Winstead Inn

Beautiful house. A little musty. Nice breakfast. Feels a little far from everything. The road out front is somewhat dangerous as some cars drive by extremely fast at night. Room was very quiet though. Front desk wasn’t very helpful. When there was no parking at the beach hotel, they said we would need to wait 2 hours for a shuttle to take us. What?? So don’t rely on their shuttle service offered. Everything we asked for was met with an eye roll. Overall the hotel is very nice and the rooms was comfortable. Great price for what we got compared to the surrounding area during peak season. Nice pool

We were a group of 6 celebrating our good friends birthday. Jodie was a gracious and attentive host making sure we had everything we needed for our celebration including champagne flutes! We actually had a few inches of snow overnight and when we woke up in the morning Jodie had hot coffee, freshly baked muffins and a lovely breakfast strata waiting for us. In between breakfast duties she not only cleared the exterior stairs and driveway; she even took the time to brush off our cars. And I can’t say enough about the beautiful rooms and suites right down to every detail including the beautifully tiled walk in shower. Definitely one of the nicest stays we’ve had!

Although we had a pleasant stay at Winstead, sadly there were just too many issues we weren't happy with. Unfortunately, we had pre booked the hotel for eight nights at a cost of $608-$658 per night, so we couldn't leave early. The house is nice, old and full of character, there is a pool, and a beautiful garden. The Inn has their own beach, a short drive away, (not walkable). There is parking at the Inn but you need to check with the front desk about parking at the beach. Unfortunately, the room we had (chart room) had no tea or coffee making facilities and when we requested some, it took another four days to receive a kettle. There was hot water in the dining room, but it wasn't boiling. A suggestion was made to microwave it.. Our room had a lovely claw foot bath but on further inspection, paint was peeling off the inside of it making it unsafe to use. No bathrobes or shower gel available (just bars of soap). The breakfast was a very poor affair. There was no hot option except boiled eggs that sat on the buffet bar. There is no commercial kitchen so no cooking at all. We discovered that some mornings they buy in a quiche, and that's first come first serve. Available options included: a tiny bowl of fruit, some orange or cranberry cordial, generic sugary cereals, a bagel or English muffin , some chocolate muffins made from a packet, warm tea and coffee. If a hotel prices itself at such a high price point, I would expect a good breakfast, as we experienced in other places in Cape Cod. This was a most disappointing experience for us and at a cost of $6,130 for eight nights we would have expected better. We did chat with Doug, but the response was general indifference. Maybe it's because the hotel is up for sale. We move on to a wonderful B&B in Chatham which was one of the best places we have ever stayed on our travels around the world