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Cape Cod's Lamb and Lion Inn
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  • Central courtyard with plenty of places to lay out, dine, read, barbecue, or just float in our solar-heated pool, or soak in the hot tub! One calm nights sit by our outdoor wood-burning fire.

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  • Bed&Breakfast Diamond Collection

    An exclusive of professionally inspected and guest-reviewed luxury inns with extensive modern amenities.

    Inn Details

    WINNER! "Best Mid_Cape Bed & Breakfast/Inn, 2011 ~ Cape Cod Life. "Best Cape Cod & Islands B&B, 2009" - CityVoter A-List. "One of the Top 10 Inns in America" ~ Arrington's B&B Journal. A 1740's Inn boasting 12 fireplaces and rambling "open-air" hallways painted in beautiful murals creating a central courtyard with full-sized solar heated pool, year-round outdoor hot tub and outdoor fireplace. The Inn has an on-premise spa and yoga studio, and offers an intimate/casual vacation lifestyle with fireplace suites and lots of guest privacy! BBQ poolside or walk to the beach! Pet friendly. This peaceful inn located in the heart of Cape Cod's historic district is owned by 2 previous "Relais and Chateaux" owners. Guest services are unmatched on Cape Cod and include complimentary self-guided driving tours and suites with kitchens.

    Innkeeper Information

    Innkeepers Description:

    Previous owners of a Relais & Chateaux property in New York's Hudson Valley, Tom has a more relaxed lifestyle and is an award-winning food writer and Cape Cod's only Elvis impersonator. Alice is the most patient woman in the world. Both have been in the hospitality industry their entire lives and are still lovin' it!

    The innkeepers speak:

    • English


    Number of Dogs: 4

    Features

    Type:

    • Historic Inn

    Property Noted For:

    • Excellent guest amenities

    • Heated pool & hot tub spa

    • Incredible in-room guest services books

    • Minutes from EVERYTHING!

    • Personalized driving tours

    • Pet friendly

    • Business travel

    • Family Travel

    • Fitness

    • Gay / Lesbian Travel

    • Group events

    • Honeymoons

    • Luxury

    • Nature

    • Peaceful getaway

    • Romantic escape

    • Weddings

    Amenities

    Guest Room:

    • Air conditioning

    • Alarm clock

    • Coffee/Tea facilities

    • DVD Player

    • In-room internet

    • Fireplace

    • Fridge

    • Hairdryer

    • Hot tub/whirlpool tub

    • Internet Service

    • Ironing Board

    • Microwave

    • Radio

    • Satellite/Cable TV

    • TV

    • Telephone

    • Wi-Fi

    On Site:

    • BBQ grill

    • Bath robes

    • Board games

    • Computer

    • Conference Rooms

    • Copier

    • Desk

    • Fax Machine

    • Library

    • Private entrance

    • Spa

    • Videos

    • Washer/dryer

    Other Amenities:

    • Year-round hot tub spa

    • Complimentary driving tours

    • home theater with surround sound

    • Outdoor solar-heated pool

    • yoga studio & spa

    • Cape Cod shower

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  • Lair 1

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $179/$249

    Lamb's Retreat

    Suite maximum capacity: 4

    • Beds

      1 King

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $259/$299

    Sweet 6

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $179/$259

    Lair 2

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $179/$249

    Sweet 9

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $189/$279

    Lair 3

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $179/$249

    Lair 4

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $179/$249

    Lion's Den

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $239/$259

    Innkeeper's Pride

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $279/$299

    The Barn Stable

    Suite maximum capacity: 4

    • Beds

      2 Queen

      2 Twin

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $299/$349

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    Policy

    Reservation Policy

    • Check in: 3 pm    Check out: 11 am

    • Minimum stay: 3 nights over Saturdays in July & August, 3 nights on holidays

    • Deposit amount required: 50% deposit required for all reservations of 3 nights or more. For reservations of two nights or less complete payment is required.

    • Cancellations: If you cancel MORE than 2 weeks prior to arrival we will cancel your reservation less 10% of your deposit OR hold the entire amount for a future booking. LESS than 2 week notice, deposit (less 10%) refunded when room time is re-booked.

    • Open all year round: Y

    General Policies

    • Smoking allowed: No

    • Guest pets allowed: Yes

    • Drinking allowed: Yes

    • Drinks available: N

    • Children allowed: 10 years and older,

    • Suitable for children: Limited

    • Childcare provided: No

    Discount type

    • Weekly stays
      Percent off: 10% Days required: 7

  • Breakfast

    • Type: Lots of homemade surprises!

    • Time Served: 8am-10am

    • Serving location: Poolside, Sundeck, porch, or in bed!, Breakfast Room

    Signature Dish

    Lamb and Lion Inn Granola
    Ali's granola has been in Bon Appetit magazine. Come taste why! Every day we serve up many homemade and home-baked surprises. Every breakfast is fun and different from day-to-day and can be enjoyed anytime, and anywhere! Have breakfast with other guests, in private, poolside, or in bed. Our breakfast is served up continental style with a lot of fun "twists" and there is a scrumptious "add-on" menu (eggs Benedict, smoked salmon, etc), you can also opt in or out of each morning for a nominal fee in addition to our regular breakfast.

    Special meal options

    Additional food services

    • "Inn-room" dining avail upon request

    Recipes

    Breakfast-Brunch

    Stick-to-the-roof-of-your-mouth Butterscotch Muffins!
    Serves: 0
    Prep time: 20 minutes

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  • Location Type

    • 1 hour from Boston

    • 50 minutes from Provincetown

    • 8 minutes from Hyannis

    • Walking distance to the beach

    • Countryside

    • Oceanside

    City

    • Hyannis

    • Distance to city: 6 miles

    • Directions to property:
      Printable directions and insider's driving tips available at .lambandlion

    Airport

    • Hyannis, MA (HYA-Barnstable Municipal) 7 miles

    Area Attractions

    • Antique Shopping

    • Aquarium

    • Art Galleries

    • Beach

    • Concert venue

    • Gourmet/Fine Dining

    • Historical interests

    • Lake

    • Movie Theater

    • Museum

    • National/State parks

    • Nature area

    • Ocean

    • Pilgrim Monument/Museum

    • Whale Watching Cruises

    • Audubon/ Wellfleet

    • JFK Museum, Hyannis

    • Outlet Stores

    • Performing Theater

    • Picnic area

    • Vineyard

    • Winery

    • Bicycle rental

    • Bicycle riding trails

    • Bird watching

    • Boating

    • Fishing

    • Golfing

    • Hiking trails

    • Horseback riding

    • Kayaking

    • Mountain Bike trails

    • Whale watching

    • Yoga

    • Swimming pool

    • Conservation trails

    • Walk to beach

    • Sailing

    • Shopping

    • Sight-seeing

    • Snow shoe trails

    • Swimming

    • Swimming pool

    • Tennis courts

    • Water sports

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    Kudos to the Best - The Heck with the Rest!

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Frequently stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling on vacation

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    Mid-Cap, mid-September at the Lion & Lamb—when and where could you find a better time and place to relax and enjoy some vacation time???? We had a wonderful, fun-filled three-day stay at the Lion & Lamb, and I have to say it was one of our best B&B stays to-date (and we’ve had many stays all over the country). It was nice to find a B&B that was so pet-friendly and also so accommodating for us with a spacious, spotless, lovely furnished room (with a king bed, frig, microwave, and multi-head shower) which was right off a flowering courtyard with a solar-heated pool and temperature-ready jacuzzi, and included a delicious breakfast with homemade goodies to start our day. Tom and Ali are wonderfully, welcoming hosts and are certainly the perfect couple to run such a successful B&B. Our dog Pepper was traveling with us, and Tom was very knowledgeable in pointing out activities, points of interest, and restaurants which are pet-friendly. For pet friendly, outdoor dining, check out the patio at the Black Cat Restaurant in Hyannis and PJ's Family Restuarant in Wellfleet. The Dolphin Fleet whale watch cruise out of Provincetown and the Hyannis Harbor Tour aboard the Bay Spirit out of Hyannis are pet friendly. While Ali was providing us with her delicious breakfasts and taking care of their office area and their 4 four-legged family members, Tom was always available to answer any questions we had and to provide anything we needed (i.e., a flashlight for our safe night-time doggie walks, and plastic wine glasses for our safe wine enjoyment while relaxing in the jacuzzi). Since I’m really into celebrity sightings, I thoroughly enjoyed hearing of Tom’s experiences (some rather humorous and surprising) with all the celebrities he had served at his previously run inn/restaurant. We were sorry to say goodbye to the Lion & Lamb and Cape Cod and look forward to returning in the near future. Anyone staying with Tom & Ali at the Lion & Lamb will not be disappointed.

    Innkeeper Response
    The heck with the rest is right! But what's the deal giving away all of our secrets??!! Haha! Of course we have LOTS more secrets up our sleeve, so blab away! Yea, we try to make it as easy to get around as we can--and we tall you all of our secrets in our self-guided driving tours, whether you're traveling with furry critters or not (and congrats on The Black Cat for now taking dogs--bravo!). We don't usually go on about celebrity stay-overs unless coaxed. This wonderful reviewer is a HUGE Kevin Bacon fan (stalker?) so when she heard he was one of our neighbors & regulars (in our previous life we owned a Relais & Chateaux in NY's Hudson Valley), well, let's just say the conversation took a "spirited" turn. A poolside conversation we'll remember for a long time! Thank you for the wonderful words--can't wait to get you back!!!

    - tom (innkeeper)

    Dog Friendly in Cape Cod luxury

    About the reviewer

    • 55+ years old

    • Stays at B&Bs once a year

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling on vacation

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    We stayed for three nights at the Lamb and Lion. Tom and Ali are fabulous hosts, and Tom in particular was always available with recommendations for dining, driving tours, shopping, etc. He has a couple of self-designed driving tours he'll be happy to share with guests, which make getting to know Cape Cod easy and great. The rooms are delightful, ours had been recently renovated and it was beautiful. The grounds are great and well kept. We ate one meal we took out from a local fish market around the pool, and one on the back deck, both great lcoations. Breakfast was one of the better continental breakfasts I've had; you have the option of ordering a hot breakfast, but honestly it's not necessary. And they are super dog friendly, with great recommendations of what to do with dogs, and and a high degree of understanding of travelling with a dog. I'd go back there in a flash.

    Innkeeper Response
    Nice, nice , nice. We love our guests!!! 12 years here at the inn and we feel like we're just getting warmed up. Reviews like this just rev our engines! Glad you loved the breakfast. Although we've been doing the same "gourmet continental with a twist" breakfast for all these years (although you'll never have the same things twice while you're here), we decided to "turn things up" this year by ADDING a whole other hot meal optional menu. You can still enjoy our regular breakfast, but now you can super-size it by adding a $5.00 eggs benedict (with homemade hollandaise), or $5.00 Ebelskiver (with homemade boysenberry sauce)--BIG portions at dirt cheap cost--we're trying to cover all of our basis! Not necessary? True. But OPTIONS are our secret weapon! Stop surfing and book us already!

    - Tom (innkeeper)

    Best Stay on the Cape!

    About the reviewer

    • Between 45-55 years old

    • Stays at B&Bs twice a year

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling on business

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    We absolutely love this amazing Cape Cod B & B — the location, rooms, hospitality, overall charm, service...everything. We have booked rooms here for business associates on multiple occasions and it's now the #1 requested place by everyone who travels for our company. So wonderful to have a perfectly romantic B & B for personal getaways that is also upscale enough for professionals to stay there for business. The best of both worlds in Barnstable!

    Winter Fun

    About the reviewer

    • Between 26-35 years old

    • Stays at B&Bs once a year

    • Typically stays in budget lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway

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    We had a great stay at the Lamb & Lion Inn! We went in the winter and really enjoyed the fireplace in our bedroom as well as the hot tub outside. The service was great, and we especially appreciated the driving tours suggested by Tom. He outlined everything worth seeing in the area, which was a big help. We liked the setup of the property, because the guest rooms were separate from the innkeepers' area, and yet they were very accessible for when we needed something. Their dogs were fun too!

    Comforatable, Quaint

    About the reviewer

    • Between 45-55 years old

    • Stays at B&Bs twice a year

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway

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    The Inn is very cute, quiet and clean. We stayed there because they welcome pets and it's hard to find a nice place that allows dogs especially in the winter months at the cape. They not only allow dogs but cater to them as well providing bedding, canine bakery treats and a flashlight to walk at night. The innkeepers were away during our stay but the assistant in charge was wonderful. It's hard to say anything bad about the inn but my rating was based on my experiences at other B&Bs on Cape Cod and not because I was unhappy with the my experience here. I rated the dining lower because the breakfast was more of a continental style and although the food was quality, we stayed at b&bs on the cape that offer sit down dining and three course hot meals at breakfast. So it was below average compared to what I have experienced at a B&B. Our room was average but nice and real clean, it wasn't one of the ones pictured online, those look nicer. I would stay here again and reccomend it to anyone considering staying here especially if you have pets.

    Innkeeper Response
    Thank you for taking the time to write a great 4 star review. Your comments on our breakfast are correct and we do strive for high quality and glad you appreciated that. We hope our guests enjoy our morning start of fresh baked goods, homemade yogurt & breads, different fresh fruit preps daily, local jams & jellies and award-winning granola. We offer a hot special every morning (savory or sweet--the guest's choice) for those who crave their eggs or pancakes. We like to think our strength is in the flexibility we give our guests to enjoy a delicious, fresh & satisfying breakfast at the time of their choosing (dining in the breakfast room, in bed, or poolside in the warmer months). The more formal 3-course, sit down meal is not our bailiwick although there are a number of beautiful Inns that we refer to when that is the priority--unfortunately, they are not pet friendly. That's a big part of why we do the breakfast we do. It gives guests options to dine when, where, and how long they like. As for the room not being online, all 10 of our units are on our website. About every 2 years each gets redecorated, so it is possible because of new decor, this guest didn't recognize their room. We appreciate the "4 star" review. Although we are "people friendly" first, and "pet friendly" second, the Cape does have a paucity of good, clean, quiet and overall "fun" pet friendly accommodations. Maybe this New Year will bring those changes!

    - Tom (innkeeper)

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