A Bar Harbor hotelier has expanded his holdings with the purchase of a Hampton Inn under development in Ellsworth.
David Witham, owner of the Bar Harbor Inn and six other hotels in Bar Harbor, purchased the property from Freeport-based Maine Course Hospitality Group, which received city approval to build the hotel in February, according to the Bangor Daily News. Witham approached Peter Anastos, co-owner of Maine Course Hospitality Group, and asked whether the group would be willing to sell.
Witham told the paper he plans to open the hotel as a Hampton Inn by Memorial Day 2010.
