The Resort is nice and all, but not my cup of tea!! First of all, there are too many stairs in the place and - although I'm not old - I'm not young either and found the layout of the place challenging. The resort is right on Rt.#28 and the traffic there is a bit obsessive. The rooms were ok and all, and if that's what you want from a vacation to the Cape, then I guess you'll be happy there. There were no view from there or sights and sounds of the ocean. Just allot of people. On the plus side, the Cove had a nice pool and a activity room with convenient hours. For my money and tastes, I'd rather go further out as e.g. Brewster/Eastham areas. All in all, I love the CAPE!!!

Me and my boyfriend have been coming to the Cove for the past 3 years. We love it... its always clean, there are many things to do in the area or at the resort.
I wouldnt call it 5 star, but its an excellent place to stay if you want to get away, esp. during "off-season." We've stayed in the suites, and the townhouses... We love the suites! Two bathrooms and a "whirlpool tub" in the suites. Townhouses have a smaller upstairs room, and is kind of a pain. There's also a small "kitchenette" where (even though you cant cook) there's a microwave and a small fridge.
The only thing I'm not a huge fan of is in the summer time, or during school-vacation weeks, there's usually many families and kids around the pool area, but you arent going to find ANY hotels on the cape without children... and sometimes you can have a bit of a walk to the indoor pool, but you'll never have to go outside to get there!
The Cove is the ONLY place I stay on the Cape!

When my husband and I decided to spend a 3-day weekend in late March on the Cape with our 22-month-old daughter, we chose the Cove based on Trip Advisor reviews and the fact that the unit had a "loft" bedroom. (We are learning that a separate bedroom is key if you don't want to have to sit in a dark hotel room every time your child needs to nap/sleep!) We stayed in a townhouse, which is bi-level with a full flight of stairs. Needless to say, we put our daughter's crib downstairs in the living room/dining room/kitchen. Because the loft is only separated from the downstairs by a pleated shade, we had to keep the lights out and the TV off when our daughter was napping and when she went to sleep, somewhat defeating the purpose of staying in a non-traditional room. The woman at the front desk suggested that we should try for a "suite" the next time, as the suite unit is all on one level and the bedroom is a truly separate room with a door.

The room was clean and well-maintained. We especially liked having two full bathrooms and two TVs. The indoor pool was a little chilly, but that didn't stop the kids from swimming. We were a little disappointed that the resort allowed many people into the pool who were not staying at the resort. (We overheard two conversations at the front desk regarding "forgotten" membership numbers, and lack of "guest passes," respectively.) It felt like there were a lot of people in the pool, however, we didn't have trouble finding lounge chairs. There was a small kiddie pool, which was warm and a big hit with our daughter, as was the indoor play area with slide, appropriate for children between 1 and 4. Our room was quite far from the pool, requiring a trek each time we went to swim.

Since the weather was on cold side, we entertained ourselves by swimming in the pool, eating out in Hyannis (including Outback and Panera Bread) and walking around the Mall, the latter two an easy drive from the resort. We also ate dinner at Captain Parker's Pub, which had great seafood!

The main issue we encountered during our stay was that the door at the top of the common stairwell was continually slammed throughout the first night of our stay. My husband complained that he didn't get any sleep at all. The second night, we were creative and figured out how to keep the door open (similar to the way the door at the bottom of the common stairwell was open).


I don't know that we would choose to stay at the Cove during the season, as it is not on a beach. However, overall, in the off-season, if we were able to secure a suite, we would likely return.

The Cove at Yarmouth is amazing. I am 14 years old and I absolutly love this place along with my family. We love it so much that it is the site of our family reunion every year in the winter. If you go during the summer it is a great place to stay. But when you stay in the off season, it is even better seeing that there is so much to do. There is something for guests to do rom ages 5-90. In addition to the raquetball, volleyball, wallyball, basketball, and tennis courts, ping pong tables, and pool tables, they also have many special activities for the little ones such as hair braiding, sculpture painting, and bingo. If you find there is not enought to do, (Which you won't) but if you do, The Cove is right in the middle of all the action at Cape Cod. Not to mention there is a resturaunt right next to the Resort. Another wonderful aspect to the Cove is it's pools. The indoor and outdoor pools are always kept to wonderful cleanlyness. Once your done swimming you can hop into the steamy sauna or hot tub. After all this you can work out in the wonderful fitness center where they have many different types of state of the art equiptment. So between the wonderful location, the Raquet Club Center, and the pool area it hits you, this is what The Cove at Yarmouth is all about.