I can heartily endorse looking into Maine vacation rentals as a perfect family vacation idea even if it's just the two of you. I have not been to any of the rental homes featured on this particular site, but I did spend the first week of September back in 2005 at a vacation rental similar to the ones featured.
Here is a quick description of one of the homes featured...A farmhouse thatwas built around 1912 and has been lovingly restored sitting is on approximately 1 and 1/2 acres of shore front land with stairs to a private tidal beach. You are free to use the kayaks and canoes. There is a stream running through the back corner that borders one side of the lot. A portion of the property has been left uncut and there are beautiful wild flowers. Old landscaping from back when it was a family home include lilacs, poppies. peonies, honeysuckle, antique roses, rugosa roses and an assortment of herbs.
That reminds me, when we were staying a our vacation rental we happened upon a local fish seller and bought some of his catch. We were quite glad to find just the right herbs to go with the fish right in the garden. There were also wild blueberries nearby, I went out one morning while everyone else was asleep to pick blueberries to go with breakfast. It was dawn and there was a mist in the air. I heard an unfamiliar noise and looked up the beach to see two fox kits (pups) play fighting while their mother kept a watchful eye on them.
I'm not sure what the standard amenities for a vacation home are, but we were amazed with ours. There was a standard coffee maker AND a french press. There was a serious family sized microwave. There was a gas fireplace with a remote control. There was sugar and tea and coffee, and also herbal teas. There was a corkscrew. There were books, I read Picture of Darian Gray. There were beach toys. There was a clothes line. There was a barbeque. I could go on and on, basically we did not want for anything that week.
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