Life House, Nantucket

The reviews I read misrepresented the experience we had it was described as a luxury hotel but it is in fact a bed and breakfast As a B & B it’s just ok but it’s not close to a luxury hotel or anything luxurious unless you thinkstaying with your grandma is luxurious List of specific negative 1- shade doesn’t go down all the way Light comes in during the night 2- bathroom has no place for toiletries 3-tv not watchable from bed 4-flea market area rug

We so wanted to love this property. So many great amenities we were looking forward to enjoying. The only way to communicate with the property is via their app messaging system. We had a couple of questions before our arrival and used the messaging but did not have much success. When we arrived the inn was darling. One of the first questions I asked was if there was somewhere I could get a Diet Coke in the morning. The house manager said I could walk to town. I asked if there was a fridge on site I could put one in for the morning. I was told the guests were not allowed to use the fridge. During happy hour we were offered a menu of several beverage offerings. But we’re told they only had 3 of the options. Off to a tad of a rocky start. Unfortunately we had unseasonably HOT weather. So A/C was paramount. It sounded like the engine of a jet plane falling to the ground every time it clicked on. Not a restful night. Morning 1 we went down around 7:45. The property advertised fresh pastries, fruit, yogurt etc. there was a single muffin left. We spent the day exploring the beautiful island and arrived back at property around 4. Housekeeping had not yet attended to our room. We were told since we were back she couldn’t get to it and handed me a couple of towels. Nothing about our stay was delightful. It was as if we were troubling the staff by being there. We changed properties that night. I would have welcomed the opportunity to talk with management but there is no phone number to call.

Our stay was beyond. Beyond what you need, want, and probably desire with an active mind. McKenzie was the hostess with the mostest. We actually didn’t spend the most time at the property, but the time spent was the best.

The decor is very nice. You could see the ocean from the top rooms and it has some convient parking for a convertible rental while also being walkable for shopping excursions into town.

It’s an old house and the steps were quiet steep. The top rooms were a bit cramped. There’s no coffee in the room and a simple nepresso mini would be easy to install. The breakfast isn’t worth going to and would be better if they offered an egg option like a strata since they don’t do a traditional breakfast.

Very friendly staff!

Could not book through them (poor web site). Believe they have bed bugs! Outdated furnishings with an Indian theme! Listed price is not what i paid, believe a separate booking fee was applied!

Understand that everything in Nantucket is overpriced. That said, we really liked it here. We had family in several other Inns in the area and everyone but us seemed to complain. Our rooms were updated, spacious, and well done. And the people were accommodating and very helpful and friendly. It's also in a great location and walkable to so much. We'd definitely stay here again, if we had to go back to Nantucket