Guests are served a continental breakfast in the common room or out in the garden, and there is also a second-floor sitting room with a television. Tucked just outside of town in a quiet neighborhood, it is still close to attractions, shops, and restaurants. The antiques-filled home is also distinguished as the birthplace of Lucretia Coffin Mott, the first female abolitionist and advocate of women's suffrage. Built in 1709, this is known as the oldest inn on the island, and the original, unpainted wood paneling, hand-hewn beams, low ceilings, and huge old fireplaces bear witness to its history. Period antiques and reproductions are used throughout The Woodbox has nine units, which includes six suites with one or two bedrooms and three double-bed guest rooms.
All rooms have private baths and some have working fireplaces.
It is open from June through December. This luxury hotel was built on the site of a prestigious beach club, where members once gathered to be assured of having a private stretch of beach with the same umbrella and chairs each day. Today, guests come for the private beach, waterfront rooms, daily maid service, exercise facility, and fine restaurant. All rooms have refrigerators, cable television, and phones. Guests get a continental breakfast, and have use of beach umbrellas, chairs, and beach towels.