How and Where? Help with short cape trip please?

Hi we are taking a return trip over to Boston from Thursday next week and would appreciate some guidance on splitting the break between Boston and the Cape.

We were in Boston in October as part of a leaf peeping trip and got engaged on the common during the Jack o Lanterns ;-). Anyway back to the trip!

We are currently planning to Stay in Boston on Thursday (Hotel TBC), Friday and Saturday (Nine Zero) to finish off the sites and then make our way out to the cape for Sunday through Tuesday late PM and then home from Logan early Wednesday AM.

Some suggestions on where to go on the cape for the best classic cape experience e.g. lighthouse views, quality restaurants, quality romantic hotels etc. would be appreciated.

Also what is the best way to get to the cape from Boston road or ferry and then hire a car / stay put in one place? I have driven out of Boston before and it held no fear (compared to London and the M25) but not sure of the practicalities of driving to the cape.

Many thanks,

Mike and Kerrie

How and Where? Help with short cape trip please?

We stayed in Chatham last year and are going back in July. It is a beautiful place to stay and is handy for visiting Provincetown and all parts of the cape. you can drive down to the cape in a couple of hours and it is an easy drive (using mapquest), you can stop off at the plimouth plantation on the way down and make a day of it.

How and Where? Help with short cape trip please?

It%26#39;s too early in the year for ferry service so you%26#39;ll have to drive. It%26#39;s very simple. Rte. 3 (Southeast Expressway) to rte. 6, then to the tip of the Cape. From the time you cross the Sagamore Bridge, it%26#39;s about an hour and a quarter all the way to Provincetown on rte. 6. Once on the Cape, the south shore is more built up and touristy, the north shore is more picturesque and laid back. Drive in a least one direction on rte. 6A, along the north shore to get a feel for the Cape. Chatham is a very nice place to visit. On the outer Cape, Wellfleet has a small town feel and is fun to look around in. Cape Cod Light is in north Truro, clearly marked from rte. 6. Provincetown is a thing unto itself and definitely worth a visit.

There are a lot of great places to stay on the Cape and maybe others can recommend some. I%26#39;m a Ptown person myself and can only speak to that location. There are many guest houses and it shouldn%26#39;t be too difficult to get accommodations at this time of year. I%26#39;d like to recommend Lands End Inn to you as an unusual and romantic getaway, but unfortunately they%26#39;re still closed for the season. www.landsendinn.com Check out the website anyway for a possible future trip.

For food in Ptown, check out Ross%26#39;s Grill, the Mews, Fanizzi%26#39;s (if they%26#39;ve recovered from storm damage), Red Inn, and Napi%26#39;s. All except Napi%26#39;s (Freeman St.) are on Commercial St. If you stay in Ptown, expect to walk everywhere.

When I wrote the above posting, I looked at the Lands End Inn web site which is given above, and realized that the Recreation and Activities link gives an excellent overview of Ptown, including restaurants.

Thanks for all of the contributions we are still trying to finalize our itinerary as it is our first trip to the cape and we want to fit as much in as possible without compromising the chill out we need.

I am currently tending toward staying at least one night in Chatham at the Captains House Inn which looks fabulous and then making our way up to P-town for a night.

I am not sure of the practicalities of fitting in Plymouth plantation en route from Boston, and getting a good taster of the cape (as ref for future visits) in the 3 days if we have one base and travel out rather than having 2 bases?

Thanks again for your assistance hope to book everything tomorrow night (GMT).

For Provincetown accomodations check theredinn.com....a historic, charming place in the quiet and beautiful West End of town with rooms directly on the water. Also brasskey.com....perhaps one of the nicest and most upscale accomodations in town, some with fireplaces and jacuzzi tubs.

Mike -- would love to know what you think of the Captain%26#39;s House Inn -- we are staying there in July. Which room did you pick? We chose Wild Pigeon. The innkeepers were exceptionally helpful with booking questions.

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