PRICE:
Frommer's Very Highly Recommended

This grand brick manse was built in 1845 to the specs of the social-climbing Mrs. Coffin, who abandoned Nantucket for the big city after 2 years and left the house to boarders. Lovingly renovated to its original splendor by the Nantucket Historical Trust, it is the social center of town, as well as a mecca for visitors. Accommodations range from well-priced singles (rare in these parts) to spacious doubles. Rooms in the neighboring annex houses are equally grand. Most have air-conditioning. The central location does have a drawback: The front rooms can be quite noisy. The corporation that owns the Jared Coffin House, which also owns The Wauwinet, the White Elephant, and the Harbor House, may be starting a major renovation in 2008. Until the company decides how it will move forward with the property, the Jared Coffin House's two restaurants, Jared's and the Tavern, will both be closed.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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