
in the memo area of your check.

What if...
your plans change?

Sometimes plans do change, whether we like it or not. We will guarantee your accomodations will be there for you when you arrive. In turn, we require you to guarantee that you, or another guest, will pay for your reserved time. If your plans do change, and you are unable to keep your reservation, we will happily refund all of your reservation deposit, minus a $20 cancellation fee, under either of the following conditions:

1. If you give us at least 60 days notice prior to your scheduled arrival.

Or....

2. If you give us less than 60 days notice and we are able to successfully rebook all of your reserved time period (rebooking for less than all of your time period will be pro rated).

If you do not fall into either of the two cases above, and you cancel giving us less than 60 days notice, we promise to try diligently to rebook your week or weeks. However, there is a possibility that you will forfeit your rental fee if we are unable to re-book your reserved time. To try and help insure your satisfaction in case of a last minute cancellation we do maintain a waiting list. However, it is important to understand that most people usually plan far in advance for vacation rentals.

Some direct quotes from the guestbook
at the Camden Carriage House
(that we really did not make up!)

"What a lovely visit!   The house is great with all the comforts of home and a great "base" from which to expore the coast" K &K June, 2011

"Thank you so much for your attention to details that made us feel so welcome! L, A, A and H   Sept. 2010

"Your Carriage House is cozy, comfortable and convenient. The many "extras" found in the cottage truly make it a special place to relax after a day of sightseeing." L, D, A and M August 2010

"What a glorious find...this Carriage House and Camden. We filled this wonderful week with afternoons on sailing ships, mornings at galleries, museums, other harbours and Mount Batty and evenings feasting on fresh seafood and the stories shared with us by year rounders. We leave so wishing that we were not from "away". It has been grand" PM Oct. 2009

"Your location is Awesome! Walking everywhere is priceless."
J J &G 2009

"As soon as J and I entered the Carriage House, we felt at home. We can't thank Anita and Peter enough for their thoughtful attention to detail in making this place such a relaxing, comfortable retreat."
J and J Aug. 2008

"It is a lovely location - close to downtown, close to the harbor and close to the beach... " L, C & J    September

"The Carriage House is comfortable, well-equipped, spotless and quite "homey".   The proximity of everything was so very convenient. Our car didn't move for four days." S & PM October

"We had a fantastic time in Camden and thoroughly enjoyed staying in the immaculate Camden Carriage House... We'll be sorry to leave Camden and hope to return. Thanks for making the Carriage House so welcoming and comfortable!" A and A, June

"Dear Anita and Peter, What an amazing trip we had! We can't thank you enough for the lovely and comfortable cottage. We ate at Francine's and it was outstanding! We all had a great time so we hope to see you again. Have a great summer!
P, A, M and S" July

"PS      Great things we did -
- Lobstering and seal watching on the Lively Lady.
- The Camden Library
- Riding the Carriage Trails at Acadia
- Hiking Mt. Megunticook
- Eating lots of ice cream
- Coffee at Zoot
- Day trips to Rockland, Rockport, Belfast and Bar Harbor
- The beach

"Dear Anita and Peter - What a joy to leave the west coast and find myself somewhere just as extraordinary! Just as beautiful and welcoming! This lovely home became mine for two weeks and I can't imagine staying anywhere else! A diamond in a jewel of a town!..." MB August

"This was our fourth trip to Camden and our most relaxing ... Appreciated the immaculate lodging. " H & J M   September