the refined rooms offer flat-screens and free wi-fi, plus shared or private patios with harbor views. bright 1-bedroom suites add separate living rooms with sofabeds. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. a bar-and-grill eatery has harbor views. built as a collection of cottages in the 1920s, this upscale hotel overlooking children's beach and nantucket harbor is a 10-minute walk from the ferry terminal. complimentary amenities include parking, beach and ferry shuttle service, morning coffee and pastries, and evening wine-and-cheese socials in a polished library. there's also a spa, loaner beach gear, a gym and a business center. cottages with up to 3 bedrooms also are available Nantucket Memorial Airport 13 min
Brant Point Lighthouse (6 min) This scenic 1901 tower is the 9th light station built at this historic site since colonial times. Whaling Museum (6 min) Island-history museum, in an 1846 candle factory, with a whale skeleton, artifacts & a roof deck. Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum (12 min) Small museum dedicated to baskets crafted by local men stationed on offshore lightships. Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge Gatehouse (20 min) Jethro Coffin House - Oldest House (11 min) Tours are offered of this saltbox home built in 1686, well-known as the oldest house on Nantucket. Egan Maritime's Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum (13 min) Tracing the history of local shipwrecks & rescues with historic documents & artifacts, plus demos. Madaket Beach (15 min) Long, sandy, windswept beach dotted with cottages, a popular spot for watching the sunset. Cisco Beach (12 min) Low-key, rustic sand beach on the Atlantic side with waves attracting surfers & bodyboarders. Maria Mitchell Association (18 min) Observatory, science museum, and museum Old Mill (6 min) Restored 1746 windmill, open in summer, where visitors can watch gears grind corn into meal. Sankaty Head Light (23 min) Red-striped lighthouse on a bluff dating back to 1850 featuring scenic ocean & golf-course views. Great Point Lighthouse (35 min) Historic lighthouse, rebuilt in 1986, sited on the dunes of the Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge. Bartlett's Farm (11 min) Maria Mitchell Aquarium (13 min) Jetties Beach (15 min) Popular spot with a spacious sand beach, restrooms & a lively eatery serving local seafood & drinks. |