Name: The Charles Inn
Address: 20 Broad Street, Bangor, ME 04401, United States of America, 20 Broad Street, Maine, ME 04401, USA
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $101 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.0

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The Charles Inn

20 Broad Street, Bangor, ME 04401, United States of America –

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August 11, 2016

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The location is excellent to walk around down town Bangor.

William, United States of America

Character rooms and furniture so don't expect modern. All the rooms are different, with old world, classic, period furniture and fittings. Public area around reception is a nice place to sit a while and the access to the excellent coffee shop next door is a bonus. Great location right in the heart of downtown. Liked it.

Douglas, United Kingdom

Coffee Shop adjacent to lobby was excellent. Location is as good as it could be.

Christopher, United States of America

The staff was exceptional. The location was great despite the fact that I booked a Sunday night there, checked in late and everything was closed. The hike up Katahdin took longer than I Planned.

Charles, United States of America

Rooms are comfortable and clean. Very friendly and helpful staff. Location is excellent for concerts.

Mindy, United States of America

The bed was comfortable and the room was fairly quiet once the traffic dies down.

Ronah, United States of America

Location was perfect. Staff was very friendly. Very clean . I like that it is not “cookie cutter “ with everything the same.

Denise, Canada

The location is great right downtown and near many restaurants.

Jim, United States of America

The location was great! Cute little coffee shop connected to the hotel.

Gena, United States of America

The location was great. The lobbby was comfortable. Parking turned out okay, though I was apprehensive at first about about parking on the street as the garage was a little far away.

Lynda, United States of America

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What guests loved the most:
“The location is excellent to walk around down town Bangor.”

William United States of America
“Character rooms and furniture so don't expect modern. All the rooms are different, with old world, classic, period furniture and fittings. ”

Douglas United Kingdom
“Coffee Shop adjacent to lobby was excellent. Location is as good as it could be.”

Christopher United States of America
“The staff was exceptional. The location was great despite the fact that I booked a Sunday night there, checked in late and everything was closed. The hike up Katahdin took longer than I Planned.”

Charles United States of America
“Rooms are comfortable and clean. Very friendly and helpful staff. Location is excellent for concerts.”

Mindy United States of America
“The bed was comfortable and the room was fairly quiet once the traffic dies down.”

Ronah United States of America
“Location was perfect. Staff was very friendly. Very clean . I like that it is not “cookie cutter “ with everything the same.”

Denise Canada
“The location is great right downtown and near many restaurants.”

Jim United States of America
“The location was great! Cute little coffee shop connected to the hotel.”

Gena United States of America
“The location was great. The lobbby was comfortable. Parking turned out okay, though I was apprehensive at first about about parking on the street as the garage was a little far away.”

Lynda United States of America

Located off Highway 2, this art gallery inn is less than a 5-minute walk from Penobscot Theater and Bangor Harbor Cruises. It features free Wi-Fi in the lobby.

A TV is equipped in each room at The Charles Inn. The traditionally styled rooms feature warm colors and include a radio and private bathroom.

The University of Maine Museum of Art and Hamlin Mall are a 3-minute walk from this inn. Bangor International Airport is 3.3 miles away.

This property also has one of the top-rated locations in Bangor! Guests are happier about it compared to other properties in the area.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.9 for a two-person trip.

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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.9)

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An Inside Look at The Charles Inn

Within a 5 minute walking distance are seven excellent restaurants, five delis, espresso and sandwich shops, three terrific pubs - including a micro brewery plus ecletic shops, boutiques, galleries, live theatre, concerts, art exhibitions and river cruises, as well as Bangor's beautiful downtown parks, waterfront and harbor views. When planning a wedding, anniversary, reunion, or other family event, or booking accomodations for for business or professional clients, please consider The Charles Inn...someplace truly different and unique in Downtown Bangor, Maine.

Area Info – Guests loved walking around the neighborhood!

Closest Landmarks

Great Fire of 1911 Historic District
0.2 miles
Collins Center for the Arts
8.5 miles
Fort Knox State Historic Site
16.3 miles

Restaurants & Markets

Bottles & Cans Market
0.5 miles
Shaws Supermarket
1 miles
Blaze Restaurant
0 miles
Paddy Murphy's Cafe/Bar
0 miles
Umami Cafe/Bar
0 miles

Natural Beauty

Penobscot Theatre Ski lift
0.5 miles
Penobscot Observatory River
18 miles

Closest Airports

Bangor International Airport
2.6 miles
Knox County Regional Airport
53.7 miles
Augusta State Airport
60.3 miles

What Travelers Love About This Location

“We stayed in the Stephen King room. Such a great location and very friendly and helpful staff.”

Terry

Canada

“The staff and location were amazing and very helpful.”

Linda

Canada

9.1

“Excellent customer service, nice clean, central location”

Dezhi

Australia

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1 Restaurant On Site

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Food: American, Pizza

Open for: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Cocktail hour

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3:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card at check-in

Check-out

7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to room type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room.

Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

Free! Up to two children under 16 years stay free of charge when using existing beds.

Free! Any additional older children or adults stay free of charge for extra beds.

The maximum number of extra beds in a room is 1.

Any type of extra bed is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.

Pets

Pets are allowed. Charges may apply.

The Charles Inn accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

The Fine Print

If arriving after 22:00 hours, all guests must verify their arrival time and credit card information by contacting the property prior to their late check-in. There will be a lock-box code given for all late check-ins.

Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

Please inform The Charles Inn of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

“Character rooms and furniture so don't expect modern. All the rooms are different, with old world, classic, period furniture and fittings. Public area around reception is a nice place to sit a while and the access to the excellent coffee shop next door is a bonus. Great location right in the heart of downtown. Liked it.”

Douglas

United Kingdom

“The staff was exceptional. The location was great despite the fact that I booked a Sunday night there, checked in late and everything was closed. The hike up Katahdin took longer than I Planned.”

Charles

United States of America

“The location was great. The lobbby was comfortable. Parking turned out okay, though I was apprehensive at first about about parking on the street as the garage was a little far away.”

Lynda

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Newest Reviews for The Charles Inn

Reviewed: November 18, 2018

William
United States of America
7.1

“The staff was friendly so the stay was acceptable. The building needs major renovation work.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
The room was not the one I booked on booking.com, the bed was too small and worn out and the heating system could not be set for a specific temperature - it was either too hot or too cold. Parking is difficult since you must unload your bags on a narrow one way street. The property is ancient and needs a total renovation.
The location is excellent to walk around down town Bangor.

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 15, 2018

Anonymous
Canada
5.4

“Watch for the hidden costs. ”
- • Business trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The hidden costs. $4.98/night service fee and $5/night cleaning fee that were not shown on the pricing. Along with the $10/night parking in a parkade quite a distance away that only charges $6/night if we were to purchase it from the parkade itself. Then the WiFi that we paid $9.99/day that wasn't high speed, which was $14.99/day, was sufficient if we waited to download and not stream anything. Per night the cost would be an extra $10 for the "service and cleaning" fees. If you have a vehicle, another $10. WiFi? If you intend to stream anything it's $14.99/night. Oh, the second night and following morning there was no hot water.
The location is fine, though it would have been easier to take a taxi as parking is at a premium. The historic ambiance was fine.

Stayed in November 2018
Reviewed: November 1, 2018

Adam
Australia
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Parking was difficult

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 31, 2018

Rebecca
United States of America
10

“Great place”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
I couldn't use the tub, lol. Wouldn't hold water. No worries though!
Front desk super nice and helpful 😁👍

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 30, 2018

Susanne
Canada
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room with Two Double Beds
- • Stayed 1 night
carpets and walls were very tired looking. It really needs some serious renovations - not removing anything of the old charm, but refreshing flooring and walls.
the location. nice and central.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 29, 2018

Douglas
United Kingdom
8.3

“Well located, friendly welcome, full of character. Felt safe.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 3 nights
Suppose the bed was a bit creaky, but that's what you get with period furniture. Added to the charm for me.
Character rooms and furniture so don't expect modern. All the rooms are different, with old world, classic, period furniture and fittings. Public area around reception is a nice place to sit a while and the access to the excellent coffee shop next door is a bonus. Great location right in the heart of downtown. Liked it.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 28, 2018

Nanny
United States of America
7.1

“Cute themed rooms but property had flaws and lacked free wifi, parking, breakfast.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
Sink was in the bedroom, not the bathroom -- and it did not have hot water, leaked.
Location, bed.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 24, 2018

Anonymous
Canada
6.7

Pleasant
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Standard Single Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The bed was horribly uncomfortable and access to somewhere to drop luggage
The location and history of the building

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: October 18, 2018

Meagan
United States of America
9.2

Awesome
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room with Two Double Beds
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The parking situation is not good.

Stayed in September 2018
Reviewed: October 12, 2018

Christopher
United States of America
5.0

“You'd think that after 100+ years they'd have figured out some basic details, but they haven't.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
While showering just after arrival, I heard a door open and close a couple times. Turns out the the door to the adjoining room was not locked!!! The next door room was occupied, but the guest was not there. I immediately reported to the staff, who locked the door via deadbolt, but this is a major oversight!!! I was not offered any kind of compensation... not even a WiFi voucher or discounted future stay - which was very disappointing. Aside from that, the room was not well thought-out; no outlets at desk or nightstands to charge phone. TV had to be turned on manually before remote would work, carpet was badly stained, no closet - the only place to hang clothes was a rod under a shelf, which had a giant easy-chair beneath it and too few hangers. Lamps need two hands to turn on because of tough push-buttons that slide them across the table. Fan in the bathroom is turned on by pull chain 2 inches from the ceiling. Need to fuss with jiggling an old lock and key to get in the front door after hours. Again - not well thought out.
Coffee Shop adjacent to lobby was excellent. Location is as good as it could be.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 9, 2018

Javier
United States of America
8.3

“Worth it.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 5 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The ill working sink handles.
The ambiance

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 8, 2018

Michael
United States of America
7.1

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
Whole process of checking in, getting parking could have been more organized.
location

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 7, 2018

Sandra
United States of America
9.2

“Accommodating and friendly staff.”
- • With a pet
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • King Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Room floor was very uneven. Bed creaked with every move.
They were very very friendly and they take dogs.

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 7, 2018

John
United States of America
5.0

Fair
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Mattress was terrible! Sagged badly in middle. Desk clerk didn’t tell us about complimentary breakfast, costing us almost $20. Room was absolutely freezing. Desk clerk was overtly unfriendly and should be fired.
Great location

Stayed in October 2018
Reviewed: October 6, 2018

Janna
United States of America
7.5

“Good location to stay in Bangor.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Private Bathroom
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Breakfast was 1,5 Miles away..
Great location, nice staff, very clean

Stayed in October 2018

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