Written by AddiesMom13 on September 15, 2009
- I lived in Newport from 1998-2002 while in college at Salve Regina. The first two years I spent living and working on campus, but my last two were all spent living in a beautiful house,...
Written by zabelle on November 11, 2006
- If any of the mansions epitomizes the Gilded Age of Newport’s wealth, it is Marble House. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt for William and Alva Vanderbilt, this cottage is modeled after the Petit Trianon at...
Written by smmmarti guide on November 6, 2004
- A Step Back
Rhode Island was founded, officially, by Roger Williams after he was booted out of Boston for "dangerous opinions," such as opposing the king’s use of civil authority to enforce religious orthodoxy and...
Written by Cresson on July 13, 2004
- Inn on Long Wharf has the best location of any timeshare I have visited. Driving directions were simple and very accurate. Resort personnel were fine, anxious to please and pleasant at all times.
Parking...
Written by stu9 on August 26, 2002
- There are Gold Crown resorts and there are Gold Crown resorts. This is not one of the better Gold Crown resorts.
We first checked in at 3:45 p.m. The unit was not quite ready. The...
Written by Rossey on May 4, 2002
- Newport RI is a great town for sightseeing. Visiting the mansions, walking the cliff walk and riding along Ocean Drive was great. The town has some great little shops as well as outlets....
Written by travel2000 on November 21, 2000
- Easton Beach (also called First Beach) marks the beginning of the three and a half mile path along the cliffs all the way to Bailey’s Beach. This is paved most of the way but some...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on June 19, 2003
- In 1981-82, I was a teenager growing up in Rhode Island doing the teenage stuff. Rhode Island never really made the national news for anything until Claus von Bulow and his two infamous trials in...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on June 19, 2003
- When I mention Rhode Island and its food, I always mention the quahog. Many people outside of New England have never heard of a quahog, and I tell them it is like a big...
Written by Therese & Ron on September 30, 2004
- We did the dinner train on Saturday night. It left the station at 6:30. We chose the candlelight option. There was also a cabaret option and a murder mystery option. All...
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