On Cape Cod Bay · Provincetown's East End
A small beachfront inn where the building reaches out into the bay — ten light-filled suites, each with its own deck above the tide.
A room with a view — literally
At high tide, when the sea rises beneath the deck, you feel as though you're aboard a ship. The view sweeps from the Truro Highlands, across the bay, to Long Point at the very tip of the Cape — and back along the shore to Provincetown harbor and the Pilgrim Monument.
Open the slider and the morning is already there — gulls working the flats, the monument catching the first sun across the water.
The sea rises beneath the boards until the suite feels like the bow of a ship. Rent a bike, walk the flats, or stay exactly where you are.
The whole bay warms — hulls, water, the white rail of your deck. The painters who stay here will tell you this is the reason they keep coming back.
The bay goes quiet and deep blue. You feel connected to the rhythm of the sun, the moon and the tides — and that is the whole idea.
The suites
Every suite has a private bedroom, a living and dining room, a full bath, and a kitchenette — finished in soft whites and sand tones, with linens and daily maid service included. Choose how close you want to be.
Best of the house
Top-floor suites with private sundecks pointed straight at the bay — the widest, highest, most uninterrupted views we have.
Plan your stay
Our season is short and the best weeks book early. Choose your dates and suite below for an instant estimate — then send it over and we'll hold them for you.
Tap your arrival date, then your departure date.
Double occupancy. Lodging tax & any cleaning fee are added at booking. Weekly & mid-week off-season stays are discounted — we'll apply those when we confirm.
Request these dates| Suite | Off-SeasonNov–Apr | June & September | Full Seasonlate Jun–Aug |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suites 1 & 2 Courtyard | $160 | $260 | $350 |
| Suites 5 & 6 Upper bayview | $175 | $295 | $395 |
| Suites 8 & 9 Upper waterfront | $275 | $450 | $620 |
| Suite 4 Waterfront deck | $285 | $485 | $660 |
| Suites 3 & 10 Waterfront deck / upper | $300 | $510 | $700 |
| Suite 7 Upper waterfront, premier | $345 | $590 | $790 |
Rates are per night, double occupancy, and don't include tax or gratuity. A few suites carry a minimum stay over holiday weekends and in July–August. Check-in 4 PM, check-out 10 AM. Smoke-free; we're unable to accommodate pets.
In photographs
The East End, Provincetown
We're directly on Cape Cod Bay in Provincetown's residential East End. The center of town — its galleries, shops and restaurants — is a 15-minute walk or a 5-minute bike ride away. At low tide you can walk the shore right into town along the tidal pools.
Plan your visit →Getting here
At the very tip of Cape Cod, three hours from Boston by car — or ninety minutes across the water.
Route 6 to Provincetown, left at the East End exit, right onto 6A, then bear left onto Commercial Street.
Boston to Provincetown in 90 minutes on the seasonal fast ferries — then a short ride to the East End.
Cape Air flies into Provincetown Municipal Airport from Boston year-round — about 25 minutes in the air.
The Plymouth & Brockton line connects Boston and the South Shore to Provincetown daily.
From the guest book
"We've stayed up and down the Cape and never found anything like waking up with the tide right under the deck. We rebooked for next June before we'd even packed."
Maren & Theo · Brooklyn, NY ★★★★★
"Suite 7 at golden hour is the most beautiful room I've ever paid for. I'm a painter — I got more work done in five mornings here than in a month at home."
Diane R. · Resident artist, third summer ★★★★★
"Close enough to walk into town for dinner, far enough that you actually hear the water at night. The Sheas have thought of everything and pushed nothing."
James & Paul · Boston, MA ★★★★★
"Quiet, immaculate, and that view. We brought the kids and barely used the car all week — bikes, the flats, and the deck were the whole vacation."
The Okonkwo family · Providence, RI ★★★★★
Artists in residence
The East End waterfront has drawn painters, photographers, writers and musicians for generations. Many return to the Watermark year after year — here is a little of the work that the sky, beach, wind and tide have inspired.
"The barking black Lab pounds down the bulkhead wall, to catch the tide a hundred times playing ball. Back and forth snorting sand, shaking salt, he halts — hunching over a hole to fill it, then vaults for home exalted." Dog Day — Sandy Chadis, poet in residence
Reservations
We're a small inn with a short season, so the best way to book is to reach out directly — tell us when you'd like to come and which suite suits you, and we'll take care of the rest.