The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard

2.0 star property
Enjoy the free WiFi at this Edgartown hotel

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Luxury Room | Premium bedding, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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222 Upper Main St, Edgartown, MA, 02539
  • Place, Edgartown Public Library
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Lighthouse Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Edgartown Beach
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Vineyard Haven, MA (MVY-Martha's Vineyard)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(23 reviews)
  • 185 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(10 reviews)
  • 268 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Luxury Room

  • 250 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the neighborhood

Edgartown

In Edgartown .Within a 10-minute walk of the hotel, you'll find Edgartown Public Library and Old Whaling Church. Also, Vincent House Museum is within half a mile (1 km) and Lighthouse Beach is within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Edgartown Public Library - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Bend in the Road Beach - 2 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Lighthouse Beach - 3 min drive - 1.4 miles
  • Edgartown Beach - 3 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • Edgartown Lighthouse - 7 min drive - 1.6 miles

Getting around

  • Vineyard Haven, MA (MVY-Martha's Vineyard) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Backyard Taco - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Rosewater Market - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Seafood Shanty - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪The Wharf Pub & Restaurant - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Atlantic Fish And Chop House - ‬14 min walk

About this property

The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard

Enjoy the free WiFi at this Edgartown hotel
Free self parking is available.

This Edgartown hotel is smoke free.

  • 18 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • No smoking on site
The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard offers 18 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers. Beds feature premium bedding. Plasma televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. This Edgartown hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Housekeeping is provided on request.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps

Parking and transportation

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Plasma TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Mobile key entry

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions and smart lock details; front desk staffed during limited hours
Guests are required to download the property's Open Key mobile app before check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), smart lock

Pets

  • Pets: USD 100 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Breakage deposit: USD 150 per day

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 100 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions and guests can access their rooms with a mobile device.

Property is also known as

The Franklin Martha's Vineyard

Frequently asked questions

How close is The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard to the airport?

The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard is 5.3 mi (9-min drive) away from the Vineyard Haven, MA (MVY-Martha's Vineyard) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard?

As of Dec 7, 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard on Dec 15, 2025 start from $174.9, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Does The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard.

How close is The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard to the beach?

This hotel is 1.2 mi (5-min drive) from Edgartown Beach and 1.2 mi (2-min drive) from Bend in the Road Beach. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Does The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard offer free breakfast?

The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard?

No, there is no casino at this hotel.

What time is check-in at The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Is there free parking at The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard?

This hotel offers free self parking.

Does The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard have a pool?

The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard does not have a pool.

Does The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hotel.

How close is The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard to downtown Edgartown?

The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard is 0.6 mi away from Edgartown.

Reviews

The Franklin Hotel Martha's Vineyard Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

9.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 116 out of 162 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 32 out of 162 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 162 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 162 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 162 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sean

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Had a wonderful stay in Martha's Vineyard at the Franklin Hotel! We were fortunate enough to be able to book the back cottage, which was clean, quiet, and comfortable. The room was a free standing building behind the main building that was tastefully decorated both inside and out. The whole complex had lovely landscaping and appeared to be well maintained, although we did have a small issue securing the back door lock after stepping out onto the tiny back porch area of the cottage. The main building had 2 floors of rooms centered around a commons area with a shared kitchenette. The only issue I would foresee in the commons area would be a shared refrigerator that would likely be insufficient if the hotel was at capacity and all guests wanted to make use of it. The facility was nicely located, less than a 15 minute walk into town, and there was a bike rental shop right next door if you wanted to further explore the island. There was also Bad Martha's, a brewery that also served some tasty pizza, and a fantastic breakfast and lunch spot called Lucky Hanks right next door. Only minor issue we had was on check-in, the Franklin does not have a front desk. I was sent a message to download and app that would be used to access my room, but apparently I was not sent a follow up. Simply walked across the street the desk at the Edgar where the staff quickly resolved it. Overall had a great stay in MV and the Franklin was perfect for us!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

vanessa

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was clean, well appointed and very nicely decorated. It is self serve type hotel without a front desk. We had difficulty using our no key, phone entry. Had to call and someone was quickly able to help us get in. Other guest said they also had difficulty with it. Coffee and cold water are provided in the common area with a common fridge to use. We also had a bag with towels and chairs were available to reserve. It was a pleasant 10 min walk to downtown area. Easy parking. If you are sensitive to noise that could be an issue. Overall a great experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness
It’s a nice boutique hotel but it is in the middle of no where the restaurant across the street is less than desirable. The walk to town is too long on a main street
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We thoroughly enjoyed or stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Amanda

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only perk was the fact that it was conveniently located. Other than that, everything was terrible. SO LOUD. It was basically a frat house. The kitchen was dirty. You could hear people's conversation in the next room, etc. It was just so awful to try to sleep there.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean property and walking distance to downtown edgartown. Only issue was shower head was not very powerful at all. But that was no big deal for me
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The people Here were fantastic and experience amazing
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jay

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great dog hotel. nice facility. close to town.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
We gave this property a 3 star for several reasons. To start, the positives of the property are: New build, modern styling, seating inside the common area and lots of seating and hang out on the exterior also, the bedding and pillows were comfortable and multiple options for pillows based on comfort. Also, David was a great host and helped us personally get into our room. As for the negatives of the property and hence only leaving a 3 star: There is no curtains that block light so every night was difficult to get the room dark enough to sleep from the outdoor property lights shining in our room all night. The TV is outdated and there isn't an option to connect to app services. There is only one keurig coffee maker for the whole property. No mini fridge in rooms. Two wine glasses in the kitchenette available for the property. The hallways smell like covered up dog smell. The bathroom counter was so small and no other cabinet to use to set items on while getting ready. The walls are so thin we couid hear kids running and stomping everyday and we could hear people coughing and it seemed like they were in the same room with us it was so loud. There's a noise machine in the room to help with this so I'm assuming they know its a problem. We could still hear all the noise with it running. There was an iron but no ironing board.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jayme

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Donald

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Easy access to buses.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved every minute of our stay at this property. We would highly recommend it and will be back. If you can, get the single cottage option in the back of the property but any room would be great here.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

George

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There are no full time staff onsite. The hotel across the street manages it, so if need something they come across the street. For example, the shampoo and conditioner bottles were missing in the shower, so I contacted them through the One Key app and they quickly responded and came over to put in the missing bottles. Room is rather small with no refrigerator, microwave, or coffee maker, as these are all located in the nice and spacious common room downstairs. OK selection of TV channels, except the NESN channel was listed as “not available” which means I missed a Red Sox game. Fans beware!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brianna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great base camp

A nice centrally located hotel. The app was a little cumbersome to use and get into the hotel with. I am all for a self check in and check out but made it tough if you had any issue to not have anyone onsite. If there were issues you had to walk across the street to the sister hotel. The room was nice and the bed was comfortable. Room was very clean. We had an issue with our clicker and were offered to move rooms since it couldn't be fixed. We declined since we only had another night but very nice to have them accommodate us if there was an issue. The staff we did interact with was so nice and friendly and super helpful. Nice spot and they held our bags after checkout.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Katherine

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We just spent 4 nights at The Franklin as we had also stayed here last Spring. What a difference a year makes. We asked to be in a larger queen than we were last year and we were told that was not a problem (multiple times) when we arrived we were told that the entire hotel was booked (as we were prepared to upgrade to a king room) the woman behind the desk told us that she was moving us to room 8, a larger queen as that is the one she would stay in. When we finally were able to get in out room, we were actually in 11 and it was a way smaller room than last year. The door to our room would not fully close all the way so it rattled every time someone else open a door or when the wind blew, this went on all night long. There also seem to be people actually living full time at the hotel. Each day two women would cook a full meal out of the back of a pick up truck in the parking lot and then bring it into the common area to serve the 15 or so that would come to eat. The last night there seemed to be a party in the common area and they were very loud. We had wanted our friends to come to the hotel and have drinks and cheese and crackers with us, but since there were meals being served at lunch and dinner everyday, that was impossible to do. There was raw meat and other grocery items that took up the entire common area refrigerator and were were unable to keep anything in the fridge (a few cheeses and dip) that we had planned to do (that we had done the year before), so we had to k
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Volda

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stefan is amazing Love this hotel Clean Quiet Beautiful
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mavi

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Amy, pembroke pines

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean , comfortable ,safe. No one on property other than cleaning lady. Any issues were handled via text and quickly responding.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vin

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025