Newcastle Inn

For over 100 years, the Newcastle Inn has been a soft place to land in Midcoast Maine. A place to slow down, sleep well, and wake up to the river. That continues.

We're Ashley and Kyle, your new innkeepers, and we are so excited to be here. We live right here in Newcastle, just down the road, and we've spent the last two years building Waterstruck Wellness - a Community Nordic Spa where people come to slow down, rest, and find Midcoast Maine at its best.

Liz and Carolyn brought their whole hearts to this inn over the last five years, and we are so grateful for the two months they've spent with us passing on everything they know. The waffles, the fluffiest scramble, the hospital corners. The small things that make a stay here feel less like a hotel and more like coming home to rest.

We are honored to be the next chapter of the Newcastle Inn. We have so much we're looking forward to sharing with you, and we can't wait to welcome you.

Ashley & Kyle

After nearly 5 years of bacon, bed flips and beautiful river sunrises, the time has come for the inn to embark on its next chapter.

About a month into our ownership, the local newspaper featured us as the new owners of the inn. Carolyn noted that, as innkeepers, you become part of the guests’ experience during their stay… and I don’t think at the time we even realized how true that was. Over the years we have welcomed guest for honeymoons, anniversaries, birthdays, sat with guests as they came to visit loved ones in their final days, seen pictures of (adorable!) new grandbabies as grandparents came to visit them in their first days… and even witnessed an engagement on the Adirondack chairs on the lawn!

We’ve shared more laughter and hugs than we could have ever imagined (especially coming from our old corporate jobs). Though the inn will be in new hands, the memories will stay with us for a lifetime.

When we took over the inn in 2021, we had a 10-year plan to be owner/operators and evaluate each year thereafter if we were both up for continuing through the next season. Unfortunately, due to some developing health issues that could not be ignored, our plan was cut short. The decision to sell was incredibly difficult - when you find something you love doing and are fortunate enough to call it your ‘job’, it is truly a blessing.

But what has made our time here so incredibly special are you, the guests who we would greet at the door (sometimes even your cars!), to welcome you into our sanctuary, our home and our slice of Maine paradise. New faces, familiar faces who would arrive year after year, and some even month after month.

As we look forward, we are struck with excitement for the inn’s next chapter and are overjoyed that the new stewards of this wonderful inn are already part of the Twin Villages community.

It was a privilege to serve each and every one of you. With deep gratitude, thank you for being part of our story ❤️

-Liz & Carolyn

Spring things 🌷🌱🫶

Despite the dusting of snow last night, signs of spring are popping up (quite literally) all around the inn. Here in Midcoast, we know spring has really sprung with the reemergence of the oyster beds from their winter hibernation at the bottom of the river. Cheers to full blooms and the warmer days just around the corner 🥂 🌺 ☀️