Memorial Day Weekend is the start to the official summer season on Cape Cod. It used to be the weekend when we would welcome back all our regular summer residents and the tourists would arrive. While that line has seemed to blur in recent years, this weekend is still a major deal around here. And because of that Cape Cod motels and other lodging rates are higher on that weekend. But you can still find affordable deals on Cape Cod on Memorial Day Weekend.

Here are a few that I’ve found so far. Just know, that these numbers can go up or down without notice depending on the economy and weather.  So if you find rates that you like, I would definitely make the reservation and lock them in. Don’t forget state and local taxes and minimum stay requirements. There may be additional charges for individual motels and hotels. So you should always call to confirm.

The Town Crier Motel in Eastham has rates available for Memorial Day Weekend starting at $129/night. Double occupancy. 2 children under 15 can stay free. Extra adults and children are $15 each. It’s $10 each for adults and children 13 and over. An additional $5 for children 12 and Under. Room amenities include color / cable television, microwave, refrigerator, hair dryer, coffee-maker, direct-dial telephone, FREE wireless internet and individual Heat/AC control.

The Earl of Sandwich, on Route 6A in Sandwich has posted that its Memorial Day rates are $85 for a room with a Queen bed and $89 for a room with 2 Double beds. All rooms have either Queen or Double beds, air conditioning, refrigerators, private bath, cable/color television, telephones, and WiFi. Many rooms have canopied beds. A continental breakfast is included in your room rate.

The Carleton Motel in Falmouth rates for the Memorial Day Weekend period are $99.95 for a room with a Queen Bed and $119.95 for a room with two Double Beds. There may be a 3-night minimum stay requirement for Memorial Day Weekend. Amenities include Continental Breakfast, Outdoor Pool, Barbeque Areas, Kids Playground Area, Free High-speed Wireless Internet; In-room Fridge/Microwave/Coffeemaker.

For more info on Cape Cod lodging please check out these directories: Chatham Hotels and Inns, Falmouth Hotels and Inns, Hyannis Hotels and Inns, Sandwich Hotels and Inns.

Stay at the Ocean View Hotel in Centerville (Town of Barnstable) on Cape Cod and be just steps away from Craigville Beach for under $100!

If you decide to come to Cape Cod from May 1 to May 28, first floor rooms start at $95. Second floor rooms start at $135. Rates go up after Memorial Day weekend. From May 29 to June 25, first floor rooms start at $110 and second floor rooms start at $150. Rates are based on double occupancy. Add $10 for each additional guest.  No Smoking and No Pets.

When you stay at the Ocean View Hotel, you’re going to be just footsteps away from Craigville Beach. Its on Nantucket Sound and has some of the warmer waters of any Cape Cod beaches. It’s a great place to go for walks. It’s between Hyannisport (home to the Kennedys) and Osterville.

The Ocean View also has the this special available

GET A HEAD START WITH OUR 2009 SPECIAL!
Between April 1st through May 28th:
Book 2 nights - the 3rd night is 1/2 price .l. Book 6 nights - the 7th night is FREE

Here a some more suggestions for Cape Cod Waterfront Lodging.

Book your 2 or more night Kid’s April School Break at the Bayside Resort in Yarmouth by Friday, April 3rd, and parents get 2 Early Bird Dinners at the Yarmouth House for free!

I just got an email from the Bayside Resort Hotel with the above offer. It’s that simple. Call 866-946-0680 and you must mention Code: YH-SV-09. You can’t combine it with any other offer from the Bayside Resort. Other restrictions may apply.

They’ve got quite the April Vacation Week Planned. Scavenger hunts, ice cream and pizza parties, pool games and prizes (they’ve got a heated indoor pool!), police and fire demonstrations, family bing with prizes, educational animal and reptile shows, magic shows and face painting & lots more.

The Bayside Resort is located at 225 Route 28, West Yarmouth. Check out the Bayside Resort website for more info.

The Bayside Resort has Announced a Great April School Vacation Week - April 17-26.

First of all you get accomodations for 4. Two-nights start at $129. 95 per night; Three-nights start at $109.95 per night. Free Breakfast Included.

The Bayside Resort is located on Route 28 in West Yarmouth. They have an indoor heated pool! So the weather doesn’t matter!

Then the Bayside Resort has designed tons of family-friendly activities for the week. Activies will include a scavenger hunt, PJ movie party, pool game and prizes, police K9 demonstrations, fire engine climb aboard and demonstration, family bingo with prizes, mad scientist discovery shows, kids all day movie madness, educational rainforest and reptile shows, ice cream socials and make your own sundae, campfire and smores at sunset, magic shows and face painting, kid’s karoke party, pizza parties, parent’s happy hour.

Click Here to Visit the Bayside Resort Website.

SPRING 2009 Directory of Affordable Cape Cod Motels, Hotels, Inns, Bed and Breakfasts and Resorts

I’ve received quite few requests for just a list of affordable places to stay on Cape Cod. So that you can just get an idea of what’s available this Spring. Okay so I’ve started to make such a list. It’s really hard to make categories, because one hotel’s standard room with fridge and microwave, is another’s kitchenette. So I’m just listing the place and town and rates I’ve found, and you click on the name of the motel to get all of the details.

The rates quoted are daily and usually for 2 persons. Sometimes kids under certain ages stay free and sometimes they don’t. Complimentary breakfasts, even just coffee, are a real budget saver in my book.

What’s affordable? That varies from person to person, but Leo and I are probably the cheapest people on the planet when it comes to travel. Well we like to go lots of places and the less we spend the more places we can go! We usually like to stay in the $50 to $60 range with a fridge and coffeemaker. (If rooms don’t have them, we bring ours! The coffeemaker not the fridge). That means we do a lot of off-season travel and I spend a lot of time online and calling around.

It’s also how this blog happened. Leo decides to go somewhere and then he says “Why don’t YOU check it out online and see what you can find?” I’ve developed quite a rep in the family for find great places. So now I get lots of requests for help. A blog was a convenient way to share info.

So I hope this helps you find a great spot get away for a few days.

Mid-week Discount Golf Vacations at the Hyannis Travel Inn Under $70.00 until May 21, 2009

Leo’s brother is an avid golfer  and he and his buddies want to come to Cape Cod for golf and fun. So I’ve been researching hotels and golf this morning.

I found a great deal at the Hyannis Travel Inn, on North Street in Hyannis. They have a mid-week golf special good until May 21, 2009. You pay $69.95 pers person and get the room, and 1 free round of golf with a cart, continental breakfast, 1 $25 gift certificate per room to Albertos Ristorante. (Albertos is good hearty Italian guy food, we’ve eaten there!). Of course the room tax is additional. Rates are subject to change without notice. So I always recommend booking asap if you’re interested. All of the rooms are non-smoking, and no pets are allowed.

Several golf courses are available with the package. You can call them at 508-280-8002 for the details on the particular course and the rest of the golf package. Or visit the Hyannis Travel Inn website and book onine.

The Hyannis Travel Inn has a heated indoor pool and whirlpool, which could be very useful for golf muscles that haven’t been used all winter.

Stay on Cape Cod for under $50 a day during March 2009!

I just found this great deal for you at the Cape Point Hotel in West Yarmouth. If you’d like to come to Cape Cod in March, then consider this hotel. And the following discounts. You could also come and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

Sundays thru Thursdays $43.50* per night
Fridays and Saturdays $5.00* off per night
*Not valid with any other discounts, promotions, holiday weekends>

There’s also a St. Patrick’s Day Weekend Special
Book the weekend of March 6th AND 7th which is St. Patrick’s Day Parade Day Weekend in Yarmouth, and have a chance to win two tickets to the gala event Friday night valued at 75.00. Mention St. Patrick’s Weekend Special and receive $5.00 off per night. Parade takes place Saturday, March 7th.

The Cape Point Hotel is part of the Dockside Hotel Goup, 3 family-owned Cape Cod hotels.