beach gear and parking are complimentary. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. upgraded rooms add sitting areas, and some include fireplaces and/or balcony access. a breakfast buffet is served on a garden deck, or in 1 of 2 elegant sitting rooms. the 8 polished rooms offer egyptian cotton linens, designer toiletries and private bathrooms, as well as flat-screen tvs and free wi-fi. all-day coffee and tea is provided, and evening wine tastings occur seasonally. housed in a former silk factory dating from 1835, this elegant b&b is a 3-minute walk from the whaling museum of the nantucket historical association and an 8-minute walk from children's beach Nantucket Memorial Airport 12 min
Madaket Beach (15 min) Long, sandy, windswept beach dotted with cottages, a popular spot for watching the sunset. Great Point Lighthouse (34 min) Historic lighthouse, rebuilt in 1986, sited on the dunes of the Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge. Maria Mitchell Aquarium (10 min) Cisco Beach (10 min) Low-key, rustic sand beach on the Atlantic side with waves attracting surfers & bodyboarders. Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum (9 min) Small museum dedicated to baskets crafted by local men stationed on offshore lightships. 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. Maria Mitchell Association (9 min) Observatory, science museum, and museum Sankaty Head Light (22 min) Red-striped lighthouse on a bluff dating back to 1850 featuring scenic ocean & golf-course views. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Gatehouse (20 min) Brant Point Lighthouse (16 min) This scenic 1901 tower is the 9th light station built at this historic site since colonial times. Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum (12 min) Tracing the history of local shipwrecks & rescues with historic documents & artifacts, plus demos. Old Mill (14 min) Restored 1746 windmill, open in summer, where visitors can watch gears grind corn into meal. Jetties Beach (6 min) Popular spot with a spacious sand beach, restrooms & a lively eatery serving local seafood & drinks. Bartlett's Farm (8 min) Whaling Museum (3 min) Island-history museum, in an 1846 candle factory, with a whale skeleton, artifacts & a roof deck. |