Union Street Inn
Historic New England whaling house with French decorative accents. Tailored, intimate, and genuinely personal — feels like staying in a well-heeled friend's beautifully restored home rather than a hotel.
Contact the inn 4–5 weeks before arrival in high season and let them handle restaurant reservations — Nantucket's best spots book up fast.
Why It Matters
Named #1 Small Hotel in the United States by TripAdvisor. The only B&B on Nantucket serving a full cooked-to-order breakfast (not just a continental spread). Interiors by Dujardin Design Associates with landscaping by Marty McGowan, the Sconset Gardener. Singled out by T+L as 'by far the most stylish' of Nantucket's historic house inns.
A circa-1870 whaling captain's house that's become Nantucket's most celebrated small inn. Twelve individually designed rooms get the French-meets-New-England treatment: crisp linens, Tivoli radios, stone fireplaces in select rooms, and interiors by Dujardin Design Associates that Condé Nast called 'impeccable New England-by-way-of-France style.' The location is hard to beat — half a block from Main Street's cobblestones — and the cooked-to-order breakfast is legitimately the best on the island.
Where You'll Stay
5 room types available
Deluxe Suite
The inn's premium suite category with individually decorated, premium bedding and the full Frette/Matouk/Malin+Goetz treatment. Spacious seating area and designer furnishings by Dujardin Design Associates.
King
Garden Suite
The inn's largest and most private offering. On the first level with its own galley kitchen and a private patio with tables and chairs opening directly to the garden. A real retreat, especially for longer stays. Features a marble shower.
King or Queen
No. 7 Deluxe Queen
A second-floor corner room with four windows and good natural light. Queen bed dressed in Frette linens and Matouk duvets. Walk-in shower but be warned: the bathroom is genuinely narrow — 3 feet wide by 10 feet long. Not for those who need elbow room in the bath.
Queen
Petite Queen
The inn's most compact option. Queen bed, air conditioning, flat-screen TV. Private bathroom, though it may be external and accessed via the corridor in some configurations. Good for solo travelers or couples on a budget who want the Union Street Inn experience without the suite price tag.
QueenStandard Queen with Fireplace
A first-floor room with a working stone fireplace — one of several fireplace rooms in the inn. Parquet floors, bathrobe, flat-screen TV, and air conditioning. Note that first-floor rooms facing the street can be noise-sensitive.
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Eat & Drink
1 venue on property
Restaurant
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Every room comes with a beach bag stocked with towels, bottled water, and magazines. The inn also provides beach chairs and umbrellas.
Bicycle rental is available through the inn — practical given Nantucket's flat terrain and bike-friendly paths.
The inn emails a curated restaurant guide with menus and reviews six weeks before arrival. Staff handle reservations directly — essential in Nantucket's tight high-season dining scene.
Each morning, a detailed list of that day's island activities, events, and recommendations is placed under guest room doors.
The inn provides a curated self-guided walking tour of historic Nantucket, designed to take guests off the typical tourist path through the historic core district.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Allergy-free rooms and non-feather pillows available on request.
Included in all room rates. Served 8–10 AM on the garden patio or in bed on request. The only full hot breakfast served by a B&B on Nantucket.
Guests can request complimentary breakfast delivered to their room.
Full concierge services including restaurant reservations, activity bookings, transportation arrangements, and island guidance.
Complimentary daily gathering for guests.
All rooms feature Frette linens, Matouk duvets and bathrobes, and (Malin+Goetz) bath amenities.
In-house collection of books, magazines, and newspapers available to guests.
Enlarged brick patio landscaped by Marty McGowan, the Sconset Gardener — mature trees, boxwoods, hydrangeas. An adjacent intimate terrace is good for an afternoon glass of wine.
Available for a fee.
Free parking lot on the property — a genuine perk in congested downtown Nantucket.
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