straightforward rooms feature free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs. 8 miles from the island's historic district. meeting/conference space is available. some have desks and/or fireplaces. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. shuttle service to town is free. there are 3 acres of landscaped grounds with seating areas, plus indoor and outdoor pools and hot tubs. complimentary breakfast is cooked-to-order, and morning coffee and afternoon tea is also free. this clapboard inn with a courtyard and gardens is located across the street from nantucket memorial airport and is 2. additional amenities include a fitness center, tennis courts and a billiard room Nantucket Memorial Airport 2 min
Madaket Beach (22 min) Long, sandy, windswept beach dotted with cottages, a popular spot for watching the sunset. Old Mill (8 min) Restored 1746 windmill, open in summer, where visitors can watch gears grind corn into meal. Jetties Beach (14 min) Popular spot with a spacious sand beach, restrooms & a lively eatery serving local seafood & drinks. Maria Mitchell Association (10 min) Observatory, science museum, and museum 'Sconset Bluff Walk (14 min) This footpath with scenic sea & heathland views runs through backyards of homes along the bluff. Jethro Coffin House - Oldest House (12 min) Tours are offered of this saltbox home built in 1686, well-known as the oldest house on Nantucket. Cisco Beach (16 min) Low-key, rustic sand beach on the Atlantic side with waves attracting surfers & bodyboarders. Sconset Beach (12 min) Sandy, wide beach popular for swimming, surfing & fishing, backed by dunes & bluffs. Maria Mitchell Aquarium (8 min) Sankaty Head Light (16 min) Red-striped lighthouse on a bluff dating back to 1850 featuring scenic ocean & golf-course views. Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum (10 min) Tracing the history of local shipwrecks & rescues with historic documents & artifacts, plus demos. Whaling Museum (11 min) Island-history museum, in an 1846 candle factory, with a whale skeleton, artifacts & a roof deck. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Gatehouse (17 min) Great Point Lighthouse (31 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. |