Capricorn House

Just love this place and have coming back for at least 10 years! A short walk from the ferry and a short walk into Oak Bluffs! Right across from the beach… What more can you ask for!!! Highly recommend !!

Rating the Capricorn House I was torn between three and four stars, but I felt four stars is more appropriate as I will explain below.
My girlfriend and I spent the long Forth of July weekend on the Vineyard to celebrate our two year anniversary together, and I booked the Pilothouse Room as it was advertised with a queen size bed, private deck with chaise lounges and table, and a private bath with a shower. The website photos are with different furniture and it does not show a window above the bed, but that isn’t a bad thing as the additional window and updated furniture were welcome. The window helped with a cross breeze which is much needed as there is no air conditioning. The bed was comfortable enough, although a little more bouncier than expected, but firmness/​softness of a bed varies person to person. The view was fantastic, and if you get up early enough to catch the sunrise, it may justify the price for you. It for sure helped me feel more comfortable with spending as much as I did.
The price. I know everything out at MV is a bit more than usual, but clocking in at $ 260/​night (after taxes and fees the total for two nights stay was $ 608), it makes it a little difficult to justify it. Capricorn House is a B&B, and I have never stayed at a B&B before, so I have nothing to compare it to. The breakfast that was provided was essentially a couple choices of muffins, bagels, english muffins, some fruit, juice, and some light snacks. I would think for the price of the room per night you would get something a little more, but again, I have nothing to compare it to, and it was more than enough for me as a muffin and some fruit is all I need for my breakfast. Again, this may vary depending on if you’ve stayed at other B&Bs before, or are a bit more of a big breakfast person. The size of the rooms seem to vary, but the room we stayed in as mentioned above was very small. You basically walk into the room and a dresser is in front of you, a small gap and then the bed, a very small gap between the foot of the bed and the wall over to the door that leads outside which barely clears the corner of the bed, and the bathroom to the immediate right which you have to close the door to the porch to get into. We did alright with the room since I am tall and lanky, and she is short and thin. Some more… heavier guests, might not do so well in this room. Despite a main road right out front, when it comes to evening until early morning it is extremely relaxing to sit on the porch, have a glass (or three) of wine with your SO, and enjoy the view. We don’t get to vacation much, so just being able to sit back and do absolutely nothing with a great view really helped the both of us get back to normal.
Another reason as to why I bumped this up to four stars instead of three: the staff. Extremely friendly, knowledgeable, and courteous. Other guests staying are also very pleasant and everyone else did say hello when they were sitting out on the front porch. I really wish I asked people’s names, but I am assuming it is the owner that runs the front desk, and she was very nice and helpful whenever we would ask questions about where to go, what to do, etc. She also let us leave our bags in the living room area prior to check-​in (we got there early), and even after check-​out so we could wander around more while waiting for the ferry without lugging all of our stuff around. I am a people’s person, so the friendliness alone really makes me want to give Capricorn five stars.
It is also nice that Capricorn House is right down the street from the Ferry terminal, and that means it is a very short walk to Circuit Ave which has all the shops and whatnot. It is also very close to the town green, and close to the gingerbread houses. There is also the main road right out front which is for route 13, so you can flag down the buses on the main road if you’re looking for a quick lift somewhere on the route. There is a public beach directly across the street as well, so if you don’t want to go to Aquinnah or South Beach, you can run across the street and plop down there. Having the beach there also makes for a romantic sunrise. If you have a room with a porch you can relax on the porch for the sunrise, or walk across the street and sit in the sand to watch the sunrise.
Overall it is a pretty nice place to stay at, and I will very much consider staying there again. The rooms seemed to be on the smaller side, but the view packs quite a punch and can justify the cost. Breakfast might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it was more than enough for my gf and I. Super friendly staff is a big plus, and the beach being across the street is another nice bonus.

Very relaxing and pleasant place right a across the street from the beach. The staff was very polite and welcoming. The room was very clean and we’ll kept. I would definitely come and stay at this place again. In our room we had our own bathroom and an unexpected ocean view, however I’m not sure if every room does.

We’ve stayed at the Capricorn house on two prior occasions and we enjoyed it. The main reason was that we had one of the two rooms with a balcony which overlook the beach. Because of the wonderful deck to the outside, the price seemed to be less important. The ability to sit outside with some privacy made me overlook the price. Without that wonderful benefit the Inn is mediocre at best. It is very expensive and the breakfast, continental or not, is very basic as others have indicated and the rooms are very small. Well I wouldn’t care about any of the other things, however the price of the room coupled with the lack of benefits make it a poor choice for the price.
Needless to say I wouldn’t stay there again. At $ 235 for an 8×8 room, a bathroom that I, at 5’6″ can’t stand up in to shave (and sideways no less) and no view, it hardly makes economic sense!
I might add that many of the other reviews are right on the money!
Actually I was shocked by the price of the room. I didn’t realize how expensive it was until I had a room without a balcony! In fact, I did mention it to the owner. And there was no response other than that is the price of the room! That may be the case, but the room is not worth the price! We were there on a supposedly special arrangement of three nights for the price of two, to me that is no bargain.
On trip advisor I gave it two stars but after seeing owners inaccurate response, I decided 1 star is the best I could do.