Labor day weekend in block island

Hello,

I want to surprise my wife to a romantic labor day weekend. I have been to block before for a day visit but she%26#39;s never been there. We both like the beach, can anyone recommend a hotel or bed and breakfast in block island that%26#39;s on/near the beach and away from the crowds. I am hoping to keep the budget below $100 per night. Any idea on what the water temperature is this time of the year. Thanks for your recomendation.

Cheers

Labor day weekend in block island

In all honesty, you%26#39;re probably SOL to have waited this late to plan something. Odds are that every hotel and decent B %26amp; B is fully booked. But hold out hope and try the Spring House Hotel, Old Town Inn (NOT near beaches, but nice) or Sullivan House B %26amp; B (for starters.) Also realize that many places, one of them my favorite (Surf Hotel), require a three-night stay now ';because they can.';

I think you have a trade-off to consider: quality or money. Few inns with room rates under $150-200 a night are well thought of by those who%26#39;ve stayed in them. (And sometimes the pricier places get hated on too!) Splurge and cross your fingers that there%26#39;s a room at the 1661 Inn, Manisses Hotel, or Atlantic Inn. Or do the opposite and hope that the sketchy reputations of Ballard%26#39;s, the Gothic Inn, the Seacrest, the National Hotel, and Water Street Inn are unearned. And scour the TA reviews before going on the reservations quest.

If I%26#39;m sadly proven right that there%26#39;s ';no room at the inn,'; you could still make a day of it. The high-speed ferry service from New London (right next to the Amtrak station) has a package-deal thing going: sail over in the morning or at noontime, return the same night, enjoy a nice dinner. The down side of that ferry is that you can%26#39;t bring your vehicle on board, not that there%26#39;s likely to be room on the Pt Judith ferry now either.

I hate to be a pessimist, but Block Island is getting more and more like those snooty islands off Massachusetts%26#39; south coast. To set up any kind of vacation, you have to put aside a large chunk of change and have your accommodations guaranteed months ahead of time. Either that, or do what I do and visit during a ';shoulder season'; (Memorial Day to Independence Day, Labor Day to Columbus Day.) The crowds have disappeared and the weather%26#39;s still great.