Fodor's Expert Review The Beatrice
90 Westminster St., Rhode Island, 02903, USA
The historic four-story Exchange Bank Building is the perfect location for one of Providence's newest luxury boutique hotels, which has a cozy charm paired with stylish rooms and views of downtown streets. A prominent Providence landmark when it was built in the 1840s, the building is dwarfed by downtown's skyscrapers but retains the Queen Anne style dating from an 1887 renovation. Named for the developer's mother, the Beatrice features Ignazio Cipriani's first Bellini restaurant in New England, which occupies an elegant upper-floor space and rooftop, with views of central Kennedy Plaza.
PROS
- excellent downtown location
- Bellini is one of the city's top restaurants
- pet-friendly
CONS
- Bellini Rooftop open only to club members and hotel guests
- parking is $35-45 per night
