The large common room, where a continental breakfast is served each morning, is especially inviting, and guests can enjoy a cup of coffee or tea there any time of day. The inn, which is a nonsmoking facility and welcomes children older than 8, is open April to mid-December. Nestled part way up the hill between Cliff Road and Centre Street, this is the oldest operating guesthouse on the island. Built in 1833 by Capt. Robert Calder, it became a rooming house in 1870.
Guests can relax anytime in the comfortable common room.
The smell of fresh-baked cookies often pervades this charming old inn, where a plate of cookies is left by the staircase for guests to grab as they come in from a day of shopping, biking, or sunbathing. Each room is decorated with antiques and period pieces, with contemporary furnishings worked in to create a unique, attractive blend of old and new. The inn has a cozy breakfast room or you can take the sumptuous breakfast on a tray back to your room for breakfast in bed. Downtown is a pleasant five-minute walk from the inn, or you can pedal there on one of the bicycles set aside for guests' use. The inn is open year-round.