Toward the tip of the peninsula that juts into the ocean at Prouts Neck stands this stylish, tastefully updated 1878 resort inn with spectacular views up and down the coast. Guests have access to beaches, trails, kayaking equipment, a country club with tennis courts and a golf course, and a yacht club. Finer touches abound, such as Frette linens and in-room terry-cloth robes. The Cliff Walk, a...
In 2006, the Black Point Inn traded size for intimacy, trimming a century's worth of expansions and returning to its 1905 footprint. What remains are 27 guest rooms and an air of old-money privilege. Smiling young staffers retrieve room keys from cubbyholes behind the front desk; bellhops man the antique elevator; and leather club chairs, a brick fireplace, and oil landscape paintings up the...