We love Nantucket, having spent many summers there when we lived in CT. As we were celebrating our 25th anniversary and wanted to experience autumn in New England, we thought this would be a romantic and fun mini vacation. I researched all of the accommodations in the area for the week after Columbus Day, when the summer season is basically over with, but nearly everything is open. We wanted a place with a king sized bed (difficult to find in an inn) and didn't want "charming", as in old and rickety. The website showed each of the rooms, and they looked beatiful. I sent the link around to my parents and another couple who would be traveling with us, and all agreed this was the place to go.

When we arrived (via taxi from the airport), Bill, one of the owners, was there to greet us. He informed us that one of the rooms had wasps which he was attempting to vacuum up (since there are no screens in the windows, a previous visitor had left the window open), but our friends could have another room. The one he was going to give them previously had a person with a dog staying in it, and my friend is allergic to dogs. They gave it a good cleaning, and it seemed to work out, except for the bathroom. The bathroom in their room had a bathtub with out a proper shower, so they had to use the bathroom down the hall to shower. The way the shower door opened, you had to be as thin as a stick to get out if you had the bathroom door closed, since you needed to squeeze between them.

My parents' room (Eel Point) was on the small side, and the tv remote didn't work, since it needed new batteries. My father had to unplug it from the wall to turn it off. Our room (Great Point) was the largest, and the only one with a/c, which didn't work, but the fan did. We needed the fan, since there was no other way to get air moving in the room. Since there were no screens (and the windows didn't stay open anyways), if we left the door open, little flies came in... they were a nuisance! I left a small glass of wine on the counter, and they would collect in there.

There was a stove and small refrigerator upstairs, but the stove wasn't plugged in. There was a microwave, but my friend set off the smoke detector using it! Also, the ice maker upstairs didn't have a drain, so it was unusable. Each room had a small fridge, which was a nice convenience.

The rooms were very well decorated, with hand made tiles in the bathrooms, and nice furnishings and textiles. The beds were very comfortable. We had to make our bed each day, and replace our own towels, since there was no staff, and Bill and his wife Jamie had left for home.

I would give this inn a very mixed review, since some parts of the experience were positive (the central location, nice-looking rooms) but there were many loose ends. The outside of the house needed lots of paint, electrical wires were loosely hanging, and if you didn't know what was inside, you would pass right by. If you booked this by just looking at their very nice and professionally done website, you would never know the rest of the experience. Since they didn't do breakfast, we enjoyed breakfast at Fog Island Cafe (highly recommended!). There were rumors that the place is for sale, so perhaps the next owners can spruce up the outside, and spruce up the service. For the money we paid ($175/night off-season), it's the least they can do!

We will not stay here again. Live and learn!