Where to stay in Rhodes Island

We are going to Rhodes Island in at the end of July for a week (wednesday to wednesday). Where is the best place to stay to enable us to see Rhodes Island and any recommendations? We would prefer to stay in an apartment or house but are open to suggestions?

Where to stay in Rhodes Island

The Inn at Castle Hill is a great place to stay with a wonderful location. Try the beach houses. If you really want to rent a home try cyberrentals.com.

Where to stay in Rhodes Island

If you%26#39;re going Wed - Wed, you%26#39;re not going to be able to rent a beach house. They typically turn over on Saturdays.

There are two areas to consider.

Newport, if you want to focus on history (gilded age mansions) and beaches.

Or Providence, if you prefer a city atmosphere. Museums, cultural attractions, great restaurants, etc.

From either ';home base'; you can drive the length of the state in less than an hour.

For more information, I would visit the state tourism web site (www.visitri.com) or the Newport CVB web site (www.GoNewport.com)

I suggest you make reservations very soon. All the good hotels get booked, and supply and demand is in control of the costs. Inn on Castle Hill is gorgeous, but not close to town. As long as you rent a car, and don%26#39;t want to go back to the hotel until later, it is nice. It is one lane of traffic when you want to come and go, and can be very busy, or clogged because it is on the Ocean Drive which most people enjoy site seeing while driving. Slow travel. Although you can travel the state in an hour, not from Ocean Drive in the Summer. Highly suggest to make it to Castle Hill on a Sunday if you are there. Cookout on the lawn music and beautiful people. They may have discontinued the music, but it is a great atmosphere. Everyone goes to the Candy Store that night. Crowd at Candy Store 30-60

If you%26#39;re going in the summer, you%26#39;ll want to stay by the water. That%26#39;s the Ocean State%26#39;s prime time. In Newport, do the mansions, walk the Cliff Walk, bike along Ocean Drive, fly a kite on Brenton Point (or just watch the pros) and ride the carousel at Easton Beach. Great place for a sunset drink: The Chanler at the beginning of the Cliff Walk (watch out, dinner there is expensive).

I agree that it would be tough to find a Wed.-Wed. rental. Stay at the most reasonable hotel or B%26amp;B you can find in the Newport-southern end of the state. You%26#39;re not going to spend much time in the room if the weather%26#39;s nice -- the state%26#39;s too gorgeous!

Other nice spots: Do a sunset picnic in Jamestown at Beavertail. Take the ferry from Jamestown to the Rose Island Lighthouse. If you plan ahead, you could even spend the night there. And take at least a day trip to Block Island, which may be the prettiest spot on earth. If you can be there not on the weekend, you can even find a reasonable place to stay. The Block Island ferry leaves from the fishing village of Galilee in Narragansett, which is interesting to visit for its fishing fleet, fish dinners and good beach. Across the harbor entrance is the village of Jerusalem (but you can%26#39;t get there from Galilee, look at the map), which has dining at little, homey places on the water like Skip%26#39;s Dock. The state beach there, East Matunuck, is truly fine.

The one city thing not to miss in Providence if it%26#39;s happening the weekend you%26#39;re there, though, is WaterFire, when fires are lit on the rivers in Providence and everybody cruises up and down listening to music, watching street performers, people watching, etc. And it%26#39;s totally free.

Check out StayNewport.com (their phone number is listed- better to call than email.)

It is a free, local reservation service that may be able to help you. I grew up in Newport and it is beautiful! If you cannot get a house,try a suite at a timeshare like Wellington Resorts or Newport Bay Club, or try an Inn or B%26amp;B which will be your best value.

Large hotels in Newport (Marriott,Hyatt etc..) tend to be very overpriced and less charming/nothing special.

Stay in Newport if you want a good location- not Middletown, which is the next town over- short drive but not walkable.

Also, check out Gonewport.com

By the way- the state is Rhode Island, not Rhodes Island :)