My husband and I recently stayed at the Carriage House with friends. It was very nice... clean, lovely home, great location (down a little lane) and not far from town. The best part was the owners, Haziel and his wife Tomome. Before we even left home, Haziel spent a lot of time answering our travel questions about Nantucket and Cape Cod. He is very knowledgable and gave us valuable information. We arrived early, around 10:30 am, but that was not a problem. One of our rooms was available for our luggage. The day we left they let us leave all our things there until our ferry later in the day. Haziel recommended several restaurants and we found them to be great choices. (Brotherhood of Thieves and Even Keel) I really enjoyed looking through their collection of books about Nantucket. They served a wonderful breakfast outdoors. Tomome makes her own granola and I have to say it is the best! They also served homemade whole wheat muffins, two other kinds of home made coffee cakes, fresh fruit, juices and coffee. We were in room 7, downstairs and it was very large and bright. We would definitely stay here again. It is a very comfortable place at an affordable price.

Haziel was there to greet us at the door with a warm and friendly welcome. I found the rooms to be very clean and comfortable. Breakfast was served on the garden deck. It consisted of the BEST homemade granola, warm muffins, cut up fresh fruit, juice and coffee. The Carriage House is centrally located and is within walking distance to the ferry and shopping. Haziel, thank you for sharing the history and interesting stories of Nantucket with us. I loved Nantucket and will visit the island and The Carriage House again.

He may be doing a study on people and their reactions! After all, he claims to have been a teacher. Haziel dropped the "F Bomb" while retelling an episode (to a group of us) in his teaching career that a student had said! Very out of place! No need that we knew!!!

Someone had moved a small bouquet of roses to the side of a table to see the TV in the TV room and he came in and stated that someone had moved the flowers to see the TV and he put them back in the center of the table. Most strange. He obviously has issues.

Talked politics and insulted Pres. Reagan and it was known to all in ear-shot how ultra liberal he (Haziel) is.

No air-conditioning for those hot days!

One night there was an overpowering smell of eucalyptus in the hallway that was most offensive! The next night it was there again but not as strong, but still stunk!

The rooms are advertised as rooms, each with its own shower. That's FALSE! Some rooms share a shower and a few rooms have the private showers. Be forewarned!!

Having read all the reviews at this time (19 of them) I'm willing to bet he's doing some kind of study of people and how we respond to various things while staying at the B&B OR he does definitely have issues that a doctor could take care of.

Never got introduced to his wife, Tomomi. I was beginning to wonder if he was married! Turns out she bakes and sets up breakfast and cleans the rooms. I asked a woman who was cleaning a room one day and she said she was his wife. Poor thing! He must dictate to her and think she's a lesser being or something. Really sad!!!

Rooms were clean! Had shut down our two bedroom windows and I told Haziel I had because it looked like rain and I didn't want anything to get wet/ruined. When we returned to our room both the windows were wide open! So what else did he do or look at?

Well, just proceed with caution.....it's your money and "down time". Price good but I would not return a second time. Was not a comfortable experience~ Definitely not a dream trip!

On our recent trip to Nantucket, we booked two nights at The Carriage House and definitely enjoyed our stay. We were looking for an island retreat to get away from a shamefully dirty farmhouse we'd rented for the week in the Stockbridge area of Massachusetts, and we were delighted to find The Carriage House impeccably clean and comfortable. The rooms are decorated in a country style -- rather shabby chic -- and we couldn't find even a speck of dust in the room; that's how clean it was. It's within a 5 minute walking distance of the wharf and other major downtown points of interest like shops and restaurants, and we were able to find plenty of on-street parking for the Jeep we'd rented for exploring the island.

Don't listen to the other negative reviews of Haziel, the owner. He's an environmentally-conscious and politically-aware person who reads voraciously and has traveled all over the world. He engages his guests in intellectual conversation at breakfast, and that may be a turn-off for some, especially those who do not share his political views. Despite that, Haziel is excellent with names and even remembered our 6-year old daughter's name and introduced her to everyone at breakfast for two consecutive mornings. His wife, Tomomi, makes the most delectable muffins and homemade coffee breads for breakfast. Both are so yummy but not overly sugary. These are balanced by a selection of cut fresh fruit, homemade granola & a non-sugary cereal mix (corn flakes, cheerios, shredded wheat) -- along with fresh squeezed juice, organic milk, and fair-trade organic coffee.

Vacationers would be hard-pressed to find a more affordable, comfortable, and welcoming B&B on Nantucket. If/when we return to the island, I would not hesitate to book The Carriage House again. It was truly a home away from home.