My $0.02 worth...
Hi all,
Does anyone have recent feedback about Courtyard Resort in Hyannis or Pier 7 Condominiums in South Yarmouth?
Alternative What are good resorts to look for in Cape Cod?
Having lived on lower Cape Cod (regarded generally as being approximately Brewster to Provincetown) for a fair number of years, I am certainly and strongly biased. Acknowledging that fact right up front, I would summarily rule out
anyplace in Hyannis, although I don't even know the resort you mention. For my money, Hyannis is just plain too busy, too congested, too commercialized; I assume that traffic and "shopping" are
not actually your primary objectives in visiting the Cape (...and presumably the Kennedys won't be inviting you into their well isolated, private Hyannisport compound). South Yarmouth is pretty busy as well, but still a better location than Hyannis; I don't know the
facility you mention there either.
In my personal opinion, the hands down best timeshare resort (specifically taking both Cape location and facility quality into account) anywhere on Cape Cod is Brewster Green, located (...no surprise) in Brewster. I don't own timeshare weeks
anywhere on Cape Cod, so while I most certainly have my own strong personal opinions, preferences and biases, I have no
other "agenda" in expressing this viewpoint.
That being said, Brewster Green is also likely by far the most difficult resort to "trade into", even off season (...if you are trying to get to the Cape via "exchanging", which is not actually specified within your post). While BG is certainly not located "right on the beach", beaches are
everywhere on Cape Cod, close by from almost anywhere on
both sides of the landmass, so your facility being situated right
on the beach is a matter of your own personal priority.
P.S. You can probably trade into someplace in Mashpee anytime with ease, but I don't advise considering doing so. IMHO, the Mashpee area is not at all represenative of Cape Cod
or the best the Cape has to offer, nor is it particulalrly well located to get to the CCNS beaches and / or other Cape places of interest. I'd say
almost the same thing about Falmouth, but Falmouth is (imho) certainly much nicer than Mashpee and (unlike Mashpee) has beach access, with good proximity to Woods Hole. That said, Falmouth is also a good distance (and a much less than pleasant drive, often in heavy traffic) away from all of the Cape Cod National Seashore trails and beaches situated miles away on the "lower" Cape.