That gold trophy on an Airbnb listing is the Airbnb Guest Favorite badge, and the top 5% and top 10% labels come with it. Seven of our rentals now carry one: two in the top 5% and five in the top 10%. Here’s what the badge really tells you, how it’s different from Superhost, and...
Every fall, Maine families make the same pilgrimage to Cape Neddick for one of the region’s best October activities: Hilton Winn Farm’s Fall Farm Fun Day. It’s a day that’s equal parts pumpkins, pony rides, and purpose. If you’re staying with us this October, this is the event worth clearing your schedule for — especially...
Fall Events in Kennebunk: Why September Through November Is another Peak Season The question lands in my inbox every August: “What’s happening in Kennebunk in the fall?” Most people assume the real season ends on Labor Day—that everything worth doing wraps up when summer does. Then they come stay with us in October and realize...
Did You Notice the Flying Ants on Friday ( September 4th, 2026)? If you were outside on Friday afternoon, you probably saw them—thousands of winged ants swarming over yards and lawns like some kind of biblical plague. Don’t worry. Flying ants in Maine are completely normal, happen every late August and early September, and they’re...
If you’re staying with us in Ogunquit for OgunquitFest 2026, block off the whole weekend. It’s the town’s biggest event of the season — three full days of car shows, craft fairs, costume parades, and enough going on that you genuinely can’t do it all, so don’t try. This is the 23rd year running, and...
If you’re staying with us in York this October, block off Saturday the 17th. That’s Harvestfest — the one day a year Short Sands Beach trades sandcastles for craft booths, and half the town shows up. This is the 41st year the York Region Chamber of Commerce has put it on, and it’s grown into...
The Short Rib Potato Skins That Ruined Us for Regular Apps Every trip up toward the White Mountains needs a food stop, and we have for you to add on the “best restaurants” in North Conway NH area list. Tuckerman’s just wrecked our standards for what a potato skin is supposed to be — and...
Wondering where to eat at Attitash Village on your first night? Every guest asks us the same thing within the first hour of checking in, and our answer is always the same — you don’t even need to get back in the car. Head down to Matty B’s Mountainside Cafe, right in the Attitash hospitality...
Vrbo Sponsored Listings are officially live, and if you spent the first half of 2026 tightening operations to hit Vrbo’s stricter Premier Host standards, the timing might feel like whiplash — the rules just changed again. What Changed With Premier Host in January Vrbo overhauled its Premier Host program to evaluate every listing individually instead...
If you’re staying with us anywhere near Portland, do yourself a favor and book a sunset cruise in Portland, Maine for one evening of your trip. I finally did this myself last week — first time, no excuse for waiting so long — and I’m already planning my next one. The Plan: Drinks First, Then...