How do I get to Edgartown?

By ferry from Woods Hole (Steamship Authority, year-round, 45 minutes to Vineyard Haven) or seasonally from Hyannis. Edgartown is a 15-minute drive from the Vineyard Haven terminal.

Is the property open year-round?

It runs seasonally, like most of the Vineyard. Peak season is May through October; the deep winter is closed for most island lodging.

Is there a restaurant on site?

Not on site. The Edgartown Collection runs adjacent food and bar programs in the area, and Edgartown's restaurant cluster is three blocks away.

How many rooms are there?

Nine — a true micro-property. Summer weekends commit months in advance.

Do I need a car on the Vineyard?

From Edgartown you can walk to most of what you'd want there, but a car (or a moped or bike rental) makes the up-island towns and beaches accessible.

The Christopher

The Christopher is a nine-room boutique on a white-clapboard historic in Edgartown, on Martha's Vineyard — small, design-forward, and part of the Edgartown Collection, a three-property group run locally on the island. Where most Edgartown lodging plays the strict white-and-blue Vineyard hand, The Christopher pulls in geometric Art Deco wallpapers, aqua tile, vintage velvet, and a level of pattern that reads more downtown hotel than colonial inn.

It's a useful counterpoint to the more conservative end of Edgartown. The bones are historic — a New England clapboard and porch building — and the renovation went bohemian-historic rather than period-faithful. The result is a property that looks meaningfully different from anything else within walking distance.

The setting

Edgartown is the historic whaling village on Martha's Vineyard's south shore — captains' houses, picket fences, the lighthouse, the harbor with Chappaquiddick across the channel. The Christopher is in the historic district, three blocks from the harbor and the same from Main Street's restaurants and shops. South Beach and Katama Beach are a five-minute drive (or a 20-minute walk) south.

Getting to the Vineyard is the standard ferry equation: Steamship Authority from Woods Hole on the Cape is the year-round route (45 minutes); the Hy-Line runs seasonal high-speed service from Hyannis. Edgartown is a 15-minute drive from the Vineyard Haven ferry terminal.

The building

A historic Edgartown white-clapboard with the standard wrap-around-porch language — the building is pure Vineyard from the outside. Inside, the renovation has gone deliberately against type: Art Deco geometric wallpapers, deep aqua and emerald bath tile, velvet headboards and seating, vintage brass fixtures, framed art that's actually been chosen. Public spaces are small — a lobby and lounge, a porch — by virtue of the nine-key scale.

The rooms

Nine keys, all in the main house. Each is individually styled, with kings or queens, walk-in showers in some, soaking tubs in others. The Art Deco pattern carries throughout: tile, wallpaper, headboards, light fixtures. From-rate sits around $495, climbing in peak summer. The size of the property means weekends in July and August commit several months out.

Food & drink

There's no full in-house restaurant — the size doesn't support one — but the Edgartown Collection runs adjacent food and bar programs in the area, and the immediate restaurant scene of Edgartown is a three-block walk. The Port Hunter, Atria, l'Etoile, Among the Flowers, and the harbor-side spots are all within five minutes on foot.

On the property

The program is light by design.

Lobby lounge and front porch
Walking distance to Edgartown Harbor and Main Street
Bicycle rentals available locally; Katama Beach 5 min by car
15-min drive to Vineyard Haven ferry terminal
Open seasonally — peak May through October

Who it's for

Travelers who want a small Vineyard property with a real design point of view.
Couples on a non-first anniversary or a long weekend.
People who'd otherwise be tempted by a New York or LA boutique and are bringing those preferences to the Vineyard.
Edgartown regulars looking for a different kind of stay than the captain's-house template.

Who it's not for

Big family groups — at nine keys, the property won't absorb a party.
Travelers looking for resort-scale amenities (pool, spa, multiple restaurants).
Off-season visitors — like much of the Vineyard, the property runs seasonally.

Nearby

Edgartown Harbor and the lighthouse are a three-block walk. Main Street's restaurants and shops are at the same distance. South Beach (open Atlantic, real surf) and Katama Beach are five minutes south by car or a 20-minute walk. The Chappaquiddick ferry — the three-car On Time — is at the foot of Daggett Street, a five-minute walk; Chappaquiddick has Mytoi Garden, Wasque Reservation, and East Beach. The Vineyard's other towns — Oak Bluffs (10 minutes north), Vineyard Haven (15 minutes), and up-island Chilmark and Aquinnah — are all within 30 to 45 minutes.