Newport
Known for its naval history, yachting harbor, colonial buildings and grand summer mansions built for the Astors and Vanderbilts.

Castle Hill Inn & Resort
Ocean Drive
Newport, Rhode Island
T: +1 401 849 3800. US$ 525-
www.castlehillinn.com
Victorian exotic, set on a 40 acre promontory that dominates the main passage to Narraganset Bay. Thornton Wilder wrote most of Theophilus North here.

The Chanler
117 Memorial Blvd.
Newport, Rhode Island
T:+1 401 847-1300. 20 rooms. US$ 650-
www.thechanler.com
Recently restored Gilded Age mansion grandly furnished with gold leaf, French antiques and fine artwork. Located at the beginning of the Cliff Walk.


Block Island
Take a ferry to this unpretentious and peaceful island with 20 miles of coastline and grasslands.

Atlantic Inn
Old Harbor
Block Island, Rhode Island
T: +1 401 466-5883. 21 rooms. US$ 165-
www.atlanticinn.com
1879 Victorian sitting in six acres of lawn and garden overlooking the ocean.