Auburn/Lewiston Maine area - place to stay?

[Papa Bear]

I'll be doing some day hiking and benchmark hunting in Maine around Aug. 9 -11. Auburn/Lewiston is about the middle of the places where I'll be headed.

Any suggestions as to cheap but not sleazy motels, B&Bs, etc. in that area?

Thanks

 

[Jay H]

Does that include campgrounds?

Not in the twin cities of Lewiston/Auburn but my friend and I stayed in a nice private campground on Sebago Lake before we rode through Lewiston/Auburn. We even went to their library to check our mail, get the weather, etc.

http://www.familynfriends.com/facilities.shtml

It's on the west shore of Sebago and was a nice place with sites that weren't on top of each other and they had a small store with microwaves and places to eat.

Jay

 

[Tuco]

In this thread MichaelJ recommended a hotel in Auburn http://www.vftt.org/forums/showthread.php?t=23923&highlight=auburn

Its the second post....

 

[MichaelJ]

Heck yeah. The Sleepytime Motel is an awesome little place, only 6 rooms, not far from the highway and plenty quiet, immaculate rooms, fridge, microwave, coffee maker, tv, a/c ... good price, too. Definitely gets our recommendation.

 

[Gamehiker]

I pass by the Sleepy Time everytime I go towards N Conway-Kanc. I have never stayed there cause, heck it's only 11 miles from my house. Michael J's report confirms my suspicions that it's a good place to stay. There are a couple of places to eat ( Subway, Dunkin Donuts, Chinese) close by as well.

 

[Papa Bear]

Does that include campgrounds?

Not in the twin cities of Lewiston/Auburn but my friend and I stayed in a nice private campground on Sebago Lake before we rode through Lewiston/Auburn. We even went to their library to check our mail, get the weather, etc.

http://www.familynfriends.com/facilities.shtml

It's on the west shore of Sebago and was a nice place with sites that weren't on top of each other and they had a small store with microwaves and places to eat.

Jay

I didn't want to drag all my camping gear up due to the fact that part of the trip (NYC - Natick MA) is via bus.

Sleepy Time sound interesting. Any other suggestions out there?

 

[king tut]

The cities of the Androscoggin, my childhood hometown. Not sure about places to stay, but if you want a good ole meal at a sports bar, check out Gippers in downtown Auburn. By the way, if you go a week later, they are having the balloon festival, which is pretty interesting, but the area will be crowded.