modern rooms include free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and coffeemakers. it's also 4 miles from the breakers historic mansion. free perks include parking, on-site hot breakfast (served daily) and takeout breakfast bags offered on weekdays. suites add living areas with pull-out sofas, as well as microwaves and minifridges. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. this classic, modern hotel off routes 138 and 114 is a 5-minute drive from downtown newport's beaches, shopping and dining. there's an indoor pool, a hot tub and a fitness center Boston Logan International Airport 1 hr 18
International Tennis Hall of Fame (10 min) Home of the 1st U.S. Open championship in 1881, plus tennis history, exhibits, memorabilia & courts. Newport Mansions Preservation Society (12 min) Headquarters for cultural organization conserving heritage properties in a Romanesque Revival manor. The Breakers (14 min) Palatial Gilded Age summer home of the Vanderbilts, with ornate artwork, gardens & guided tours. Brenton Point State Park (27 min) Open green space along the Atlantic offering ocean views, plus hiking, fishing & picnicking. The Elms (11 min) Gilded Age mansion on 10 acres featuring tours of the servants' quarters & Colonial Revival gardens. Second Beach (12 min) Stretch of shore luring locals and vacationers alike with well-kept sand and plenty of parking. Marble House (15 min) The former summer home for the Vanderbilts, this stone Beaux-Arts-style mansion is now a museum. Rough Point (15 min) Late-1800s mansion formerly owned by heiress Doris Duke with seasonal tours, gardens & art exhibits. Easton's Beach (10 min) Local public beach offering seasonal events, a carousel, rental cabanas, facilities & a snack bar. Newport Art Museum (9 min) Multi-building campus houses regional 19th-century to contemporary works, plus events & art school. Newport Vineyards (6 min) 60-acre vineyard founded in 1977 & featuring a restaurant, cafe, marketplace, tasting & tank room. Touro Synagogue (9 min) Oldest existing U.S. synagogue (1763), built in Palladian style, still open for services & tours. Ocean Drive Historic District (19 min) 10-mile shoreline drive featuring parks, beaches, historic estates, a fort & a yacht museum. Rosecliff (15 min) Featured in the 1974 film The Great Gatsby, the Gilded Age mansion offers audio tours & a gift shop. Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI (26 min) Park on the site of a 19th-century fort, with sailing, swimming & the Newport jazz & folk festivals. |