1. Centerville Corners Inn
City: Centerville, MA
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (508) 775-7223, (800) 242-1137
Address: 1338 Craigville Beach Rd.
Description: A short walk from popular Craigville Beach on Nantucket Sound, Centerville Corners Inn is ideally located in the lovely whaling captain’s village of Centerville. From here you are within minutes of the Kennedy Compound in Hyannisport, the ferryboats to the islands, elegant restaurants, and the Main Street historic district of Hyannis. Kayakers will delight in paddling the nearby Centerville River. Bring your bikes; from the motel you can pedal into Osterville or Hyannis with relative ease.This smoke-free lodging blends colonial charm with modern amenities. Each spacious room is equipped with refrigerator, color cable TV, direct-dial telephone, ceramic-tiled bath, and individually controlled air-conditioning. Thanks to a recent update, all 17 efficiencies now feature kitchenettes, and every room has wireless Internet access. Each day, in season, a continental spread is served in the motel’s breakfast room. The indoor heated pool and saunas overlook the large, private grounds, which you are free to use for picnics, barbecues, croquet, badminton, or just relaxing with your favorite book.Additionally, Centerville Corners Inn is right across the street from the legendary Four Seas ice-cream parlor and just a short stroll to the 1856 Penny Candy Store and the Centerville Historical Society Museum. Dogs are permitted with prior approval and a $15-per-day charge. Golfers should ask about the motel’s package deals.
2. Today Real Estate
City: Centerville, MA
Category: Relocation
Telephone: (508) 790-2300, (800) 966-2448
Address: 1533 Rte. 28
Description: Established in 1985, this large and active real estate company has offices in Sandwich, South Yarmouth, East Harwich, and at the Centerville location listed above. Today’s other Mid-Cape office is in South Yarmouth and located at 487 Station Avenue (508-398-0600 or 800-966-0369). Today boasts more than 90 full-time sales associates who specialize in residential property, both owner-occupied and investment properties. Today Real Estate also publishes and distributes its own listings catalog. The office is open seven days a week.
3. Centerville Pie
City: Centerville, MA
Category: Restaurants
Telephone: (774) 470-1406
Address: 1671 Falmouth Rd.
Description: Centerville Pie’s chicken potpie is an Oprah “favorite thing” and it can be yours, too. This quaint little bakery/cafe sells scrumptious pies in all guises from savory to sweet and to eat in or take out. The clam pie is especially popular on Friday as a take-home dinner choice for locals. You can savor a slice of hot pie—from apple to apple cranberry to pecan—straight out of the oven or get a pie to go (and get an extra chicken potpie for the freezer). If you cannot live by pie alone, they serve breakfast all day and sandwiches and soups at lunch.
4. Harbor Point At Centerville
City: Centerville, MA
Category: Retirement
Telephone: (508) 778-2311
Address: 22 Richardson Rd.
Description: Harbor Point is Cape Cod’s assisted-living community for the memory impaired. Specially trained staff help residents and others who take part in a day program for those with Alzheimer’s or other memory impairment. Private apartments are available for this safe, homelike setting.
5. 1856 Country Store
City: Centerville, MA
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (508) 775-1856, (888) 750-1856
Address: 555 Main St.
Description: As the local children know, if you’ve only got a nickel in your pocket, you can still buy something sweet at this historic country store in the heart of Centerville. Whether you’re after penny candy, a daily paper, or a souvenir, you’ll find it here. The Country Store is open daily.
6. Centerville Historical Society
City: Centerville, MA
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (508) 775-0331
Address: 513 Main St.
Description: Founded in 1952 this society maintains the Mary Lincoln House with late Victorian displays, including a child’s room, a doll and quilt room, and a colonial kitchen. Also on view are the personal collections of Charles Ayling, including Sandwich glass, military collections, Dodge MacKnight paintings, Elmer Crowell bird carvings, and furniture. Other displays include marine artifacts, including tools, excerpts from ships’ logs, and the wheel from the steamer Portland, which was lost on Nov 27, 1898, in a gale subsequently called the Portland Gale after the steamer. The Centerville museum also hosts temporary exhibitions and is noted for its fine collection of period clothing, including shoes, jewelry, and accessories. The house is open from noon to 4 p.m., Tues through Sat, early May through Dec. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and free for children under 12.