Top 10 Nantucket Questions in my Inbox

Today, we’re traveling on over to my iPhone for…

…THE TOP 10 NANTUCKET QUESTIONS IN MY INBOX 🙂 .

As you might imagine, especially this time of year, I get a lot of questions specifically about Nantucket. I try and answer as many as I can, but I thought it might be helpful to just round up the TOP 10 and share them along with my answers.

Of course, of course, of course, this is the internet so disclaimers and such are required because…I am not an expert, these are my own opinions, I know nothing in life, do whatever you want, don’t hold me to this, this is just one random mom on the internet giving off the cuff information.

I went through my DMs and Inbox and tried my best to find the actual TOP 10 NANTUCKET QUESTIONS right now, and based on my calculations, I *think* this is pretty darn accurate.

Ready, set, here we go…

I have no idea.

But…I asked my son who fishes EVERY.SINGLE.DAY that he’s on Nantucket, and he said if you really want to come to Nantucket and experience excellent fishing, you need to do a fishing charter. His favorite fishing charter is Top Spin, but there are many others. If you go on a fishing charter, you’re going to catch fish. If you fish off the beach, it’s very very hit or miss.

Absolutely not.

Whether you’re here for the day or the weekend or even a week, you can walk, bike, scooter, Uber or take a cab everywhere. For certain things, you can even rent a car for a few hours from one of the local “daily rent a car places” but truly renting a car for your stay is not necessary (and honestly…again my own opinion gathered from reading the newspaper and chatting with others…it’s frowned upon). Parking is crazy, traffic is insane, and it’s just not required. Even I bike and/or walk most places each day.

Well this list is long, but I would venture to say the *most* iconic bar is either the back bar at Cru or The Club Car bar.

There are so many great ones though.

Here is a very short list: back bar at Ventuno, the Tree Bar, the Gazebo, the Gaslight, Faraway bar, and the bar at Or, the Whale just to name a few. All of these are “in town”. You really can’t throw a rock…er, I mean seashell…though without hitting a great bar.

Nantucket likes its rules (which works for me because I’m a big rule follower), so there are a lot of rules about renting homes/renting out your home/etc.

If you’re looking for a home to rent, my recommendation is to get one as close to “town” as possible.

When my whole family came to visit a few years ago, they even got one on Main Street. Proximity is everything.

Without a doubt, my favorite is The Nantucket Hotel and Resort.

But…there are other great options too.

The White Elephant
Faraway
The Wauwinet
Hotel Pippa
The Beachside
Greydon House
The Cottages at Nantucket Boat Basin
Carlisle House Inn
Sherburne Inn
Union Street Inn
76 Main
Brass Lantern Inn
Jared Coffin House
The Chestnut House

…just to name a few.

Jetties!

The location is great because it’s right by town.

So many of the hotels have shuttles that take you and/or pick you up from there.

It has a family-friendly vibe, but it’s also fun and a little lively.

The water is a bit warmer than the south shore beaches.

You can access some “water toys” nearby (paddle boards, kayaks, etc).

And there isn’t a huge drop off. You and your family can actually walk out in there before it drops way off and you can’t touch the bottom.

Awwwww, well the food scene is a BIG deal on Nantucket.

It’s part of the charm.

It’s part of the culture.

It’s just a big, big part of things.

I have a very comprehensive “guide” to Nantucket restaurants that you can see HERE.

I went through and edited it a little (removing restaurants no longer in business and adding a few new ones) as well as adding a section for “no reservations”.