On our one year anniversary, we went back to our favorite island Nantucket! We stayed at the Wauwinet where we got married and got to stay in the Coatue suite. The Wauwinet is a magical retreat away from everything, even though Nantucket is just on the coast of Massachusetts it feels like you are in another world!
And the sunsets are incredible!
Our goal is to back to Nantucket to celebrate our anniversary every year and try all of the restaurants on the island. So far we have tried the following restaurants and we’ve ranked them in the order of our favorites:
- Toppers – $$$$ in the summer you can take a boat from the White Elephant to the Wauwinet or a 30 minute shuttle ride from downtown Nantucket
- Black Eyed Susans – $ best breakfast on the island (CASH ONLY and BYOB!)
- The Nautilus – $$$ best tapas and most inventive menu
- The Proprietors Bar & Table – $$$ we had our rehearsal dinner here and everything was amazing!
- The Pearl – $$$$ came here one of the first times we were on island, incredible fresh seafood
- CRU – $$$$ great scene, food is very expensive!
- Dune – $$$ great food and atmosphere
- The Club Car – $$ great food and also great cocktails
- LoLa 41 – good sushi
- Fifty Six Union – $$$ family owned, delicious food!
When shopping, we stumbled upon James Cromartie’s gallery and met James! We loved hearing all about his stories of Princess Diana and his other patrons. We ended up going home with one of his famous 007 paintings.
If you’re going off season, make sure to check to see which restaurants are open because some are closed during off season. Here’s a great website to check which are open all year round.
Another great time to visit Nantucket is when they have annual events such as:
Daffodil Festival ~ end of April
Cranberry Festival ~ mid October
Christmas Stroll ~ beginning of December
How to get to Nantucket:
Having our wedding in Nantucket, we researched all of the different ways to get to the island.
Option 1: Fly via Jetblue from LGA, JFK, Boston or DC to Nantucket
Option 2: Fly to Boston and take CapeAir directly to Nantucket
Option 3: Drive to Hyannis and take the ferry
Two types of ferries go from Hyannis to Nantucket
– Hy-Line fast speed ferry – $ 77/round trip takes 1 hour each way
– Steamship Authority fast ferry – $ 69/round trip takes 1 hour each way
– Steamship Authority slow ferry – $ 37/round trip takes 2 hours and 15 mins
each way
*TIP- if you plan on going to Nantucket more than once or are traveling with a larger group, you can buy 10 one-way tickets on Hy-line for $275.
Next time we want to try doing some hikes. Does anyone know of any hikes that we can try?
Never Travel Without My Butler 