eileen b.
Yelp
I don't usually go for B&Bs as they are typically small little places w/chintz and thin walls. However, this is not a typical B&B. I have to say my friend and I enjoyed staying in #7 in the carriage house - that made it feel less like you were living with others and hearing everyone's coming and going.
Our room was appointed with everything we needed. iPod docking station, sound machine for any street noise (I have the same one at home that I love), Aveda products, 2 comfortable twin beds, 2 good chests of drawers, lots of hangers and air conditioning - also 2 luggage stands which is brilliant when you know there will be 2 people staying in a room! The bathroom was a good size, clean and great shower head, but we did suggest putting up some hooks in the bathroom.
Breakfast was great - I really appreciated the hosts not trying to get by on subpar food and calling it breakfast - breakfast was not a cold Danish and Lipton tea. The selection was good healthy cereals, bagels, fresh fruit, soy milk (my friend loved that!), hard boiled eggs, juice and excellent tea and coffee - in my opinion, Mighty Leaf tea is top of the line tea and so nice that they offered it. Erik, the Innkeeper, also made a daily fruit something - bread pudding or crumble that was always delicious! We also loved the fresh cookies and refreshing mint lemonade in the afternoon.
The inn also has beach chairs, beach towels, bikes (bummer we never used them) and guest refrigerator where we could put our wine and cheese. The front porch is a really lovely place to sit any time of day watching the world go by. There is even an iPod jack that you can plug your iPod into to listen to music while rocking on the porch.
What really made the stay special were Erik and Rhonda who were excellent hosts! We interacted w/Erik for most everything and he was fantastic! Laid back, but always so helpful to not only us, but friends of ours who were staying somewhere else. He made great suggestions for restaurants, helped us get rental car, has a Google map that shows all the things to see in Oak Bluffs and marked on map of island, the top places to visit. We spent one evening just sitting on the porch talking to Erik and Rhonda and shared some wine and pizza, like old friends. It was a great nite!
Oak Bluffs is definitely the place to go, centrally located, well appointed with the guests needs at top of mind - would definitely go back!