a suite adds a sleeping loft with a sleigh bed. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there's also a guest fridge, and a living room with a 19th-century marble fireplace. parking is included. set on an acre of gardens in the towns historic district, this upscale, cape cod-style b&b is a mile from surf drive beach and 4 miles from nobska light. the 7 elegant, airy rooms, most with 4-poster beds, feature free wi-fi, sitting areas and flat-screen tvs. all offer en suite bathrooms with rainfall showers and designer toiletries; some have fireplaces. hot breakfast is served on the 2,000-sq-ft wraparound porch. minimum-stay rules may apply, and kids age 12 and older are welcome Boston Logan International Airport 1 hr 19
Falmouth Beach (5 min) Sprawling white-sand beach offering swimming, sunbathing, seasonal lifeguards & rock jetties. South Cape Beach State Park (27 min) Over 1 mile of white-sand beach & boardwalks, plus woodlands & ponds for hiking, boating & fishing. Cape Cod Winery (10 min) Winery and wine Flying Horses Carousel (1 hr 3) Working antique carousel from Coney Island NY with detailed, stationary horses & iconic brass rings. East Chop Lighthouse (1 hr 6) On a bluff overlooking the harbor, this historic lighthouse is open seasonally on Sundays at sunset. Martha's Vineyard Museum (1 hr 1) Historic buildings with exhibits on island history & culture from pre-Colonial to modern times. Falmouth Heights (8 min) Joseph Sylvia State Beach (1 hr 8) This 2-mi. stretch of sandy beach & shallow water was a main shooting location in the film Jaws. Old Silver Beach (13 min) Wide, white-sand beach with sweeping bay vistas, rock jetties & calm waters popular with swimmers. Elizabeth Islands (7 min) Six-acre woodland garden with springtime flowers by a pond with winding paths & nautical artifacts. Falmouth Heights Beach (8 min) Woods Hole Science Aquarium (10 min) Small aquarium (known as the nation's first) with exhibits & touch tanks featuring local sea life. Nobska Lighthouse (9 min) 1800s lighthouse & scenic point with views stretching from Woods Hole Harbor to Martha's Vineyard. Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association (1 hr 6) 1800s religious campground noted for its colorful gingerbread cottages & central tabernacle. |