Kim P.
Yelp
YAY! I get to be the first to review the Union Street Inn!
When my husband and I first met, we started a tradition of vacationing in Nantucket every summer. In the beginning we were looking for that perfect place - so every year we'd try a new B&B until we found one we were excited enough about to settle on. For me, it was Union Street Inn.
Ken and his wife, the owners, are perfect hosts. Unlike other B&B's we'd stayed in, they offer services like full concierge (which is helpful when trying to line up those ever popular dinner reservations in the summer), put free little bottled waters in the common fridge, always have coffee, herbal teas, and some sort of munchie out for guests. (Big huge cookies, or muffins, for example.) They offer beach towels.
Their breakfast is the best I've had at a B&B in Nantucket. There is always the same cold option - bagel with smoked salmon and the fixings, or you can get toast (made with homemade thick whole grain bread) and fruit. Then they offer one hot entree that rotates depending on the day. Examples would be an incredible omelet, or french toast smothered in fruit and served with sausage, or eggs Benedict. When it's not raining, breakfast is served in their lovely secluded garden.
The rooms are decorated absolutely beautifully, with Frette linens, Pierre Deux wallpapers and curtains, and classic color schemes. Rooms have genuine antiques or reproductions - but they are in good condition and not worn like other inns I've stayed in. Bathroom amenites are by Fresh. And the inn has free wi-fi.
Be sure to book the Union Inn early - they sell out fast. Their availability calender is conveniently located on their website.