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A few blocks from the bay front, this converted 1910-era railroad station has been beautifully designed and decorated with great attention to detail -- which explains why Martha Stewart chose to stay here during her coastal tour a few years ago. Sporting fine fabrics and linens, all rooms and suites have wood-burning fireplaces, stereos, bathrobes, two-person showers, and full bathrooms. Most have private patios with private Jacuzzis (guests in the other rooms share a common Jacuzzi, and sign up for times). Perhaps you'll check into the Portofino Room, patterned after an Italian villa right down to the frescoes and stone cherub, or the Stratford-on-Avon, a replica of an English cottage. The evening wine and hors d'oeuvres and the breakfast are of similar prime quality, and can be enjoyed either in your room or out back in the garden courtyard on wrought-iron tables shaded by market umbrellas.

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