off-street parking is available, as is continental breakfast served in a snug dining room. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. suites add minifridges, separate living rooms and pull-out couches, plus furnished balconies with bay and/or pond views. the nautical-themed rooms feature free wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and sitting areas; some offer whirlpool tubs. overlooking easton pond and easton bay, this homey hotel among cafes and eateries is a 4-minute walk from easton's beach and 2 miles from state route 138 Boston Logan International Airport 1 hr 20
Rosecliff (9 min) Featured in the 1974 film The Great Gatsby, the Gilded Age mansion offers audio tours & a gift shop. Rough Point (10 min) Late-1800s mansion formerly owned by heiress Doris Duke with seasonal tours, gardens & art exhibits. Newport Art Museum (4 min) Multi-building campus houses regional 19th-century to contemporary works, plus events & art school. Brenton Point State Park (21 min) Open green space along the Atlantic offering ocean views, plus hiking, fishing & picnicking. Easton's Beach (13 min) Local public beach offering seasonal events, a carousel, rental cabanas, facilities & a snack bar. Marble House (9 min) The former summer home for the Vanderbilts, this stone Beaux-Arts-style mansion is now a museum. Ocean Drive Historic District (13 min) 10-mile shoreline drive featuring parks, beaches, historic estates, a fort & a yacht museum. Second Beach (5 min) Stretch of shore luring locals and vacationers alike with well-kept sand and plenty of parking. The Breakers (8 min) Palatial Gilded Age summer home of the Vanderbilts, with ornate artwork, gardens & guided tours. Touro Synagogue (6 min) Oldest existing U.S. synagogue (1763), built in Palladian style, still open for services & tours. The Elms (5 min) Gilded Age mansion on 10 acres featuring tours of the servants' quarters & Colonial Revival gardens. Belcourt of Newport (9 min) Lavish former summer home completed in 1894 in the Châteauesque style, with tours by reservation. International Tennis Hall of Fame (4 min) Home of the 1st U.S. Open championship in 1881, plus tennis history, exhibits, memorabilia & courts. Newport Mansions Preservation Society (6 min) Headquarters for cultural organization conserving heritage properties in a Romanesque Revival manor. Fort Adams State Park, Newport, RI (20 min) Park on the site of a 19th-century fort, with sailing, swimming & the Newport jazz & folk festivals. |