Southwest Harbor ยท Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island
The Claremont Hotel
Captain Jesse Pease's hotel above Somes Sound, opened in 1884 and run by the Phillips family from 1908 to 1971; open seasonally.
- Built
- 1883Captain Jesse Pease commissioned the hotel in 1883 after his last cargo run; it opened in 1884.
- Type
- Resort
- Area
- Somes Sound, Mount Desert Island
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Retired sea captain Jesse Pease chose the hillside over Somes Sound and commissioned the hotel in 1883; it opened in 1884 and drew wealthy summer families from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Massachusetts. After Pease died, his wife Grace ran it and sold it in 1908 to Dr. Joseph D. Phillips, whose family operated it until 1971. Wikipedia calls the main building one of the only 19th-century hotels left on Mount Desert Island. Claremont Hospitality, led by Tim Harrington, bought it in 2020 and finished a redevelopment for the 2021 season.
Good to know
- Address: 22 Claremont Road, Southwest Harbor, ME 04679
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.