Where to stay?

Trying to decide between Belfry Inne (mostly Painted Lady) - and Inn at Sandwich Center. Any advice?? thanks!

Where to stay?

My husband and I just got back from Sandwich and we stayed at the Inn at Sandwich Center. Loved it! We would go back again tomorrow if given the opportunity. The innkeepers are actually friends with the owner of the Belfry. If they cannot accommodate your request, they will most likely refer you to him.

The two places are very different. The Inn at Sandwich Center is your classic New England inn, but the breakfasts served are wonderful and the innkeepers are an absolute delight. They are very knowledgeable about the Cape and are prepared to share a wealth of information with you.

The Painted Lady is not an inn, but merely a place to eat. They serve a fantastic lobster chowder! We ate there our first night in Sandwich.

If you have any questions, feel free to let me know.

Where to stay?

Hi - thank you for your reply. We actually decided to go with the Painted Lady because it was cheaper (we need to watch every penny!) You mentioned that it wasn%26#39;t an inn, but I HOPE it is - because we have reservations to stay there! lol I think where you stayed would probably have been my first choice - I had a better feeling about it - but hopefully the Painted Lady will be nice too. Glad you had a good time there. :-)

p.s. If you have any info about Sandwich - things to see and do, places to eat, the boardwalk, etc. - please let me know - thank you!

Wow! I didn%26#39;t realize it was an inn too! Go figure! :-)

Sandwich is a wonderful little town. I love the restaurants in the area (esp. at the Painted Lady) and there are several neat little shops around (I really like Wicked Goods). While we were there, we heard that the Heritage Gardens were nice; we just didn%26#39;t make it up there. When are you going?

We will be there the nights of July 5th and 6th. I REALLY hope we will have some time to see Sandwich the day we arrive and the day we leave - because our entire day in between will be for visiting Martha%26#39;s Vineyard. Did you go to the boardwalk there? (in Sandwich) If so, how was it? Also - did you drive down there from Boston? How long did it take you (if you can remember)? thanks!

I%26#39;m assuming that you heve never been to the Cape. If so, I think that I would give Martha%26#39;s Vineyard a miss and spend all your time on the Cape.

Apologies for the grammar, but I%26#39;m sure that you know what I meant.

Oceanchelle,

My husband and I enjoyed the boardwalk in Sandwich at sunset. We were able to get some pretty pictures from there. It was also interesting to see the names of all of the local people who contributed money to have the boardwalk rebuilt after it was destroyed several years ago.

We also enjoyed Martha%26#39;s Vineyard. We had some people try to tell us not to go, but we%26#39;re glad we did. It all depends on what you expect out of the day. There are a lot of shops to go to, no matter which of the three towns you head to on the east side of the island. If I had to rate them in order of enjoyment, I would say Oak Bluffs would be first and Edgartown second. We had to board the ferry at Vineyard Haven and did not get back over there in time to see any of the shops. We wish we had made that more of a priority. The shops are a little less touristy. Oak Bluffs has these really neat little gingerbread houses in the middle of town. There%26#39;s over 300 of them and many of them are really in tiptop shape. We also enjoyed eating at a restaurant called Slice of Life (right on Circuit Street).

It is going to be difficult for you to see everything on Martha%26#39;s Vineyard in one day. You will just have to do some research and prioritize your day.

My husband and I drove from NC to Cape Cod, but we did take a day trip to Boston one day. It will take about 45 minutes to an hour to get from Sandwich to Boston. It all depends on traffic.

I am envious that you will be there. We loved our trip to the Cape!

We also ate at Aqua Grille and Tomatoes in Sandwich. Aqua Grille has good seafood and Tomatoes was good for some Italian. (After a week of eating seafood, we were ready for a change - LOL!)

wsult3 -- thank you so much for all your info. It%26#39;s really going to help! :-)