Francis Malbone House Review

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Francis Malbone House

  • Address: 392 Thames St., Newport, RI, 02840 | Map It
  • Phone: 401/846-0392; 800/846-0392
  • Fax: 401/848-5956
  • www.malbone.com
  • Price range: $$$$
  • Location: Newport

Fodor's Review:

The design of this stately painted-brick house is attributed to the architect responsible for the Touro Synagogue and the Redwood Library. A lavish inn with period reproduction furnishings, the 1760 structure was tastefully doubled in size in the mid-1990s. The rooms in the main house overlook the courtyard, which has a fountain, or across the street to the harbor; all rooms have working fireplaces, iPod-docking stations, and bathrooms with Jacuzzis. Breakfast is served in a domed ceiling dining room. The owners also run the lovely Hilltop Inn, at the foot of Bellevue Avenue, a handsome Arts and Crafts house with similarly elegant rooms. Pros: steps from many restaurants and shops, highly professional service, working fireplaces in each room. Cons: Thames Street abounds with tourists in summer.

  • Hotel Details: 17 rooms, 3 suites
  • In-room: DVD, Wi-Fi.
  • In-hotel: parking (free).
  • Rate includes: Full breakfast
  • Credit Cards: AE, MC, V
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