Must-see hotels in Massachusetts

  • Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites

    Massachusetts

    This modern property has less charm than its historic counterparts, but it does enjoy a prime location overlooking Pickering Wharf and Salem Harbor…

  • Seaport Boston Hotel

    Boston

    With glorious views of the Boston Harbor, this business hotel is up to snuff when it comes to high-tech amenities and creature comforts. Soothing tones,…

  • Lantana House

    Massachusetts

    Conveniently located, Lantana House features spacious rooms with floral bedspreads and lace curtains. The wide, airy porch and sundeck are wonderful…

  • Martha's Vineyard Family Campground

    Martha's Vineyard

    This woodsy place offers the island's only camping and has basic cabins that sleep four to six people (4/6 person daily $155/175). Book early, especially…

  • Brass Lantern Inn

    Nantucket

    A winning central location and elegant pastel-colored decor make this 1847 inn a firm favorite. The welcome is warm, the breakfast plentiful. Year-round…

  • New Bedford Harbor Hotel

    South Shore

    Central, stylish and up to snuff, this boutique hotel caters to travelers catching the ferry to Martha's Vineyard, as well as the occasional New Bedford…

  • Captain Lawrence Inn

    Cape Cod

    History buffs will love this B&B located in the house of 19th-century whaling captain Tom Lawrence. There are lots of nods to the building's former owner,…

  • Days' Cottages

    Cape Cod

    The 23 identical cottages, lined up like ducks in a row, are an architectural landmark dating to 1931. You can't get closer to the water – each cottage is…

  • HI Eastham

    Cape Cod

    This summer hostel has 42 beds in a small colony of no-frills cabins set around a main building housing a kitchen and a lounge. Each basic cabin sleeps…

  • Falmouth Heights Motor Lodge

    Cape Cod

    Don't be fooled by the name. This tidy operation is no drive-up motor lodge – it's not even on the highway. All eight styles of rooms (some small and…

  • HI Truro

    Cape Cod

    Budget digs don't get more atmospheric than this former coast-guard station perched amid undulating dunes within the Cape Cod National Seashore. It's so…

  • Menemsha Inn

    Martha's Vineyard

    Menemsha Inn is a big old sprawling inn perched in the woods on a cliff overlooking the Menemsha piers. There's a huge variety of rooms; all are fairly…

  • Sea Crest Beach Hotel

    Cape Cod

    Looking for the perfect family beach hotel? Right on the sparkling sands of Old Silver Beach, the sprawling, 263-room Sea Crest has indoor/outdoor pools,…

  • Beachplum Inn

    Martha's Vineyard

    If you're looking for a little comfort in the wilderness, make a booking at the Beachplum Inn, located on a hill overlooking the Menemsha piers. The…

  • Ship's Knees Inn

    Cape Cod

    This place packs in excellent amenities and appealing period decor. Best of all, it's just a quarter-mile walk to Nauset Beach. The 17 rooms in this old…

  • Summer House Cottages

    Nantucket

    A refined getaway of low-key elegance. Stay in one of ’Sconset's signature rose-covered cottages (sizes vary, and include in-demand three-bedroom options)…

  • Surfside Cottages

    Cape Cod

    This agency oversees the rental of a community of cottages just back from Lecount Hollow Beach (and full marks to the website, which specifies how many…

  • Essex Street Inn

    Massachusetts

    This Victorian inn was built as a lodging house in 1880. Today it's an elegant place to stay, albeit less intimate than some of the other options in…

  • Tides Motel of Falmouth

    Cape Cod

    It's all about the water. This place is smack on its own private beach, and you could spit into the ocean from your deck. Otherwise, it's straightforward:…

  • Captain Gosnold Village

    Cape Cod

    In a residential neighborhood, Captain Gosnold is a little community unto itself and just a sandal-shuffle from the beach. Choose from studios with…

  • Village Inn

    Cape Cod

    Antique charm and modern comforts pair well at this relaxed B&B occupying a 200-year-old house that's on the National Register of Historic Places. Set on…

  • Edgartown Inn

    Martha's Vineyard

    The best bargain in town, with 14 straightforward rooms spread across the main inn and garden house. The inn dates to 1798 and claims Nathaniel Hawthorne…

  • Salem Inn

    Massachusetts

    The inn's 40 rooms are located in three historic houses, including Captain West House, a large, brick sea captain's home from 1834. The rooms vary greatly…

  • Even'Tide Motel

    Cape Cod

    This highly regarded motel, set back from the highway in a grove of pine trees, has an assortment of options: regular motel rooms, plus 10 diverse…

  • Inn on Cove Hill

    Massachusetts

    This is a Federal-style house built in 1791 with, so they say, pirates' gold that was discovered nearby. It has been lovingly restored down to the tiniest…

  • Bow Roof House

    Cape Cod

    It's hard to find places like this anymore. This homey, six-room, c 1780 house is delightfully old-fashioned in price and offerings, and within easy…

  • Centerboard Inn

    Nantucket

    The pampering provided by the welcoming innkeeper here – with extras like spa-quality bath lotions and loaner iPads – give this chic B&B a leg-up on the…

  • Crocker House Inn

    Martha's Vineyard

    This cozy century-old inn is just a stone's throw from the harbor. Some rooms are small, but otherwise everything about this place is likable. The…

  • Scargo Manor

    Cape Cod

    The sea captain who built this grand house in 1895 scored a prime locale on Scargo Lake, and you're free to paddle off in the owner's canoe or kayaks…

  • Putnam House B&B

    Massachusetts

    Dating from 1737, this hilltop farmstead was the home of Massachusetts senator David Putnam in the early 1800s. Restored by master carpenters, it has…

  • Sippewissett Campground & Cabins

    Cape Cod

    This well-organized, family-friendly place on the Shining Sea Bikeway has 100 wooded campsites and 11 cabins, plus fun tipis for hire ($75). The cabins…

  • Hawthorne Motel

    Cape Cod

    Here's your chance to wake up to a fabulous sunrise over the sandbars. It's pricey for a motel and the decor is a little dated, but service is charming…

  • Madison Inn

    Martha's Vineyard

    OK, the cheaper rooms here are small (they prefer the term 'cozy'), but the whole place is neat and trim, the fresh island-style decor agreeable and the…

  • Narragansett House

    Martha's Vineyard

    This charming place comprises two adjacent Victorian gingerbread-trimmed houses on a quiet residential street that's just a stroll from the town center…

  • Nantucket Inn

    Nantucket

    Although the standard room rates for this comfortable, if uninspired, hotel by the airport aren't much different than prices in town, there are many…

  • Chatham Highlander

    Cape Cod

    The rooms here, about 1 mile from the town center (opposite Del Mar restaurant), are straightforward but smart and clean. All have a refrigerator and some…

  • Cove Bluffs Inn

    Cape Cod

    A rustic home-away-from-home kind of place whose extensive grounds include picnic tables, barbecue grills, a pool and hammocks strung from the pine trees…

  • Sherburne Inn

    Nantucket

    Sit in the parlor by the Victorian fireplace and share travel tips with fellow guests at this gracious inn. Built in 1838, the inn flawlessly fuses period…

  • Cove Motel

    Cape Cod

    A good choice for those who want to be on the water but within strolling distance of the town center. Rooms are well equipped, but many are built motel…

  • Adams Inn

    South Shore

    Overlooking the Neponsett River, this Best Western property offers comfortable rooms, decent service and a free shuttle to Logan airport. Otherwise, it's…

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