We at the King's Port Inn want to wish everybody a happy spring. We hope you are enjoying the season thus far. We wanted to share a brief history of the King's Port Inn.
The history of the King's Port Inn is suprisingly simple. Before 1950, there was a farm house that sat on the current lot of the King's Port Inn, on the corner of Rt. 9 and Rt. 35. There is a photograph of this house printed by the Journal Tribune which hangs in our lobby.
At some point in the 1950's, the farm house was torn down, and a restaurant was built. The owners of this restaurant were Don and Elise Showalter. They then expanded the property to include a small hotel, along with the restaurant. The name of this hotel was "Ye Old Highway Inn" and was built in the 1960's. In the 1970's, the Showalter's changed the name of this hotel to the "Nautilus". That name stuck until the late 1970's. The name of the hotel again changed to it's current name "The King's Port Inn". The Showalter's sold "The King's Port Inn" to a college professor named Bill Greer in the early 1980's. Mr. Greer was a handy man, and added some rooms and the third floor to the original hotel. He owned the property up until 2002, when the current owners, the Kudas family, purchased the property from him.
So, as of 2016, there have been 3 different owners of the King's Port Inn. The King's Port Inn has been in business for approximately 60 years. We hope you enjoyed this brief history, and find time to visit us this season.
We have premium rooms with a king bed or 2 queens for only $89 a night. We also have Jaccuzi rooms for only $119 a night. All rooms come with a free continental breakfast, free wi fi, and free parking. We are a short walking distance to downtown Kennebunkport. Please call us at 800-286-5767 to make a reservation.
The King's Port Inn
