Victorian guesthouse room in the historic district
The preserved Victorian houses are the reason the town looks the way it does, and staying in one puts a family five to ten minutes' walk from both the beach and the pedestrianised mall, in a quieter street and at a lower rate than the seafront. Breakfast is usually included, which removes the first decision of the day.
- Walking distance to the promenade and the Washington Street Mall
- Breakfast usually included in the rate
- Porches and gardens that work as an evening base
- Quieter streets a few blocks back from the seafront
Fitting a family in
Family suites and connecting pairs exist but are the minority of the stock, and a single room here rarely takes four. Ask specifically how four people sleep and whether a cot fits, rather than relying on a headline occupancy number.
Watch out. These are nineteenth-century houses: steep narrow staircases, no lift, thin internal walls and occasionally shared bathrooms. A good number set a minimum age for guests or decline young children outright, and two- or three-night minimums are standard on summer weekends. Air conditioning varies by room in older buildings and is worth confirming for July and August.
