Belfast, from $95 per room per night
The rate includes one night at the five-room Londonderry Inn, a restored farmhouse built in 1803 and located about two miles from downtown Belfast. A farm-style, three-course breakfast and an evening dessert are included. The starting rate is available for accommodations on the second floor in the Northport Room, which looks out over the backyard gardens. Each bedroom is air-conditioned and features a private bath with a step-in shower, two terrycloth bathrobes, cable TV, a VCR, and a mini fridge. Upgrades to larger rooms range in cost from $5 to 40 per room per night. Travelers staying three or more nights will receive a 5 percent discount. Rates start from $95 per room per night. When Ongoing. Details Taxes are an additional 7 percent. Based on double occupancy; deduct $5 per night per room if you're traveling solo. Contact 877/529-9566, londonderry-inn.com.

Searsport, from $125 per room per night
The rate includes one night at 1794 Watchtide...by the Sea, a 200-year-old, five-rooom B&B overlooking Penobscot Bay. The four-acre property is less than an hour's drive from Rockland, Camden, Bangor, Deer Isle, Bar Harbor, and Acadia National Park. A multicourse breakfast on the sunporch is also included. Typical breakfast entrées include a ramekin of Virginia ham with rösti (potatoes) and shirred eggs, shrimp baked in a sherry velouté sauce, and individual soufflés with smoked salmon or ham and Gruyère cheese. The starting rate is for accommodation in Lucy's Room, which features a king-size bed, a Baltimore-album-quilt wall-hanging, and a private bath with a tub and shower. Rates start at $125 per room per night. When Through June 14, Oct. 15-Dec. 31, 2008; add $15 per room per night June 15-Oct. 14. Details Based on double occupancy; no single supplement. Taxes are an additional 7 percent. Check-in is between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.; check out by 11:00 a.m. Contact 800/698-6575, watchtide.com.

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Camden, from $152 per room per night
Book a cooking-class weekend at the Hartstone Inn and you'll receive breakfast daily, a gourmet dinner for two, afternoon cookies and tea, and two cooking classes for one person. Chef Michael Salmon, chef and owner of the inn and its in-house restaurant, teaches the classes, whose subjects cover everything from brunch to seafood. You'll use the freshest locally grown ingredients of the season. Classes run about two hours each day. Camden is a coastal seaside town, and the B&B is not far from the harbor. Each room in the inn has a unique theme. Rates start at $152 per room per night, or $305 for the required two-night stay. When Ongoing. Details Does not include taxes of 7 percent. Based on single or double occupancy. Additional cooking-class reservations are $45 per person. Requires a two-night stay; Friday and Saturday nights only. Contact 800/788-4823, hartstoneinn.com.

Rockland, from $168 per room per night
The Cultural Arts package at Samoset Resort includes breakfast daily, a guide to Mid-Coast lighthouses, and two tickets to the following museums: the Maine Lighthouse Museum, the Owls Head Transportation Museum, the Farnsworth Art Museum, and the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. All told, that's a $64 value. The Samoset Resort has been in business for over a century and boasts views of Penobscot Bay. The 230-acre resort also has a golf course and three restaurants. Rates start at $168 per room per night, or $336 for the required two-night stay. When Ongoing. Details Does not include taxes of 7 percent or gratuities. Based on double occupancy; no single bookings. Requires a two-night stay. Contact 800/341-1650, samosetresort.com.

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