The 5 Best Boutique Hotels in Downtown Newport, Newport

Downtown Newport

No. 03

The whole area

Most distinctive hotels

Newport 2026 From $900

The Chanler at Cliff Walk

“Gilded Age oceanfront citadel”

Luxe Heritage Design Quiet

Newport 2026 $$$$

Castle Hill Inn

“Victorian coastal estate”

Luxe Heritage Social Secluded

Newport 2021 From $600

The Vanderbilt

“Gilded Age heirloom”

Heritage Design Luxe Central

Newport 2019 From $300

The Cliffside Inn

“Victorian artist manor”

Heritage Design Luxe Central

Downtown Newport 2023 $$$$

Gardiner House

“Wharfside clapboard inn”

Design Social Luxe Central

Downtown Newport 2020 $$$

Hammetts Hotel

“Maritime wharf house”

Design Social Local Lively

Downtown Newport 2010 $$$$

Forty 1° North

“Dockside marina house”

Luxe Social Local Lively

Downtown Newport $$

The Attwater

“Playful coastal inn”

Design Heritage Local Central

Gold. Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.

Silver. Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.

Bronze. They did this well. You’ll notice.

Listed. A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.

Design. Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.

Luxe. Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.

Local. It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.

Heritage. A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.

Wellness. You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.

Classic. The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.

Resort. A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.

Downtown Newport

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