Island House Historic Vacation Rentals

Comfortable, cozy place with good A/C, very clean.

I didn’t like that keys had to be picked up at a separate building for check in

Clean/location to ferry services

Extremely bright in the morning. Could use some shades in our room.

After you book and pay you find out it’s no longer a hotel. You have to go 2 blocks up the road to get your check in packet. Then when you get back the key fogs to get in the building don’t work. You have to bang on the door and hope someone inside staying there hears you and let you in. Or wait for simmering leaving to let you in. I called the property management company 4 times, left a message…. No one ever called or messaged back. The door wasn’t being fixed until we were checking out over 12 hours later!

The keys didn’t work and no one answered

Beautiful old building, clean and comfortable room, convenient location with parking. Good food options nearby, great access to scenic shores.

I visited in January during the off season. I was directed to a rental office to pick up a packet from a lockbox, then, following the map in the packet, I drove to the hotel property, and parked out front. I was directed to use a code and key fob for access, so I let myself in the front door and stepped back in time. A century hotel that has hosted presidents and celebrities throughout history, the decor is luxe historical, it's a gorgeous old building. I was literally alone in the building my entire stay, I never saw another living being from check in to check out. Weirdest hotel stay ever. As a solo traveler I have used Airbnbs, so following the directions in the packet was straightforward enough, but rattling around in an empty old hotel was very odd. No staff, no other guests that I saw. Good thing I don't spook easily. I feel like I was the ghost haunting the building. But I still enjoyed my stay, a night in a clean, comfortable room full of history. Just very weird.

Proximity to downtown. Room was very clean and well appointed.

There was nothing I didn’t like.