If your looking to put down stakes in the heart of Boothbay Harbor, the Admiral's Quarters Inn, a recently renovated sea captain's home, provides an eagle's-eye view of all that's going on on land and at sea and is within easy walking distance of shops, restaurants and piers. Built in 1830, the inn offers seven tidy guests rooms (most are two-room suites) which include private entrances, decks, baths, telephones and cable televisions. You can linger over your hearty homemade buffet breakfast in the panoramic solarium which overlooks all of the harbor and all the bustle on the waterfront; and on those occasional dreary Maine summer days, there's sure to be a fire in the wood stove. Settle down in the sliding swing (lit by a railroad lantern at night) on the meticulously manicured grounds; or if the inn's rich nautical history has excited your imagination, stand sentry on your deck and imagine barking orders at passersby to shine the brass or walk the plank.