The Wauwinet Nantucket

An 1850s seaside inn at the narrow neck of land where Nantucket Harbor meets the Atlantic, The Wauwinet sits three miles from Nantucket Town along a private road, placing it deliberately apart from the island's cobblestone bustle.

Thirty-two rooms and cottages mix bleached shiplap, nautical charts, and four-poster beds; harbor-facing rooms catch sunrise while ocean-side rooms track sunset over the dunes. The inn's restaurant, Topper's, holds a reputation for local seafood and an extensive wine cellar unusual for a property this remote.

Private launch service crosses the harbor to town in twenty minutes, and the inn provides bikes for the dune road to Great Point Light. Water-sports equipment is available directly on the beach.