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Winnetu Oceanside Resort
Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States · Independent · Core Luxury
Winnetu Oceanside Resort is the only resort directly on Edgartown's South Beach. The Snider family opened 54 studios, suites, and cottages in 2000 on the Katama site of the 1870s Mattakeset Lodge, later a World War II Naval Air and Sea Base, then Katama Shores Inn, cleared in 1999. Winnetu comes from a Wampanoag word meaning beautiful, and AAA rates the shingle-style house Four Diamond.
- 54 rooms
- Opened 2000
- Neighborhood: Katama
About Winnetu Oceanside Resort
- The site formerly held the Mattakeset Lodge, opened in the 1870s as one of Martha's Vineyard's earliest resorts.
- The site served as a U.S. Naval Air and Sea Base during World War II before becoming the Katama Shores Inn, removed in 1999.
- The resort's name derives from a Wampanoag word meaning beautiful, reflecting its Native American heritage on Martha's Vineyard.
History
The Winnetu Oceanside Resort stands on Martha's Vineyard's South Beach in the Katama neighborhood of Edgartown, a spot with a long summer-resort heritage. The original Mattakeset Lodge opened here in the 1870s and was one of the island's earliest resorts, prized for its clambakes, dances, and sea breezes. During World War II the Katama site served as a U.S. Naval Air and Sea Base, later becoming the Katama Shores Inn, which was removed in 1999 to make way for the current resort.
In the summer of 2000 the Snider family opened the Winnetu Oceanside Resort -- its name drawn from the Wampanoag word for "beautiful" -- carefully designed to reflect the Vineyard's late-19th-century shingle-style character while offering modern conveniences. The family-owned resort features 54 studios, suites, and cottages, and remains the only resort located directly at Edgartown's South Beach.
The setting
9 miles from Farm Neck Golf Club.
Restaurants and bars
- The Dunes — Restaurant
Amenities
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Tennis
- Yoga
- Beach
- Water sports
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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