Owners Ken and Deb Withrow have backgrounds in hotel management and retail display. Ken managed several hotels including the Royalton in New York and Le Meridien in Chicago. Deb worked at Fiorucci and Henri Bendel in New York and Crate & Barrel in Chicago. In March 1995, the Withrows visited Nantucket and fell in love with both the island and the Union Street Inn. They felt the island was not only picture postcard beautiful but was home to people who were passionate about preserving its unique qualities.

In May 1995 they bought the inn and since that time have offered simple luxury and warm, understated service on a very special island.