suites add living rooms with sofabeds, and 1 has a claw-foot tub. parking is complimentary. a mile from the restaurants and shopping at bellevue avenue historic district, this refined b&b is a 6-minute walk from the international tennis hall of fame and 2 miles from newport cliff walk. there's also a porch. an 3-bedroom apartment features a kitchen. . featuring high ceilings and wood floors, the 12 polished rooms offer free wi-fi and cable tv; some provide 4-poster beds. hot breakfast is served in the nautically themed dining room or on a patio T.
Ocean Drive Historic District (11 min) 10-mile shoreline drive featuring parks, beaches, historic estates, a fort & a yacht museum. Belcourt of Newport (7 min) Lavish former summer home completed in 1894 in the Châteauesque style, with tours by reservation. The Breakers (8 min) Palatial Gilded Age summer home of the Vanderbilts, with ornate artwork, gardens & guided tours. Easton's Beach (6 min) Local public beach offering seasonal events, a carousel, rental cabanas, facilities & a snack bar. Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI (18 min) Park on the site of a 19th-century fort, with sailing, swimming & the Newport jazz & folk festivals. Rosecliff (7 min) Featured in the 1974 film The Great Gatsby, the Gilded Age mansion offers audio tours & a gift shop. International Tennis Hall of Fame (6 min) Home of the 1st U.S. Open championship in 1881, plus tennis history, exhibits, memorabilia & courts. Newport Mansions Preservation Society (8 min) Headquarters for cultural organization conserving heritage properties in a Romanesque Revival manor. Newport Art Museum (3 min) Multi-building campus houses regional 19th-century to contemporary works, plus events & art school. The Elms (8 min) Gilded Age mansion on 10 acres featuring tours of the servants' quarters & Colonial Revival gardens. Second Beach (10 min) Stretch of shore luring locals and vacationers alike with well-kept sand and plenty of parking. Rough Point (8 min) Late-1800s mansion formerly owned by heiress Doris Duke with seasonal tours, gardens & art exhibits. Brenton Point State Park (19 min) Open green space along the Atlantic offering ocean views, plus hiking, fishing & picnicking. Touro Synagogue (5 min) Oldest existing U.S. synagogue (1763), built in Palladian style, still open for services & tours. Marble House (7 min) The former summer home for the Vanderbilts, this stone Beaux-Arts-style mansion is now a museum. |