Oasis Guest House & Gardens

The Oasis Guest House is one of the most consistently praised gay guesthouses on Cape Cod, and in Provincetown's highly competitive accommodation market that represents a meaningful distinction. The inn occupies a Victorian property on Bradford Street — the street that runs parallel to Commercial Street one block inland — with a clothing-optional pool surrounded by the gardens that give the property its name. The physical setting is beautiful in the specific way of old Provincetown properties: weathered shingles, established plantings, the kind of outdoor space that takes decades to develop. The atmosphere is the defining quality: the Oasis is the kind of small inn where guests gather around the pool in the afternoon, where breakfast becomes a social occasion, and where the accumulated regulars and first-timers create the community feeling that distinguishes the great gay guesthouse from the merely competent hotel. The Bradford Street location is quiet — a block inland from the noise and traffic of Commercial Street — while remaining a two-minute walk from the bars, restaurants, and galleries. For visitors who want to stay in Provincetown's gay accommodation tradition rather than in a generic inn, the Oasis is among the best options available.