Harbor View Hotel

Cape Cod, New England

Lighthouse Grill
Front Porch
Lighthouse Grill
Front Porch

The hotel

There’s enough nautical navy, whitewashed wood and rustic rattan at Harbor View Hotel to put you straight in the Cape Cod spirit. Surrounded by historic Edgartown homes, once owned by whaling captains, you’ll find the odd bit of maritime memorabilia adding to the seaside theme, but it’s the dining and entertainment that really set the scene. Alongside the tapas and New England microbrews of Henry’s bar, the casually cool Lighthouse Grill brings island sourced produce and views of Edgartown Lighthouse and Harbour. Featuring in top hotel lists by travel aficionados including Condé Nast Traveler and Travel + Leisure magazine, this Martha’s Vineyard favourite comes alive each summer with events like yoga on The Great Lawn, adult-only swim sessions, family sandcastle competitions, water balloon games, and crabbing at the lighthouse.

Amenities

  • Swimming Pool
  • Room Service
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Yoga
  • Internet Access
  • Beachfront location
  • Restaurant

Where is it

On Martha’s Vineyard, this hotel is within walking distance of all of Edgartown’s attractions, including Lighthouse Beach, being just 5 minutes’ walk from the main town and its shopping. There are restaurants, fishing, biking and jogging trails, sailing, theatres, and more beaches all nearby. It’s also just a 20 minute drive to the 9 hole Mink Meadows Golf Course. Transfer time from Boston Logan International Airport: 2 hours 30 minutes.

Hotel information

114 rooms and suites in 3 areas: the historic hotel, Governor Mayhew Building, and Captain’s Cottages. All with TV with cable channels, complimentary WiFi, fridge, coffee maker, safe, hairdryer, iron and board, and bathrobes. Standard Rooms are located in the Mayhew Building and are packed with Cape Cod charm and elegant nautical touches, offering either pool or garden view with 2 double beds, sleeping maximum 4 adults.

Lighthouse Grill (casual grill with focus on locally sourced fish, steak and chops, with children’s menus, breakfast and seasonal dinners). Henry’s (tapas, small plates and full-size entrees, New England microbrews, and speciality cocktails). North 41 (poolside bar with dining and desserts menu, seasonal). Room service* (seasonal). Outdoor swimming pool (seasonal, heated). Pool cabanas* (7:00am-8:00pm). Fitness centre. Room service*. Yoga and morning fitness walks (seasonal). Concierge. Complimentary WiFi. Complimentary parking.

*Denotes local charge.

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Traveller rating

  • Excellent (87)
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  • Terrible (9)
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Sep 25, 2020 D7370IRcraigs Boston, Massachusetts

From the moment we checked in we felt a sense of relaxation not experienced in all of 2020. The accommodations were immaculate, well-designed, well-curated, and ideal for our family. The staff was professional, helpful, friendly, and responsive. We ate at all the best restaurants on the island, and the food here, both the breakfast room service… Read more
From the moment we checked in we felt a sense of relaxation not experienced in all of 2020. The accommodations were immaculate, well-designed, well-curated, and ideal for our family. The staff was professional, helpful, friendly, and responsive. We ate at all the best restaurants on the island, and the food here, both the breakfast room service and the dinner service, was the best we experienced. Whoever is running the restaurant deserves a raise. It was delicious, and well conceptualized. The extras of having available fleet of Mercedes vehicles to use, bikes to ride around town, and the on demand golf cart that could bring us to other locations was above and beyond. I had never been to the vineyard before and after this experience we we'll be making this an annual tradition. Highest of recommendations. Read less
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Sep 24, 2020 Dkoplin10

The Harbor View is definitely the nicest hotel on the Vineyard. They had very friendly service, great views, nice pool area with food & beverage services. We had a seasoned staff member check us in, I wish I could remember his name! He was a customer service all star. He was our first experience walking in and he went out of his way to make us… Read more
The Harbor View is definitely the nicest hotel on the Vineyard. They had very friendly service, great views, nice pool area with food & beverage services. We had a seasoned staff member check us in, I wish I could remember his name! He was a customer service all star. He was our first experience walking in and he went out of his way to make us feel welcome. Manager maybe? Also the gentleman running the pool was extremely friendly and the young man who helps with your bikes, bags or anything else you might need! If you aren’t staying private, this is definitely the way to go! We will be back! Read less
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Sep 22, 2020 tiehrlich Westport, Connecticut

I second all of the other reviews about the quality of property and service, so I'll take a moment to talk about the extra mile they went for us. We visited to celebrate our anniversary, but the restaurant where we booked our anniversary dinner closed their patio because of the weather and we're not ready to dine indoors in this COVID… Read more
I second all of the other reviews about the quality of property and service, so I'll take a moment to talk about the extra mile they went for us. We visited to celebrate our anniversary, but the restaurant where we booked our anniversary dinner closed their patio because of the weather and we're not ready to dine indoors in this COVID environment. We told our story to James, Harbor View's Restaurant Manager, and he came up with a plan to set up a formal dining table in our room and had a waiter serve our meal as if we were sitting in the center of the dining room. The food all arrived piping hot and delicious. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Beautiful, relaxing, safe, was a great getaway in a crazy year

Sep 15, 2020 S4488TDjamesk

From the minute we booked a reservation, it was clear the level of service was going to impress. We elected to atake the people-only ferry straight to Edgartown, and were told there would be a golf cart that would pick us up at the dock, just phone when the Ferry was pulling up. It saved a short brisk walk, but was a good start to a warm… Read more
From the minute we booked a reservation, it was clear the level of service was going to impress. We elected to atake the people-only ferry straight to Edgartown, and were told there would be a golf cart that would pick us up at the dock, just phone when the Ferry was pulling up. It saved a short brisk walk, but was a good start to a warm welcome. We visited end of August/beginning of September, early on in the re-opening of hotels in MA. We witnessed a well choreographed, high-energy change-over every day. Upon arrival, we were told our room wouldn't be available until ~4:00 P.M., but had no issues going back into our luggage a few times. The front desk was quick to explain current challenges associated with keeping us safe; pool-time was on a sign-up basis, we were able to get a 2hr window every day of our visit without issue. Dining was on the ample and comfortably large wrap-around porch, with a well designed menu with something for everyone. Signature drinks kept the adults happy. For local activities in Edgartown, in addition to beach towels the hotel provides (first-come, first-served, no charge) beach chairs, umbrellas, bicycles, and three Mercedes cars for up to 3-hour use. Our room was quite large, lucky enough to get a room with a balcony looking down onto the pool. The pool area was quite relaxing, great for splashing around for families or relaxing with a drink and snack. They have a few pool-side cabanas available on a per-day rental (we opted not to go that route). As our stay approached the weekend, we decided very last minute that we wanted to try to rent a jeep to take to the Aquinnah/Chilmark side of the island on Saturday. Their concierge was extremely helpful, finding the last rentable jeep available on the island for us. Aside from providing credit card and signature, she took care of everything...the jeep was available the next morning outside the hotel, all we needed to do was check in with the valets. At the end of a long and fun-filled day, we handed the keys back to the valets. It was completely hassle-free. The front desk staff area was always busy, but the new front office manager Michael Noonan kept us feeling like we were the only family needing assistance. I couldn't have been more pleased with the overall level of service, and have no hesitation about giving the Harbor View Hotel a strong recommendation. We will be coming back. Read less
Image of the Tripadvisor rating Incredible property with amazing staff members

Sep 7, 2020 Seanemerick

This hotel certainly gives you the true Martha’s Vineyard luxury stay. Mike at the front desk was incredible and nice. Daniel (I think concierge) was so incredibly knowledgeable and got us into Atria on the same day! After a few incredible days at the pool, Daniels recommended beaches on Chappy, and the incredible lighthouse view room, we will… Read more
This hotel certainly gives you the true Martha’s Vineyard luxury stay. Mike at the front desk was incredible and nice. Daniel (I think concierge) was so incredibly knowledgeable and got us into Atria on the same day! After a few incredible days at the pool, Daniels recommended beaches on Chappy, and the incredible lighthouse view room, we will absolutely be returning to this hotel. Read less