The Nonantum Resort
A working marina alongside the golf-resort essentials
About this hotel
The Nonantum Resort centers on its riverside marina, giving the property a working-harbor character that sets it apart from the inland inns on this list. Multiple restaurants and an outdoor pool keep the day filled without leaving the grounds, and free breakfast and room service cover the rest. Port Fish & Chop House is a seven-minute walk for a change of scenery, and Seashore Trolley Museum sits roughly nine minutes away by taxi. Accessible and kid-friendly rooms make the resort workable for a mixed-age group, and air conditioning covers the humid months. The marina itself, more than the pool or the restaurants, is what gives the resort its identity: watching boats come and go becomes part of the rhythm of the stay.
- Riverside marina
- Multiple restaurants
- Outdoor pool
Our take
A solid all-rounder for a mid-sized golf-resort group wanting dining variety and a marina view without paying a premium price tag for it. Couples seeking an intimate, quiet property might find the resort's scale a bit much; it is built for groups who want plenty of options rather than one single focused experience.
- Walk the marina in the evening after dinner; it is the resort's most distinctive feature and easy to miss if the day is packed.
- Book one of the multiple restaurants ahead on weekend nights, since they draw guests from outside the resort too.
- Use the outdoor pool in the late afternoon, after the day's heat but before dinner reservations.
Why we love it
- Working marina on site
- Multiple restaurants to choose from
- Seven-minute walk to Port Fish & Chop House
- Free breakfast and room service
Why guests love itA group of eight golf buddies liked having several restaurants to rotate through without ever leaving the property, and the marina walk after dinner became a nightly habit nobody had planned for. The outdoor pool filled the late afternoons between the round and dinner reservations, and the seven-minute walk to Port Fish & Chop House covered the one night the group wanted something off-property. The working marina gave the whole stay a different rhythm than a typical inland hotel.