hot breakfast and parking are complimentary. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. close to shops and restaurants, this modest hotel is a mile from falmouth heights beach, 2 miles from the shining sea bikeway and a 6-minute walk from the dock for ferries to martha's vineyard. the straightforward rooms offer free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, along with coffeemakers, microwaves and minifridges Boston Logan International Airport 1 hr 21
Inkwell Beach (1 hr 8) Narrow, sandy strip of public beach with a lifeguard, jetty & views of the ferry terminal. Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association (1 hr 10) 1800s religious campground noted for its colorful gingerbread cottages & central tabernacle. Oak Bluffs Town Beach (1 hr 7) Edgartown Harbor Light (1 hr 23) Lighthouse, harbor, and art Elizabeth Islands (10 min) Six-acre woodland garden with springtime flowers by a pond with winding paths & nautical artifacts. Nobska Lighthouse (13 min) 1800s lighthouse & scenic point with views stretching from Woods Hole Harbor to Martha's Vineyard. Falmouth Heights (5 min) Joseph Sylvia State Beach (1 hr 12) This 2-mi. stretch of sandy beach & shallow water was a main shooting location in the film Jaws. Cape Cod Children's Museum (20 min) More than 20 interactive play-&-learn exhibits designed for 6-month-olds to 8-year-olds. Woods Hole Historical Museum (11 min) Diorama of town circa-1895 in old captain's home, plus boat museum & recreated hobby workshop. East Chop Lighthouse (1 hr 10) On a bluff overlooking the harbor, this historic lighthouse is open seasonally on Sundays at sunset. Martha's Vineyard Museum (1 hr 5) Historic buildings with exhibits on island history & culture from pre-Colonial to modern times. Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (13 min) Estuary reserve state park with trails, boating & over 2,700 acres of barrier beaches & marshlands. Cahoon Museum of American Art (23 min) 19th century to contemporary & regional art on display at a museum in a colonial Georgian house. |