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Provincetown: Ducking Skeeters at the Brass Key

Your humble editor spent last weekend at the tippity tip of Cape Cod, in Provincetown, Massachusetts. What follows is the first of several entries on Ptown, as just about everyone there calls it.

What you need to know about the Brass Key Guesthouse: It has a hot tub and a pool, unlike any other hotel in Provincetown. This is crucial, as the mosquitoes at the beach in Provincetown (which is rather distant from Provincetown proper, and requires a $12 RT shuttle to visit) are particularly vicious this season, thanks to a wet spring. Yes, you have to bring bug spray to the beach there--hence our love of the Brass Key's pool.

The Guesthouse itself is divided up inro different properties, some larger (and more expensive) than others, depending on size and amenities. Rooms, all thoughtfully outfitted, feature flat-screen TV/DVD players and are decorated in a restrained Cape Cod beach house style; some have fireplaces or private balconies overlooking the pool. We found the complimentary wine and cheese hour to be livelier than the usual staid run-back-to-your-room with a stolen bottle of wine affair. Rooms start at $195 a night during the high season.