Cape Cod or Block Island ???

[Stifko]

The city is getting to me. I gotta get outta town for a few days w/the GF. I dunno where I should go w/her. I like Block Island and have not been there in a long time. Cape Cod is supposed to be really nice too and I have never been up there. Block Island is closer. Which one do you think is nicer to visit for a week? Please feel free to recommend a good B&B. The Capt Willis house on Block is no longer a B&B, someone bought it for their private use. I never stayed there but heard it was nice.

Thanks

 

[skdsp]

cape cod is nice ive never been to block island though

 

[Stifko]

thanks, anyone else?

 

[Mr Nate]

block island is cheaper and quieter

 

[sohcrates]

bring a bike to block island

also, traffic to cape on the weekend is nuts

 

[vailr]

Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, MA both have Youth Hostels, if you want a low-cost place to stay.
Bicycling, there's ferries from New Bedford, MA to Martha's Vineyard, Martha's Vineyard to Nantucket, and Nantucket to Hyannisport. There's also a small passenger ferry boat from Montauk, NY to Block Island, RI.

 

[Stifko]

Originally posted by: vailr
Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, MA both have Youth Hostels, if you want a low-cost place to stay.

I don't think I wanna stay in a hostel. I wanna treat my girl better than that, and spend more for a nicer place. Its only going to be for a few days. Another nice thing about BI is that its not too far from NYC. Martha's Vineyard sounds beautiful too though. Thanks for the replies.

 

[Mr Nate]

Yeah, i'd do up BI for sure. I really enjoyed it the last time I went, and I spend a great deal of time on the cape. Take your girl to the lemonade icy shop.

 

[Stifko]

Thanks Mr Nate, whats a good place to stay? I remember a big old hotel at the end of a main street right on the beach. It had a dining room and bar on the first floor. When I was there we went by boat and picked up a mooring in Great Salt pond. I never stayed on the island.

 

[Mr Nate]

Can't help ya with that. I never actually stayed on the island. It was always day trips on the ferry.

I think you're talking about the National Hotel. I had lunch on the porch of that place last time i went - it was fantastic.

But yeah, can't help you with a hotel.

 

[Nozirev]

Getting to the Cape can be stressful. While Block Island is a ferry ride.

I'll be honest, I haven't done the Cape is probably 4 or 5 years, and I was in college then. while I've was in Block Island last summer, I haven't spent the night in probably 10 years.

From what I remember, I'd say for a long weekend Block Island would be a good choice. But if you are talking about a full week, you might get bored. There is only so much to do on the Island. And day trips off the island aren't really the easiest.

 

[bigrash]

Never been to Block Island, but Cape Cod is very nice and relaxing. i might need to take a trip there myself

 

[montanafan]

I've never been to Block Island though I've considered stopping there on my way to Cape Cod. Like someone else said, I think it would be nice for a few days, but any longer and it could get boring.

I love Cape Cod, unfortunately you'd be getting there right at the beginning of their busiest time of the year. June and early July are the best times to be their in the summer. August is their busiest time.

For a quiet, private, residential area I stay HERE. It's owned by an older couple who are really nice and helpful. They used to have a downstairs apartment with a private entrance and patio and nice backyard. I don't see it listed on this site though. They have a private beach that you have to trek down about 3 flights on stairs to get to, but you'll probably be the only people there. I have a pic I took just like the one on the site.

I like to drive from there to Woods Hole and take the bike by ferry to Martha's Vineyard and just spend the day biking all over the island taking pics, shopping, and eating homemade ice cream. A lot of people like to rollerblade around there too. You could also rent a moped, but I don't really care for them. You can take the ferry from there to Nantucket as well, but it's a long trip. It's shorter to Nantucket from Hyannisport, but I don't like Hyannis at all. It's about the only place on the Cape that has any kind of crime rate.

The people on Cape Cod are generally very friendly and laid-back. Lots of clambakes on the beaches at night. You should take your bike up to the Province Lands and try riding through those dunes. I hope you're in good shape. In fact, Cape Cod and both the islands are great for bike riders. Lots and lots of beaches on Cape Cod and MV and Nantucket to pick from, some crowded and some not, great for pics. Whale watching and puffin watching are nice depending on how successful the tour is.

Falmouth is a great place to stay if you want to be in a little larger, but laid back, town and have quick easy access to the ferries for MV and Nantucket. The Seaside Inn there is a nice place to stay considering the price. The Red Horse Inn is nice too, but it's a motel, not an inn and it's a little more expensive.

Sorry I can't help you with Block Island, but if you go to Cape Cod you won't run out of things to do, that's for sure. Hope you have a good time, wherever you go.

Edit: P.S. The only places I would recommend you not stay in are Hyannis and Provincetown.

 

[Stifko]

Thanks, if we go to the Cape, I was going to probably stay here. Thats a 5 hour drive as opposed to BI being only 3 (plus an hour ferry ride which is a pleasure).

 

[733SHiFTY]

Originally posted by: Stifko
Thanks, if we go to the Cape, I was going to probably stay here. Thats a 5 hour drive as opposed to BI being only 3 (plus an hour ferry ride which is a pleasure).

yeah, I went there once when I was little. My mom loves cape cod, but I'll never understand why...

 

[bigrash]

Originally posted by: Stifko
Thanks, if we go to the Cape, I was going to probably stay here. Thats a 5 hour drive as opposed to BI being only 3 (plus an hour ferry ride which is a pleasure).

Last time I drove from Cape Cod to NYC it took me about 3 hrs. It shouldnt take you 5 hrs.

 

[m2kewl]

i'm voting cape cod. been there twice it's gorgeous! i gotta plan a trip to block island.

 

[50]

I go to capecod every year and it is great! The traffic will drive you insane but once you get down there there's so much stuff to do. If you go down at the tip, make sure you try Arnold's they have the best fried clams on the cape

 

[LeonarD26]

BI is terrific. The drive to Cap Code is terrible as I remember it.

Have fun!

 

[DaWhim]

what is there to do in cape cod? I may go there this weekend. swim?

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

They're both great, but my vote is for Block Island.