February Kicks Off in Ogunquit!

We often get asked at our resort what is going on in Ogunquit - especially in the off season.  If you have visited us, you know we make up a great list of current events and activities for you to enjoy.

But what if you haven't made your plans yet and are thinking 'gee, if only I knew there were things to do in Ogunquit - I'd plan a trip for this weekend'? Seems like it might be helpful for us to have our handy event guide online before your trip. Here we go!

February 1 -3 Events in Ogunquit & Southern Maine

Friday, February 1st –

♥ Swing on over to Atlantic Hall in Kennebunkport for their “Nothing but Nets” benefit Swing Dance & Concert.  FMI: (207) 967-5787

♥  “Fully Committed” will be playing at the Portland Stage Company at 7:30pm

♥ “Andromeda” will be playing at the Southworth Planetarium at 7pm

♥ “Mars Quest” will be playing at the Southworth Planetarium at 8:30pm

Saturday, February 2nd –

♥ Break Out That Tie-Dye!  Join the South Church in Portsmouth for a 60’s Dance from 7pm to Mid-Night. FMI: (603) 436-4762

♥ “Fully Committed” will be playing at the Portland Stage Company at 4 & 8pm

♥ Mardi Gras Celebration in Hallowell about an hour and 45 min. from the resort.

♥ “Star Stealers” will be playing at the Southworth Planetarium at 3pm

♥ “Images of the Infinite” at the Southworth Planetarium at 7pm

♥ “New Worlds” will be playing at the Southworth Planetarium at 8:30pm

♥ “The Capitol Steps” will be returning to the Music hall at 5 & 8pm

Sunday, February 3rd –

♥ “Fully Committed” will be playing at the Portland Stage Company at 2pm

♥ “Mythology of the Sky” at the Southworth Planetarium at 3pm

♥ “I’m Not There” will be featured at the Music Hall at 7pm

Online Hotel Reviews for Southern Maine

Recently, one of our local business owners and a fitness center member at the Meadowmere saw a piece on ABC News about online hotel and restaurant reviews. Our Southern Maine area was in the spotlight, but for all the wrong reasons. It seems that a local hotel owner in Wells, Maine (just to the north of Ogunquit) had become a focal point of the news story - a story about how some hotel owners will post mock good reviews for their hotel and may even go as far as to post false negative reviews about competitors. The nature of the Internet makes such behavior possible and in the end, probably not all that surprising. It is however, disappointing to see that a community such as ours would be party to that bad behavior.

So in that light, we thought is was important to share where our online reviews have come from. With reviews on almost every travel site - from TripAdvisor to IgoUgo to Yelp - we have had our fair share of good, bad and inaccurate reviews. When they are bad, we write an Owner/Management Response - it is the fair and responsible means to answer the customer. Occasionally, the customer has not presented the entire story. Occasionally, despite our best efforts, we have not been able to meet a guest's expectations. Rarely, an inaccurate review appears - such as for another hotel - and we work with the site to fix this. Last, but by no means least, the majority of reviews have been good. We have been a family run hotel for 25 years and have wonderful people who visit us. We genuinely appreciate them sharing their experience.

However, no matter the guest or circumstances, there are no discounts or deals for online reviews. We also do not review other hotels in the area - Ogunquit is a community with excellent business people who work very hard and are our neighbors and friends. It simply is not an option and would be unethical. For guests who say 'well then I will go on the internet and write about this' in hopes that a complimentary stay or large discount will be offer - we do not base our decisions on such factors. In fact, should a guest feel strongly enough that their experience should be shared on the internet, it would be inappropriate for us to 'bribe' a guest away from writing a review (just as it would be inappropriate to bribe a guest into writing a review!).

In a final note, we update our website daily and work hard to make meadowmere.com an accurate display of our Ogunquit Resort. We encourage you to call us and ask about what is most important to your trip. After all, your stay with us should be a vacation. And if you read a review about the Meadowmere, yes - the review is a real guest. Thank you to each online reviewer - good or otherwise - for taking the time to provide feedback to us and for you.

The Meadowmere Resort Family