Is Rent a room in the gorgeous Holt House pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Rent a room in the gorgeous Holt House?

As of 13 Sept 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Rent a room in the gorgeous Holt House on 23 Sept 2025 start from €155.33, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Where is Rent a room in the gorgeous Holt House located?

Located in Parkside, this holiday home is steps away from Casco Bay and Neal S. Dow House. International Cryptozoology Museum and State Street Church are also within 5 minutes. Portland Transportation Center is 24 minutes by foot.

Rent a room in the gorgeous Holt House Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Amanda L.

15 Nov 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great experience

This was a perfect place, close to everything in Portland!

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

YUEJIE

29 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Great people and good location

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Allynn G.

30 Apr 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quick trip

It was a great trip up to Portland and the property met our needs.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica D.

13 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming guest house

The room at Holt House exceeded our expectations in location and style—the old house with its lush interior and dark wood contained many old books and relics from the past. Very cool place to stay—great value.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca R.

30 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Place to Stay

We loved staying at the Holt House. It's a truly beautiful building. It's like staying in a hotel from another era. The room was beautifully decorated with victorian decor and we loved it. It was also handy to have access to a full kitchen on the first floor where we washed some of our dishes. Overall, it was a cozy and quiet place to stay.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joel F.

31 Jul 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

Besides the fact that parking in Portland is a little tricky we loved our stay, great location and within walking distance of many great places!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Caelin M.

24 Oct 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful room!

Such a beautifully decorated, clean, quiet room! I'm so glad we found this listing for our stay in Portland. It's close to many great food places and easy to get to and from other fun tourist activities. Thankfully parking was not an issue, either. We'll look out for this place if we find our way back to Portland!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

karen G.

18 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Maine vacation

The Holt house was definitely very unique. We were in the room which was the library. The main issue we had was parking & hot water faucet at sink did not work. The inn keeper, Teresa was very kind and helpful.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kaj B.

4 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Disliked: Listing accuracy

uncomfortable bed, loud radiator, and horrible glade scent

We had such a bad time here that we had to stay somewhere else for our second night that we had booke here. The bed was so old it felt like the middle had been scooped out. The radiator was banging so loudly it could have been someone banging pots and pans in the next room. The glad plug-in was so intense that it made my spouse itchy whenever we were in the room. There were also holes in the carpet and the decor was distinctly odd.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Carli W.

27 May 2025

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Unclean, unprepared, nightmare!

We decided to give the Holt House a try despite mixed reviews — and unfortunately, it turned out to be a complete nightmare. Upon arrival, there were no keys in the lockbox, leaving us stranded outside. I called the so-called “emergency maintenance” line, and they said they’d try to reach the property manager, offering no immediate help or reassurance.While waiting, we noticed a steady stream of people coming and going, and realized this property appears to be a hybrid of permanent residents and short-term rentals — something that was not made clear in the listing. It felt chaotic and far from what we expected.When someone finally let us in, things only got worse. Our room was still being stripped by the cleaner — despite our arriving three hours after the stated check-in time. The room was filthy, clearly not ready, and left us feeling incredibly uncomfortable. The lack of cleanliness, poor communication, and overall disorganization made us feel we had no choice but to leave and book a hotel instead.This was a terrible start to our trip. I would strongly caution others against booking this property.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Sonja S.

10 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Beautiful property, but needs new mattress

I first booked this Vrbo because it looked like it was across the street from the Westin Hotel, where my convention was being held. The listing on the map needs to be corrected closer to the actual location, which is near Walgreens. More than a ten minute walk to the Westin. As I was by myself, I felt safer taking a ride share at night to my Vrbo. The building of the Vrbo is very beautiful and historic. I stayed in room 14, which was as described, but the mattress does need replaced as it sags in the middle.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Leisa S.

22 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Charming Room

Loved the old house and charming room. Could use a little more lighting and a mirror for ladies to put on makeup and do hair. Batteries for TV remote need replaced. Parking is the big issue, but Walgreens is right beside and let us park in their lot for free during the day.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Craig J.

17 Sept 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in, communication

Room was occupied on arrival

When I arrived my room was already occupied. The emergency contact took over an hour to return my call and was rude and unapologetic about my room being occupied.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Darlene H.

1 Sept 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in

Impressive room in a historic house

The high ceilings and woodwork were so impressive! The screw-up about check-in, which took two nervous hours, turned out to be MY FAULT in booking the wrong dates and still the manager was able to find me lodging in a similar venue for the same price for the one night in question. That takes a lot of extra effort and deserves commendation. The on-site manager was very nice and offered to help with whatever we needed. Parking was not as hard as I had feared. Yes, kitchen had limited pots and pans in the drawers, but were available upon request.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Sara L.

13 Oct 2022

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Great location, a room with on-suite in a wonderful historic mansion with communal kitchen.

William, then host, was very quick to respond to my questions. The house is walking distance to the port, parks and museums. We stayed in the old study / library room. The room has lovely headlight lamp shades and beautiful woodwork. Overall it suited our needs but could be much better with better maintenance. The bedroom tap leaked. The kitchen didn't have enough pots and pans. There is no access to a washing machine.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

2/10 Terrible

Richard H.

9 Jul 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lack of safty

No sink in the bathroom, it was across the room in the living room area. The front door was unlocked all three times when we returned. The refrigerator in the common area smelled horrible when i opened the door. We were told we were the only ones on the main floor but three men were walking around at different times in the kitchen area. my girl friend felt extremely unsafe.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Young G.

18 May 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

31 Aug 2024

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Johanna

1 Aug 2024

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, communication

Voor de prijs waarschijnlijk wel okee, maar wij zouden hier niet meer boeken. Wij vonden het bed en de slaapbank voor onze zoon erg slecht (zakte door, we rolden naar het midden). De communicatie over ontbrekend beddegoed vonden we niet heel prettig gaan. Kamer is verder nogal donker en gedateerd. De ligging richting het centrum is prima, maar parkeren na 18u is dramatisch. Dan moet je naar een parkeergarage verderop.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Annalee

18 Feb 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Communication

Lovely room. Unable to reach the property manager, owner. Tried the website, the app and the 24/7 number. Would have been nice to have two sets of keys for two people. Very difficult to understand all of the parking restrictions.

10/10 Excellent

Richard D.

7 Nov 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vintage

Beautiful house, old style, but cozy property. We enjoyed our stay even though it had a "haunted mansion feel." Great location with easy access to downtown Portland. We would stay here again.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

haiyan

16 Oct 2022

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Stacey K.

29 Jul 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cool place

Nice, quiet place & good location. We enjoyed our stay!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer M.

17 Jul 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property

Excellent stay! The property manager was very responsive and helpful. Lots of tasty restaurants near by and walking distance to so many others. Only one suggestion - curtains or shades at the window. A dark green or burgundy Roman shade would help with privacy and keeping out the dawn while still maintaining the incredible atmosphere. Also, towel hooks in the bathroom to keep people from throwing wet towels on all that gorgeous hardwood!

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

felicia S.

13 Jul 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

City vibe

It was nice to be within walking distance to just about everything! Even the local pop up events. We enjoyed this stay very much

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

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