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Emerson Inn by the Sea
Categories: Event Planning & Services Hotels Hotels & Travel Hotels Hotels & Travel Bed & Breakfast Hotels, Bed & Breakfast [Edit]
1 Cathedral AveRockport, MA 01966
(978) 546-6321
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
4 reviews for Emerson Inn by the Sea
4 reviews in English
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Review from Kate M.
Seattle, WA
10/5/2006 1 photo
Warning: this inn is beautiful, quaint, charming, set on a hill high above the Atlantic Ocean - all those things you look for in East Coast bed and breakfasts ... but beware weeknights in March, my friends. Upon returning from your lovely dinner in town, full with food and drowsy from wine, you will likely find yourselves the ONLY ones in the place. I mean the music from "The Shining" is pretty much playing in the background as you turn the key the concierge gave you when you checked in to "let yourselves in" later. Not kidding. Once in, the Victorian chairs seem to loom in dark corners and the stairs creak a little too loudly on the way up to your room. Once inside, you eargerly lock both locks and turn on something happy and irrelevant, like SNL. *Whew. Safe... for now.
In all seriousness, there was NOTHING creepy about the actual hotel. It's gorgeous, the rates were great at the off-season time we visited, the bathroom was very modern and impeccably clean, and there was English breakfast tea and croissants downstairs in the enormous dining room when we awoke. But in the total darkness of a Massachusettes night, I was sure Jack Nicholson was waiting behind our bedroom door. 5 stars for this spellbinding getaway. Visit it... I dare you. ;) -
Review from Phyllis K.
Los Alamitos, CA
8/2/2011
I couldn't imagine a more picturesque location. Only 32 rooms or so, so book early. The food was delicious and the staff was very attentive. Close to beaches, lighthouses, shopping, and other attractions. Bring sunscreen, bug spray, a beach towel, and your own hard alcohol and you're good to go.
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Review from Malcolm H.
Menlo Park, CA
9/9/2009
This was a perfect retreat for a couple of tired parents, exhausted and exhilarated from dropping their middle child off for the freshman year in college in Boston. The view is incredible. If you are up early enough, the sun comes up right in the front yard. There is a wide open lawn and plenty of Adirondack chairs for reading. Go for a swim or embarrass yourselves with horseshoes, it couldn't be more relaxing. Make sure to take the "Atlantic Walk", a public access trail along the beachfront.
The crowd tends to be a little older but we met plenty of great people.
The food is fantastic. Whether it was the all included breakfast buffet or dinner in either the restaurant or the lounge, everything we ate was excellent.
Breakfast can be taken inside or outside on a large screened porch that can seat ~25. The Chef is also a great pastry chef and showed through with the breakfast pastries that were laid out.
Our room was a little small, but this is an older resort, built before the age of the 1,100sqft bathrooms. It was very clean, with great bedding and mattress.
We did a lot of hiking and driving around Cape May and also coupled the trip with an sunset sail with Salty Dog Charters (see separate review), a perfect combination.
Very enjoyable experience. -
Review from Steve B.
Sunnyvale, CA
9/14/2009
This is a grand hotel in every good sense of that term! Our stay was short but a most welcomed beginning to a couple of weeks in New England. There is something magical about going to sleep to the sound of crashing waves and then waking to an eastern sunrise over the vastness of the Atlantic Ocean! Our comfy room overlooking the ocean was a wonderful place of rest even though we really weren't actually in the room all that much. The dining room and the Grand Parlor provide a place to rest and relax in the evening with live piano music, good food and yes, even a bit of spirits in the dry town of Rockport. Wonderful!
