Falmouth or Hyannis?

Hi,

I have a couple of free Holiday Inn bonus nights and am torn between Holiday Inn Falmouth or Hyannis. We have two boys 4 and 8 and a rental car but would like to be able to see sights by walking from the hotel. Which town is more walkable and better for small children? Has anyone had experience with either Holiday Inn.

Cheers

Barbara from Toronto

Falmouth or Hyannis?

Either place would be fun and have lots to do.

Hyannis is bigger and has a large mall with movie theater. You can walk to the harbor and take a boat ride. Hyannis is more central to exploring the Cape by car.

I live in Falmouth and know you would love it there. There is a cute, small town which is fun to walk around from the Holiday Inn. You can also walk all around the lovely harbor easily from the motel. It is also very close to the Island Queen ferry to Martha%26#39;s Vineyard, a half hour boat ride away.

I%26#39;d recommend the following things to do with the boys in Falmouth:

-Take the Island Queen to Oak Bluffs on Martha%26#39;s Vineyard and walk around and explore that nice, vacation village. You could walk to the beach there as well.

-Drive to Woods Hole (a village in Falmouth) and go to the free aquarium and seal tank. Walk around and enjoy the ambiance.

-Rent bikes in Town and ride the Shining Sea bikepath from Falmouth to Woods Hole...or you can just walk on the bikepath along the ocean.

-Drive to Nobska Lighthouse, park and take in the amazing sea vista.

-Walk downtown from your hotel and get an ice cream at Ben and Bills in the Falmouth Village. There are many little shops and restaurants to which you can walk in Falmouth.

Have fun.

Grampy

Falmouth or Hyannis?

Grampy, love your username :-)

Reminds me of my Dad, our boys call him Grampy. He%26#39;ll be celebrating his 69th b-day in August and he can run circles around me, LOL ;-)

Naomi :-)

Hoo Boy!

I have read and re-read your post several times. From your few sentences, I too am torn.

First, I%26#39;m in Falmouth and I%26#39;m not familiar with the Holiday Inn in Hyannis. But I am familiar with 4 and 8 year old boys, and I%26#39;m familiar with Hyannis.

Looking at the Hyannis location, and knowing the Falmouth location, neither one is walking distance to anything for 4 and 8 year olds. You%26#39;re going to have to drive first, then walk.

In general, Mid-Cape (Hyannis) is the commercial center of the Cape. All the chain-restaurants, the big mall, the bar and after-hours bar-scene and all the honky-tonk.

Falmouth has plenty to see and do, and is a LITTLE sleepier than Hyannis.

Considering your two young children, I am going to encourage Falmouth over Hyannis. Bear with me over the next few days or a week or so, and I%26#39;ll send many of the Falmouth activities much more suitable for tykes that will also be fun for mom and dad.

Here%26#39;s one just off the top of my head, the Woods Hole Aquarium. The Harbor Seals live in the tank out front, you can visit them anytime day or night. If you catch the schedule right, be there at feeding time, it%26#39;s the icing on the cake. There is a touch-tank, perfectly safe for all ages, and up close and personal exhibits. Best of all, it%26#39;s free! Just awesome for the kids! website: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/nefsc/aquarium/

I%26#39;ll post more in a few days, in the meantime have a look at the Town of Falmouth website; http://www.town.falmouth.ma.us/index.php, the Visitor section has a lot of stuff to look at.

How about Martha%26#39;s Vineyard? Are you interested for a day trip? Easily do-able for pretty short money.

You and your boys will be hearing from me,

Harry

Feel free to e-mail me direct at highseasharry at yahoo.com

Thanks for all your suggestions. I%26#39;m leaning towards saving my Holiday Inn bonus nights and booking at the Beach Breeze Inn.

I%26#39;ve just read about greenheads on the beach. They sound nasty! I hope these biting insects will be gone by mid-August!

The aquarium sounds great- I%26#39;d also love to go on a whale watcing trip even though my husband gets seasick. I think I like the sound of Falmouth over Hyannis - if we want any excitement we can always hop on over to the mall!

Cheers

Barbara