Your Bethel ski basecamp: a beautifully remodeled, Scandinavian-inspired duplex 8 minutes from Sunday River and a short walk to the village. You get both sides of the home, so two couples or a crew of friends can share the trip without sharing a hallway. Each side has its own kitchen, living room, bathroom, and bedrooms, plus a big dining room on Unit A for everyone to gather. Free EV charging on site. Note: the two units do not interconnect indoors.
Two Sides, One Basecamp — A Scandi-Style Duplex Steps from Bethel Village
Picture this: it's a Saturday in February. One side of the duplex is already up, coffee brewing at the bar, someone pulling back the curtain because it snowed overnight and the backyard is untouched. The other side is just stirring, the fireplace clicking on, a friend wandering over in socks to see if there's a second pot going. By eight you're all in the big dining room, boots lined up by the door, deciding whether today is a Sunday River day or a Mt. Abram day. By 8:20 you're on the hill. By 4:30 you're back, and the fondue pot is out.
That's the rhythm of this place. It's built for the group that wants to travel together without living on top of each other: two couples splitting a ski week, a crew of old friends, a bachelor or bachelorette weekend, siblings reconnecting, or a team of remote workers who need a quiet desk by day and a long table by night. You get roughly 1,700 sq. ft. across both sides of the duplex, two full kitchens, two full baths, three bedrooms plus a pull-out, and a layout that lets everyone retreat to their own corner and then come back together when it's time to eat.
Bring your EV. There's an Off-Peak charger on site, free for guests, so you plug in at night and wake up ready for the mountain.
Thoughtful Details
We poured a lot of care into both sides, and the goal was simple: a space you don't want to leave. The design is modern and Scandinavian-inspired, which in practice means warm lighting instead of overhead glare, neutral tones that let the snow outside do the talking, and soft textures everywhere you'd want to sink into after a day on the slopes. It's calm. It's uncluttered. It feels like a deep breath.
In both units you'll find:
- Fully equipped kitchens with real cookware, utensils, a stocked spice rack, and cookbooks featuring local Maine recipes if you want to try your hand at something from here
- Fondue pots, because nothing turns a Tuesday night into an event quite like melted cheese and a pile of bread
- Yoga mats for a slow morning stretch in the window light before anyone else is awake
- Board games and cards for the nights you'd rather put the phones down and actually talk
- Smart TVs in every bedroom and living area (43"–65"), with Netflix already logged in; sign into your own accounts for anything else
Unit A — The Gathering Side
This is the bigger of the two and the natural hub for the whole group.
Two bedrooms, one with a King and one with a Queen, each with its own Smart TV and charging ports right on the nightstands so your phone is never across the room when the alarm goes off. One full bathroom.
The living room is where everyone ends up. Big windows, deep comfortable seating, and a 65" Smart TV for movie night. In winter you can watch the snow come down from the couch; in summer the light pours in and stays late.
The kitchen is open and fully stocked for real home-cooked meals, and the live-edge breakfast bar is the best seat in the house: coffee in hand, snow falling, nowhere you need to be yet. There's also a coffee bar set up and ready to go, so the first person up can get things moving.
And then there's the dining room. It's large on purpose, with seating for six and room to pull in more, so both sides of the duplex can gather for family-style dinners, long breakfasts, and the kind of card games that run past midnight.
Unit B — The Quiet Side
This side is ideal for a couple, or the friends who want their own front door.
The King bedroom doubles as a workspace with a dedicated desk, so if someone in your group needs to take calls or get a few hours of focused work in, they can close the door and do it in peace, then walk ten feet to join everyone for lunch. The living room has a fireplace and a pull-out Queen sofa bed for extra guests, and the kitchen and dining space seat four and come fully stocked with cooking essentials, Maine-inspired cookbooks, and its own fondue pot.
The bathroom is a consistent guest favorite: double vanities with plenty of counter space, and a separate shower-and-toilet area so two people can get ready at once without anyone waiting in the hall.
Location — Walk to Town, Minutes to the Mountain
You'll be hard pressed to find a more convenient spot in Bethel.
- 1 minute by car, or a 5–10 minute walk, to Bethel Village: restaurants, a small grocery store, and the Saturday farmers market
- Right on the Bethel Snowmobile Trail, with ample parking for trailers; ride straight from the driveway
- 8 minutes to Sunday River
- 10 minutes to Mt. Abram
- 18 minutes to Grafton Notch State Park for hiking, waterfalls, and the kind of views that end up as your phone background
- 30 minutes to the White Mountain National Forest
On clear winter nights, step out back and look up the hill. You might catch the lights of Mt. Abram glowing in the distance.
Good to Know
We're located directly off Route 2, which is exactly why getting anywhere is so easy. It also means a couple of honest things worth mentioning:
- On a powder day, you'll be among the first to reach the mountain. Route 2 is one of the first roads plowed in the area, so while others are waiting on side streets, you're already loading the car.
- You may notice a little road noise outside. Inside, the home is newly insulated with modern windows, and it stays quiet and cozy.
And for the everyday stuff, you can walk:
- Dollar General, across the street
- CVS, across the street
- Rusty Lantern, next door
Forgot toothpaste, need a bag of ice, want a late-night snack run? It's a two-minute walk, not a drive.
