Newport Rhode Island Water Front Condominiums

Spacious two to four bedroom condos, two-bathroom suites are beautifully decorated with the finest furnishings and modern conveniences.

As a part of the Waterfront Resort in the heart of downtown Newport Rhode Island, this Waterfront Vacation Rental is a beautifully decorated two-bedroom condominium with sweeping ocean views.

Once you walk in the condo door, you are greeted with fine furnishings and modern conveniences. Luxuriate in the whirlpool tub in the master bath, or relax in front of the fireplace in the living room.

 

Newport is famous for its natural seaside beauty and for the magnificent mansions and gardens built there by the industrial barons of America’s Gilded Age. But you don’t need to have a tiara or chauffeur to enjoy Newport’s treasures, from interesting museums to mansion tours to walks or bicycle tours along rocky coves. Newport was the playground of the wealthy (think Vanderbilts and Astors) from the 1880s to the early 20th century. Their fantastically elaborate mansions along Bellevue Avenue – the Breakers, the Elms, Marblehouse, Rosecliff – are open to tours. Newport also was host from 1930 to 1983 to the America’s Cup, the world’s premiere yacht regatta. Even though the Australians wrestled the Cup from the New York Yacht Club in 1983 and the contest moved out of Newport, yachting and boating remain deeply ingrained along Newport Harbor and at the city’s Museum of Yachting. Many types of cruises in and out of local waters are offered to the public.

Newport also has made itself a year-round vacation destination in part by hosting a variety of festivals, including its legendary jazz and folk and classical festivals in the summer as well as many other ethnic festivals throughout the seasons. They include the Black Ships Festival in July, celebrating culture and commerce with Japan; an Irish Festival at Labor Day; Christmas in Newport in December; and Newport Winter Festival in January.

For simpler fun, it is a pleasure simply to walk around the tightly packed, Colonial-period houses of Newport’s downtown and to sample the offerings of its many charming shops and restaurants. Or make your way to the Cliff Walk, a three-mile path with rocky beaches dropping off to one side and the lawns of the mansions rising to the other. A drive or bike ride along Ocean Drive also will carry visitors past spectacular sights, both natural and man-made.

North of Newport, also on Aquidneck Island, is Portsmouth, where polo competitions are open to the public on Saturday evenings in the summer. Portsmouth is also a place of beautiful bicycling trails and vineyards. And don’t miss the Green Animals in Portsmouth, a whimsical and unique topiary garden with scores of hedges and trees shaped to resemble giant animals. On the mainland east of Aquidneck Island are the small, lovely towns of Tiverton and Little Compton. People who love to drive or bicycle along beautiful roads will be astounded by the miles and miles of old stone walls and farms that probably looked very much like they did 200 years ago.

Jamestown, the island between Newport and the mainland, is blessed with beautiful beaches and wooded roads that are perfect for idyllic summertime bicycle rides. At the island’s southern tip is Beavertail Park, on a peninsula that juts dramatically into the mouth of Narragansett Bay, with elevated paths above rocky beaches, and, of course, a lighthouse.

Ten Great Things to Do in Newport Rhode Island

What is your idea of a Great Thing to see or do in this region?

Bannister’s Wharf Could Take Your Whole Day

The marvelous and luxurious Clarke Cooke House on Bannister’s Wharf in Newport, a legendary spot for Newporters and visitors to meet and greet, is renowned for its innovative cuisine. In this 18th-century building visitors can dine in romantic elegance on The Porch, high above the assembled yachts, or casually relax at harbor level in The Candy Store. For the smart set there are intimate cocktails at The SkyBar. When winter settles upon us, the fireplace warms and The Bistro is cozy with dark wood and leather. The temperature is always high on the dance floor of The Boom Boom Room. Pick a pleasure.

Bedroom Farce and Other Light Fun at Dinner Theater

The Newport Playhouse & Cabaret Restaurant presents dinner and light theatrical fun, just right for vacation. Among the plays to be presented with dinner this season are “Bedroom Farce,” “Over the River and Through the Woods,” “No Sex Please, We're British,” “Pajama Tops,” and “Goodbye, Charlie.” You get the idea. In addition to the shows, this is a place to eat well. The Cranston Herald wrote, “If you can’t find something you like in the huge selection, then there is no buffet that will please you. … Look for the specialties. The chef makes a delicious hot and spicy roast pork dish that I could have filled up on.” Phone: 401-848-PLAY.

Cliffside Views Are Out of This World

The Newport Cliff Walk is a 3.5-mile elevated, winding path along Newport’s shoreline with breathtaking views of Narragansett Bay and the rocky coves below. The walk runs from Bailey's Beach to First Beach, with public access points at Bellevue Avenue, Ledge Road, Marine Avenue, Ruggles Avenue, Ruggles Avenue, Sheppard Avenue, Webster Street, and Narragansett Avenue. The walk skirts the edges of some of the city’s mansions, including Beechwood, Rosecliff, Marble House, The Breakers, Ochre Court, and Rough Point. The latter half of the cliff walk has unpaved sections and rugged paths. All manner of people, from little children to oldsters, stroll the walk at their own pace, some enjoying the view from the heights, some clambering down to the rocky shoreline below.

Climb a Rock
 

Get to the west passage at Beavertail State Park in Jamestown for a day of fun clambering around rocky cliffs, peering into sea life in tide pools, and settling down with a picnic for a spectacular sunset.

Colonial Classic

White Horse Tavern in Newport is historically a 17th century tavern, but that word doesn’t convey the present-day tone of this classiest of Newport dining establishments. The décor is sumptuous and the menu is first-class. It is the place to impress a visitor or Newport. The building itself is a classic of colonial Newport construction with its giant interior beams, small stairway hard against chimney, tiny front hall, and cavernous fireplaces. Great for formal or romantic occasions.

Distinctive Wines in a Island Setting

Newport Vineyards in Middletown provides an example of excellent wines and hospitable vineyard operators to be found in the Northeast. This is a family owned winery, founded in 1978. Since that time, the winery has grown to 50 acres of varietal and hybrid grapes. Visitors are offered public tours at 1 and 3 pm, seven days a week. These include a tour in the vineyards, a behind the scenes look at the winemaking process and a tasting of five wines. The winery features an art gallery and retail shop with wine accessories and signature clothing. Private tours are available. The winery hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m. year around. Phone: 401-848-5161.

Game, Set, Match
 

Tennis buffs, step up to history and make your mark. From May through September, the public is welcome to play tennis of the courts of the Newport International Tennis Hall of Fame (13 grass courts, one clay court and three indoor hard courts).

Gilded to the Rooftops
 

Visit any of the mansions that grace Newport’s rocky shoreline and stately avenues. Built as summer cottages by the plutocrats of the Gilded Age, the mansions – the Breakers, The Elms, Marble House, Rosecliff, and more -- are impressive artifacts of American social history in spectacular natural settings.

Lighthouse Keeper for a Day
 

At Rose Island Lighthouse, in Narragansett Bay just outside Newport Harbor, visitors may tour during the day and learn about the lives of lighthouse keepers’ families. The lighthouse museum is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Adventurous explorers can spend a night in the keeper’s house, eating and sleeping in the same rooms occupied by keepers’ families for more than 100 years. If you are spending the night at the lighthouse the first floor of the lighthouse gets to be yours from 4 p.m. until 10 a.m. the next day. Comfortable beds are provided; food, transportation, and refrigeration are not.

Watch the Windsock
 

Whether it is made of newspaper and rags or titanium and mylar, your kite is welcome to join the crowd at Brenton Point State Park, a gorgeous bayside park o