Hello!
My friend and I are looking to have a relaxing, girls-only weekend. I%26#39;m a Bostonian and love the Cape, but I%26#39;m wondering which town would offer us the most relaxing environment. Our main goal is to spend as much time as possible on a quiet beach.
Also, any suggestions on nice places to stay? Particularly one with a pool, and possibly two-bedroom suites?
Thanks!
Heather
PS -- I don%26#39;t want to stay in Hyannis, as I did that for a week last summer with my fiance (now ex!) and wanted something a bit more beachy and remote this time.
Which town is most relaxing? Quiet (but nice) beaches?
You’ve got some competing interests.
The problem with a pool and a suite is those aren’t very beachy, remote sorts of amenities. Most people who opt to stay near the protected National Seashore (Outer Cape) are there to get away from swimming pools and large hotels with two bedroom suites. In more remote areas you’re likely to be looking at B%26amp;Bs, cottage colonies along the side of Rt. 6 or smaller motels. And when people want to swim out there they opt for the bay or a warm, sandy bottomed kettle pond (and those ponds will make you feel sorry for anyone stuck next to a concrete hole filled with pee water and a pile of screaming kids).
Not that all hotels with two bedroom suites and pools are all bad – you’re just not going to find them in the more remote areas (and if you do they’ll be very expensive). Maybe a compromise between Hyannis and the Outer Cape is in order – I’m thinking of Brewster or Dennis or someplace in the Lower to Mid Cape area along the Bay might be best for you.
Which town is most relaxing? Quiet (but nice) beaches?Although we always stay at Fort Hill Bed and Breakfast when we visit the outer cape, we have friends who have attended conferences in Eastham and stayed at the Four Points Sheraton. So there you have it...pool, suites and National Seashore beaches nearby. It is not my idea of a great place to stay (you know....it%26#39;s a Sheraton...chlorine pool and all!) but it%26#39;s been there for years so some people must like it.
Here%26#39;s one to think about- Green Harbor Motel in Falmouth. gogreenharbor.com Quiet neighborhood locale.
Someone else on TA was asking about it and I stopped in one day for a look. The buildings and grounds are immaculate and in excellent condition. Two pools, one for children and a nice (small) sandy beach on Green Harbor. Kitchenettes avaiable, barbecue grills available outside. Green Harbor is an inlet, so you won%26#39;t have an ocean beach, but if it%26#39;s windy and the sand is getting blown around, it might be nicer than on the ocean. The motel manager said no swimming allowed in Green Harbor. That is no reflection on the motel, the board of health has set overly-high standards for water quality. Still, I bet you could slip in for a few minutes and no one would bother you. I%26#39;d swim in Green Harbor. I bet it would be pretty quiet, it looks like the beach is available only to motel guests. Also free use of kayaks and pedal boats, which would be worthwhile because there%26#39;s enough waterway to explore to make it fun. Less than five minute drive to Falmouth Heights beaches, and Falmouth has a good selection of restaurants and things to do. Fifteen minutes from the Bourne Bridge.
You could take a look at The Whalewalk Inn in Eastham which has a spa or The Ships Knees Inn, walking distance to Nauset Beach in Orleans. Has an outdoor pool.
I second the Whalewalk inn in Eastham. Just drove by it this morning. Nice setting in a residential area of historic homes.
Close to Boat Meadow beach which our friend told us is very secluded in the summer. Close enough to the bike trail...National Seashore and restaurants in Orleans.
The quietest are definitely Orleans and Truro.
Thank you for your wonderful suggestions (and I apologize for the delay in responding)! I%26#39;m going to check them ALL out.
Without a doubt I would have to say Wellfleet has the quietest most beautiful beaches - on the bayside. (Marconi, on the oceanside, can be a zoo with wall to wall people and the water is much colder.) Wellfleet itself has a very laid back funky aura. Check out Main St. The pier is awesome and there%26#39;s a couple of neat seafood restaurants there. For accommodations, I%26#39;d stay away from the hotels/motels in Wellfleet, as they are expensive and lack charm and usually don%26#39;t measure up to the hype. You may want to consider the Inn at Duck Creek for lodging. The harbor area is sooo picturesque. Good luck and I hope you can find what you are looking for.......
If you are looking for charming accommodations check out the B+B section of the Wellfleet Chamber site. www.wellfleetchamber.com
Are you keen to cross the Cape Cod Canal? or would you be happy to go to the warmest water beaches in the area which would have been thought of as part of the Cape prior to the construction of the Canal? There are miles of unspoilt beaches on the coast of Buzzards%26#39; Bay and Rhode Island Sound travelling South from the Cape bridges and ending up at Newport. The joy is that there are interstate highway access within 10 miles of most of this stretch of coast. That would clip an hour off your journey from Boston or New York. The down side is that these areas are not very commercially developped, so it isn%26#39;t always easy to find accommodation near the beach. As for swimming pools...forget it! Who needs swimming pools when the water is 65-70 degrees fahrenheit from July to mid-September?
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