Nantucket Island Resorts Announces a New Nantucket, MA Hotel, The Inn at White Elephant Village

Nantucket, MA – May 19, 2012 - The Inn at White Elephant Village, a new luxury hotel on Nantucket, will open summer 2012* with 20 luxury units, including 14 suites and six deluxe guest rooms. Located on South Beach Street, this new Inn on Nantucket and existing White Elephant Residences will comprise the newly-created White Elephant Village, a natural extension of the award-winning White Elephant Hotel that continues to be rated among the top hotels in the world by Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler magazines.

As part of the expansion, the new hotel Village will have its own lobby, including reception area, concierge, fireplace, gift shop, and business center. The lobby will serve morning coffee, pastries, all-day snacks, and late-afternoon port and cheese – creating a natural hub for guests. All guests of the White Elephant Village will continue to enjoy exclusive use of the Village's heated pool and cabanas, fitness center, and complimentary bicycles.

Celebrated Nantucket interior designer Kathleen Hay will bring a warm, neutral palette to this new Inn, providing a sophisticated and comfortable décor. Reflecting the ambiance of its island location, the Inn will feature oversized windows, allowing natural sunlight to illuminate the rooms, and quintessential Nantucket wainscoting detail throughout. Each of the luxury suites and deluxe guest rooms will be replete with HD flat-screen TVs and miniature refrigerators as well as linens by Pratesi, plush Turkish towels, bathrobes, and cozy slippers. Ideal for families, the 14 suites will offer sofa beds to accommodate couples traveling with children and four of the suites will feature fireplaces.

Rates start at $225 per night with the hotel's "Hot Dates, Cool Rates" promotion. To book a stay, visit www.whiteelephantvillage.com or call 1.800.475.2637.

Managing Director of Nantucket Island Resorts Khaled Hashem sees this expansion as a positive sign that tourism on Nantucket is continuing to grow. "We are excited with the addition of the Inn that will further enable us to host families and groups in the award winning accommodations these travelers expect from the White Elephant."

*The iconic White Elephant Hotel and White Elephant Hotel Residences are open for the season.

About Nantucket Island Resorts
Nantucket Island Resorts is a collection of premier hotels on Nantucket Island that specialize in bringing the unique Nantucket lifestyle to all guests. From boating to fine dining to a large number of island festivals and events, Nantucket Island Resorts caters to its visitors and offers vacation planning that lets you get the most out of a Nantucket vacation while staying in a fantastic array of luxury accommodations. Properties include The Wauwinet, ideal for romance with access and views of both bay and ocean beaches and home to the award-winning TOPPER'S restaurant, White Elephant, the iconic hotel located right on Nantucket Harbor that offers a lovely arrangements of rooms, suites, cottages, and a stunning loft as well as the Brant Point Grill, the White Elephant Village offers one-, two-, and three-bedroom Residences and the new luxury Inn on Nantucket, Jared Coffin House, a historic and charming inn located in Nantucket Town, The Cottages & Lofts at the Boat Basin, waterfront cottages with full kitchens located on three wharves jutting out into Nantucket Harbor and featuring 12 pet-friendly accommodations, and Nantucket Boat Basin, a 240 slip full-service award winning marina. For more information about Nantucket Island Resorts' collection of hotels, please visit www.nantucketislandresorts.com.