Newport

Pros: The perfect mix of fine pleasures.
Cons: Can get crowded.

Newport happens to be a place my wife and I enjoy going to. We like the beaches, the restaurants and the many destinations in and around town. PLACES TO STAY Newport, Rhode Island is on a peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic. The ideal ...

Pros: nice for a short vacation, Thames St., friendly people, nice beaches, small size
Cons: crowded streets - not enough parking areas

Newport, Rhode Island must be one of the most beautiful places in the world. The scenery is something special, and the city is so clean. Also, there are some rich, stuck-up...uh...I mean...nice people who have made their homes there. But seriously, the pe ...

Pros: Beautiful location, great restaurants, shopping and sites
Cons: Expensive and extremely crowded late spring through fall

In March two friends and I headed out for our second annual girls weekend away from home. This consists of going away for Saturday and Sunday to a place that is a) of interest to the three of us b) has restaurants we want to try c) has some shopping and...

Pros: Wonderful history, mansions, shopping, sightseeing.
Cons: Crowded with noisy tourists

I went to Newport RI for this past Memorial Day weekend and I plan to go again as soon as I can. What a beautiful city!

Newport has many interesting activities and shops. It is possibly most known for being a community of beaches and...

Pros: Small city with old world charm and grace.
Cons: Tourist season!

I took a drive late last night down a narrow dark meandering road that called the Atlantic Ocean its friend. The air was crisp, cold, clean, and light, and the darkness was complete, because there were no streetlights to mark my way. This darkness,...

Pros: miles of beautiful beaches and plenty of shopping and mansions to tour
Cons: can get crowded during the summer and weekends

I have the priviledge of living in scenic Newport, RI. They say you don't appreciate your hometown and it can be true, it wasn't until I considered leaving that I saw Newport as it is, the town I love, the breathtaking beaches, the miles of sandy shore....

Pros: Great scenery, mansions, outdoor dining, boat trips
Cons: Can be expensive

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

Imagine the most beautiful New England town you can think of. This would be Newport. We only had one day to enjoy this fabulous place, but we packed it with many memories. Newport was...

Pros: Never boring. Great ocean access with glamorous sites, history, art and more!
Cons: Tourists--LOTS of tourists!

In contrast to other epinions reviews, I think this town is great! I spend just about every other weekend in Newport or on one of the nearby beaches. Sure there are lots of tourists-the town is clogged with them during the summer. However, by following a...

Pros: fluffy pillows, hot tub, parking, location, porch
Cons: expensive, pretentious, bad food, no HBO, short room service hours

Allow me to begin by stating that this is not a review of Newport, RI. This is a review of the Hotel Viking, which was built in 1926 at One Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI. Newport is an elegant, charming New England town that offers visitors some of the...

Pros: Lots to see and do
Cons: nothing but traffic

I just love this town in Rhode Island. I think I've seen and done it all by now. We have been there several times and each time it's still great.

If you drive down Bellevue Ave. you can see all the beautiful mansions of the very rich from...

Pros: variety of nightlife, beautiful views
Cons: can be crowded, expensive eats

Review Topic:  Sights & Attractions

My wife and I received that most precious of gifts - her mother offered to take our daughter for an over-night. We decided to take a late-afternoon jaunt down to Newport. We live about an...

Pros: Beautiful Scenery and Spectacular Mansions
Cons: Navy base close by

Picture several hundred sailboats on a crystal blue sea, the colorful sails and the beautiful horizon. This is what you see in Newport. When we went there, we stayed at the Oceancliff Resort which borders Narragansett Bay. There are so many things to see...

Pros: Aquidneck Lobster Company
Cons: totally overrated rip-off of a town.

Come to newport ? I fail to see why. It will always perplex me why so many people, especially those from other states know about and want to see Newport. Newport is an old town with an archaic road system, one ways here, there and everywhere. Perhaps it...

Pros: Lots to see and do
Cons: Lots of tourists in the summertime

I had some of the best times in my life in Newport. I think it's too bad that so many epinions members aren't having a good time there. Hopefully I can change some people's minds.

I did my undergraduate work at the University of Rhode Island...

Pros: Escape into the days of yesteryear - without Tonto !
Cons: The locals tend to be a tad pretentious.

I'd traveled to Rhode Island to visit a branch office for my company once. It was in the heart of a depressed, industrial area. The "best food in town" was microwaveable at the local gas station. The concept of vacationing in this less than impressive...