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Rooms with Views

A view of the Nubble Lighthouse from inside a Viewpoint Hotel private guest suite with person exiting the room through a Marvin Elevate Sliding door.

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Some of Maine’s best ocean scenery—perfectly and picturesquely framed at the Viewpoint Hotel.

For decades, the iconic Nubble Lighthouse on Cape Neddick in York, Maine, has invited so much wonder and interest that it’s recognized by people all over the world—a true quintessential New England lighthouse. Fortuitously, The Viewpoint Hotel, a popular wedding destination and summertime getaway, has unobstructed views of Nubble Lighthouse, not to mention distant views of Boon Island Lighthouse and the Atlantic Ocean.

To celebrate the hotel’s unique, memory-making location, Viewpoint’s owners recently added seven new and private guest suites, each offering some of the most picturesque views in the Northeast.

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Design: CR Design

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Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine from the Viewpoint Hotel.

Originally, a restaurant was considered for the project. Viewpoint Hotel co-founder and CEO Joe Lipton said the team took time to consider the history of the site and decided on new guest rooms instead, inspired by the history of the property and a “cabana colony” of seven art deco dwellings that existed in the 1950s. This new iteration was anything but a throwback to the past, however, as Viewpoint opted to make history by creating roomy guest units stacked right into the hillside—three guest rooms on top, four on the bottom—which feature earthy green roofs and passive energy design.

Each space features a king-sized bed and glass facades, which not only frame the ocean scenery but are strategically placed to allow in light, sea breezes, and views of the water—views that can even be seen from the in-unit shower and are reflected in the bathroom mirror.

Under the creative direction of architect Chris Reynolds of CR Design in New York City, the new guest units, which debuted in late summer 2023, were designed with a clean and chic aesthetic and to support the hotel’s commitment to sustainability. Reynolds found that partnering with Marvin yielded a design that seamlessly blends into the hillside and enhances the new architecture, all while framing the iconic views and creating showstopping sightlines from the guest rooms.

Settling on the best product for the project took time and consideration, Reynolds said. Ultimately, Marvin doors were selected for their quality, price point, and availability for the fast-moving project.

“The value proposition that Marvin offered was a fraction of the cost of European providers with similar products,” Reynolds said.

The Viewpoint Hotel in York Maine on the Atlantic Ocean.

A private guest suite with Marvin Elevate Sliding door and bed surrounded by plants at the Viewpoint Hotel in York, Maine.

A view of the Nubble Lighthouse from inside a Viewpoint Hotel private guest suite through a Marvin Elevate Sliding door.

A visit to the Marvin at 7 Tide Brand Experience Center was also crucial for advancing the work. The knowledge guides at Marvin at 7 Tide helped the design and hotel teams envision the finished Marvin products once they were installed. Lisa Massari, brand ambassador at Marvin at 7 Tide, said that by using visualization tools, they were able to project a rendering of Marvin Elevate four-paneled sliding doors onto the wall so the team could get a real sense of how the products would look in the completed rooms and how guests would feel in the space. With the Elevate doors, two inner panels effortlessly slide to two outer panels, creating a 7-foot opening, and making the vision of a true inside-outside space a reality.

The patio of a private guest suite at the Viewpoint Hotel in York, Maine, through a Marvin Elevate Sliding door.

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“When you open those two doors up, there’s a flow that goes from outside to inside.”

—Joe Lipton, Viewpoint Hotel co-founder and CEO

For guests, these views with their minimized visual distractions are “like a private show to the ocean,” Massari said. With their fiberglass exterior and dual pane insulated glass, the doors are designed to endure Maine's ever-changing coastal conditions.

Lipton loves the simple yet dependable style Marvin Elevate products add to their new guest suites.

“When you open those two doors up, there’s a flow that goes from outside to inside,” Lipton said.

He adds that this type of convenient access also resonates with guests, even those visiting in the thick of winter. “There’s not a better place to watch a nor’easter.”

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