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Chatham Inn
Chatham, Massachusetts, United States · Independent · Grand Luxury
Cape Cod's oldest continuously operating inn began as an 1830 house built by English immigrants Gideon and Reliance Small, then opened to travelers in 1884 as The Travelers Home. After lives as the Monomoyick Inn and, for six decades, the Cranberry Inn, Jeff and Kayla Ippoliti recast the 18-room Old Village house as Chatham Inn, joining Relais & Châteaux in 2019 and earning Forbes Five-Star in 2022.
- 18 rooms
- Opened 1884
- Neighborhood: Old Village
About Chatham Inn
- Cape Cod's oldest continuously operating inn: Gideon and Reliance Small built the house in 1830; their son opened it to lodgers in 1884 as The Travelers Home.
- The Norfolk Hunting Club used it as seasonal headquarters, arriving by train with hounds and horses.
- It later became the Monomoyick Inn in 1898 and the Cranberry Inn in 1953, a name that lasted six decades before the Ippolitis' Chatham Inn rebrand.
- Invited into Relais & Châteaux in 2019; Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star from 2022, plus AAA Four Diamond.
History
Chatham Inn Relais & Châteaux is the oldest continuously operating inn on Cape Cod. The property was built in 1830 by Gideon and Reliance Small, English immigrants, and later became a lodging establishment named The Travelers Home in 1884 under their son Sylvester and his wife Augusta, serving as seasonal headquarters for the Norfolk Hunting Club, who arrived by train with hounds and horses.
Across nearly two centuries the inn cycled through owners and names, becoming the Monomoyick Inn in 1898 under John P. Farmer, then the Cranberry Inn in 1953, a name that endured for six decades. In 2000, Jeff and Kayla Ippoliti acquired the property with a vision to create a premier culinary and hospitality destination, launching a four-year remodeling and rebranding that gave birth to the Chatham Inn. In October 2019 the inn was invited into Relais & Châteaux, and in 2022 it earned the Forbes Five-Star designation, one of only 340 five-star hotels in the world. In 2024 Noble House Hotels & Resorts joined as partners and management.
The setting
3.8 miles from Fort Monroe National Monument.
Restaurants and bars
- Cuvée Bistro — Restaurant
- Cuvée — Restaurant
- The Wine Bar — Bar
Experiences
- Caymus Vineyards Wine Dinner — Evening wine dinner highlighting Caymus Vineyards wines at Cuvée Bistro, 12 November 2026, 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
- Stags' Leap Wine Dinner — Intimate speakeasy-style wine dinner with Stags' Leap Winery at Cuvée Bistro, 10 December 2026, 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
- Evening wine hour — Evening wine hour included in stays for guests 21 and over.
- Afternoon tea — Afternoon tea with house-made pastries served in the lobby.
- Private Whale Watch — Private whale-watching tour aboard a 33-foot Intrepid in Nantucket Sound; seeing several whale species; available seasonally.
- Cape Cod Cranberry Harvest — Experience of the cranberry harvest season, when local bogs turn bright colours in the fall; available seasonally.
Amenities
- Spa
- Fitness center
- Tennis
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
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