Percy Inn
Bed and Breakfast

The Percy Inn Bed and Breakfast is ideally situated in Portland, Maine's West End Historic District encamped among other rowhouses of the early 1800s.

Every room in the Percy Inn enjoys its own personality and each shares a sense of history coupled with the comforts of today. All guest guest accommodations offer queen beds and modern amenities such as phones and fax machines, Wifi High Speed Internet Access, CD players, TVs and VCRs, wet bars and refrigerators stocked with complimentary soft drinks, air conditioning, and private baths. The Percy Inn also provides larger accommodations such as studio apartments, and cottages. Equipped with kitchens these quarters are perfect for extended stays.

Breakfast at Percy Inn is served in the second floor breakfast room. The Continental buffet consists of boiled eggs, a selection of hot and cold cereals, fresh cut fruit of the day, breads and muffins, yogurt, juices, and a choice of teas and coffee. The breakfast room is open all day for snacking and the inn's pantry refrigerator is stocked with complimentary soft drinks, and juices for mixers. Seasonal drinks such as hot mulled cider or chilled lemonade can be enjoyed most afternoons and evenings.

The Poet's Corner on the third floor features a choice of coffee, hot chocolate, and regular, herbal, and decaf teas 24 hours a day in an intimate nook with a collection of books on Maine and New England travel, and board games. Ice is also provided here.

Besides the breakfast room and Poet's Corner, the inn offers a fireplaced living room with a collection of books and compact discs for your enjoyment.

A library of 400 movie titles is kept in the armoire and guests often enjoy the player grand piano. Landscaped side and back yards provide spots for reading and enjoying Maine's all-too-brief good weather. In summer A sunny 560 square foot deck invites you to relax in the sun or shade with a cold libation. For adventuresome guests, the inn has a garage for storing bicycles, kayaks, canoes, or other sports equipment during your stay.

The West End hosts not only Percy Inn but some of Portland's finest homes and mansions. It is a perennial favorite of rollerbladers, joggers, and cyclists alike and has a lively and healthy blend of students and professionals drawn by the nearby Maine College of Art (MECA) and Mercy Hospital and Maine Medical Center, both within walking distance.

Percy Inn is at Longfellow Square, the anchor to the Arts District and home to the Center for Cultural Exchange offering a revolving calendar of artistry of various mediums.

Portland has a wealth of fine dining, cultural exchanges, and entertainment to explore and the Percy Inn proffers a central locale where guests may enjoy it all.

If you plan a day trip, your hosts can help. With advance notice you can have a cooler, thermos, day pack, binoculars, picnic basket and blanket, beach towels, or maybe some back roads maps for you to use. Of course, all our rooms have two person umbrellas if you get caught in the rain.