free breakfast is served in an airy, elegant lounge featuring designer furniture and a free-standing fireplace. there's also a terrace with a fire pit, and a steam room. polished, whitewashed rooms with stylish furnishings feature free wi-fi, smart tvs and minifridges, as well as ipod docks and ipads. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. minimum-stay rules may apply. a 4-minute walk from the steamship authority ferry terminal, this chic, colonial-style hotel is 9 minutes' walk from jethro coffin house and a 13-minute walk from the historic brant point light. spa treatments are available (fee). some rooms add 4-poster beds and/or keurig coffeemakers Nantucket Memorial Airport 11 min
Bartlett's Farm (10 min) Whaling Museum (1 min) Island-history museum, in an 1846 candle factory, with a whale skeleton, artifacts & a roof deck. Great Point Lighthouse (32 min) Historic lighthouse, rebuilt in 1986, sited on the dunes of the Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge. Brant Point Lighthouse (14 min) This scenic 1901 tower is the 9th light station built at this historic site since colonial times. Maria Mitchell Aquarium (7 min) Jetties Beach (19 min) Popular spot with a spacious sand beach, restrooms & a lively eatery serving local seafood & drinks. Madaket Beach (16 min) Long, sandy, windswept beach dotted with cottages, a popular spot for watching the sunset. Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum (11 min) Tracing the history of local shipwrecks & rescues with historic documents & artifacts, plus demos. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Gatehouse (18 min) Old Mill (16 min) Restored 1746 windmill, open in summer, where visitors can watch gears grind corn into meal. Sankaty Head Light (21 min) Red-striped lighthouse on a bluff dating back to 1850 featuring scenic ocean & golf-course views. Maria Mitchell Association (12 min) Observatory, science museum, and museum Cisco Beach (12 min) Low-key, rustic sand beach on the Atlantic side with waves attracting surfers & bodyboarders. Jethro Coffin House - Oldest House (9 min) Tours are offered of this saltbox home built in 1686, well-known as the oldest house on Nantucket. Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum (8 min) Small museum dedicated to baskets crafted by local men stationed on offshore lightships. |