White Elephant Village

Beautiful suite, friendly service… amazing! No detail has been overlooked. One of the nicest stays we’ve had anywhere in the world. Highly recommended!

We had a phenomenal stay last week at the White Elephant Village. We got a deal on the room but were treated just like the other folks who were paying over $ 1000/​night here (crazytown…but that’s Nantucket). Just fantastic service, a staff that is tremendously friendly and made you feel so welcome. Our room was top notch — clean, quiet, great amenities. The location is great and you can walk anywhere, though they’ll gladly drive you somewhere nearby and back and forth to the ferry if you’d like. The pool area is also a nice benefit — great space, nice staff there too. Not quite sure when we’ll be able to come back but we wouldn’t hesitate to return. Can’t say enough about this great spot. Hopefully we can get back there in the spring!

My husband and I have been to Nantucket a few times a year for 7 years together and the weekend we spent here was one of the best. While the White Elephant Villages is a little pricier than places we usually stay, but for our anniversary it was WELL worth it.
We arrived on the ferry and were picked up by the shuttle. There was only one other couple on the shuttle and we dropped them off at another W.E. property. The driver was super nice and took our bags all the way up to our room.
We were early, but were able to check-​in early and was actually upgraded to a suite, which was beautiful. A bottle of champagne was waiting for us in our room for our anniversary.
We used their bikes a few times to drive out to the brewery and around the island. When we wanted to go to dinner, they offered to drive us in the BMW 7 series. We either took them up on it, or walked as town was 3 minutes away.
We hung out by the pool one afternoon and had it pretty much to ourselves (3 – 4 other people and a life guard). They brought us fruit skewers, smoothies and ice cream as we lounged. We were able to buy cocktails and lunch if we wanted as well.
Nantucket Island is one of our favorite place in the world, and the White Elephant Villages is one of the best resorts on the island. We will definitely splurge again in the future.

I thought I had written a review, but apparently not!
This place is top notch, no question about it. I don’t even know where to start. First, I did upload pictures from our room which was fabulous. The bathroom alone was to die for. I found a deal on RueLaLa for the White Elephant Village which was $ 450 for two nights (weekday). We decided to go to Nantucket for our Anniversary, May 1. It was the perfect time, it was still before their peak time so it was not crowded at all… but sadly a lot of places weren’t open yet either. But that’s ok. We just wanted to relax and explore as we’ve never been to Nantucket before.
After I booked the vacation, I received a phone call from the Concierge offering help with any questions I had before traveling, nice touch! Fast forward to when we arrived. We scheduled a pickup from the ferry (which we didn’t realize was literally like a 5 minute walk). But our van picked us up, assisted with bags into the van and also once we arrived at the Inn. We got on the island early and our room was not yet ready — kind of find this hard to believe as it was a Wednesday morning and the place was empty… but whatever. They stored our bags for us, took our phone number and we went off to lunch, gave us a call shortly after and we went back. We officially checked in and one of the workers escorted us to our room. I found this pretty odd, and more awkward than helpful. I can find my room and I know how a keycard works. But whatever, he took our bags and took us up in the elevator to let us into our room and show us how everything works. Now, we’re in our 20’s…I’m pretty sure we can figure out the remote and AC. I could have done without that. The room was spacious, it overlooked the back patio (could have gotten a nicer view since we were one of the only people staying there and it was our Anniversary…), with a nice big bedroom and huge bathroom. There was also a bottle of champagne in the living room and a box of chocolates in the bedroom for our celebration, that was a nice touch.
In the lobby, there is a small gift shop ($$$) as well as a lovely little snack section. They always have some kind of infused water, lemon, orange, cucumber… etc, in the morning they have danish muffins, coffee and espresso (all day). At 4pm (I think it was 4) they put out Cheese & Crackers and Port Wine. They also have an area of games and movies you can rent to entertain yourselves. We wanted to play cards, but they couldn’t find their deck, so they literally went out and bought a deck of cards for us! Service! The back patio was nice and secluded to enjoy champagne, snacks and cards.
The lobby is beautiful, it’s in walking distance to the main street. The front door locks after I believe 10pm and you have to use the key card to enter (as well as the back doors ²⁴⁄₇). I am so happy we booked this Inn at the rate we did. We could not afford this during peak season but definitely know it would be worth it. Bonus to large groups, if you stay in one of the suites, you get a car to drive so you don’t have to rent one. They also have a fitness facility right next to the premises. No pools. They do have plenty of bikes free of charge.
I give this place 5 stars because it’s «as good as it gets»… I didn’t feel like we were treated differently because we were younger and the median age of the island is much higher I’m sure. I liked being treated just like everyone else. It makes us want to go back because we weren’t shunned.
Cons: no pool. no restaurant. The restaurant is at the main White Elephant which is only not even a 5 minute walk down the road.
Pros: everything else!

This place was amazing. Top notch service by a very friendly staff. The room wasn’t large but elegantly appointed with a spacious bathroom and walk in steam shower. Highly recommend this to anyone.