My wife and I stayed at this lovely place overlooking Marblehead harbor and Ft. Sewell. The view was to say the least - spectacular! We enjoyed our "cottage" in the back of the stately home and found everything very neat and clean. The owner told told us about different restaurants and we set out walking around this enchanting town.

We would highly reccomend this place to any of our friends.

We stayed at the Oceanwatch for one night of our honeymoon. However, since this is our second marriage - we've been around. For our honeymoon, we traveled up and down the New England coast, staying at a different bed and breakfast each night. I used to live in Marblehead, and was excited at the thought of staying right out over Fort Sewall. I wanted to share the fantastic ocean view with my new hubby. What a disappointment! We arrived very late, so we didn't get to partake in the usual gabfest in the sitting room with the owners. But I soon realized, it would not have happened, regardless of what time we arrived. There was a white board with a note, asking us to ring the bell. We rang the bell and the owner opened the door about two inches, sticking the key at our face. I can't remember "exactly", but I am not sure she even greeted us. The beds were hard and lumpy. The rooms were definately Laura Ashley from the 80's. The bathrooms were tiny, and hardly allowed any room for getting ready in the morning! The television was about a 12 inch, from the 80's as well. Granted, we weren't there to watch tv, but the whole room gave an atmosphere of being outdated. In the morning, we found cold rolls and cereal in the "sitting room" which consisted of wicker furniture - nothing comfy. We were given one small pot of coffee. As we were leaving, we ran onto a couple checking in. They said they come every year - and how much they LOVE the place! Go figure! I guess some people prefer to be left alone and enjoy a cold, unfriendly staff. My husband and I enjoy meeting the bed and breakfast owners. You can find out the best places to eat and visit in the area. Most owners also love hearing about our part of the country and our travels. So maybe, it is a "personal taste" thing. After raving to my hubby about Marblehead and how beautiful the town is (and how friendly the town people are) it was a huge let down! It is ashamed that such a beautiful ocean view is wasted here!

My wife and I stayed here at the end of our New England tour
When we arrived the owner was out but a note on a white board invited us to choose rooms. She turned up as we were off loading our luggage. I agree with other reviewers that she is not keen to talk but did recommend the local restaurant when we inquired. You do only get part of the house and we rather expected this. The guests do have access to a small breakfast room, really a large hall, and a rather pleasnt roof deck, There is also a kitchen you can use. We did not actually search for coffee,tea etc as we had our own but I am not sure there were any. Breakfast is left in the breakfast room at 8.00 - we didn't find the fruit until we were half way through breakfast as it was on the mantle piece! Breakfast is fruit, cereal and two muffins and a croissant. It would have been nice to have some rolls or toast
The rooms and bathroom are rather small but do have king sized beds
Nice location right on the headland overlooking the fort

I cannot say enough about how great this place was - located in the best spot in the town - right at the mouth of the harbor on the Old Town Side - it has amazing views of both the harbor and the open ocean, and a great little beach right at the bottom of the driveway. You can walk to old town with all of the great little restaurants in less than five minutes - all along the water. The propietors were friendly and very helpful, but not intrusive at all, which I really appreciate. We were looking for a peaceful, private, romantic get-a-way, and it was just the right place. We have been to so many B&B's where socializing with the other guests and inn keepers seems mandatory, and I just really appreciated being allowed our space and privacy. I thought the continental breakfast of homemade muffins from a local bakery and fresh fruit salad, coffee, and orange juice was just the right way to start the day. The rooms are charming and very comfortable with fabulous views, and there is a great little kitchen area if you want to get some munchies and wine/beer to have out on the deck while watching the people stroll through the park below and the boats slide by in the harbor. Simply sublime - we plan on returning each year for our anniversary......