NEWPORT RESORTS
Wyndham Bay Voyage Inn (Jamestown, RI)
- 4 miles from Newport
- More of a bed & breakfast style inn
- Request water view, don’t get unit facing road
- Waterfront location
Wyndham Inn on Long Wharf (Newport, RI)
- 0.7 miles to Thames Street
- Harbor views
- Limited parking
- Most units have water views
- No amenities on site but can use the amenities at Long Wharf (is across the street)
- Overlooks the water
Wyndham Inn on the Harbor (Newport, RI)
- All units are one-bedroom with queen beds
- Harbor views
- Has restaurant in same building
- No pool
- No sales staff on site
- Not all units have harbor view
- Rooftop deck
- Thames Street location
- Units 401 & 404 have harbor views
Wyndham Long Wharf (Newport, RI)
- 0.7 miles to Thames Street
- Activity center
- Best amenities of Newport resorts
- Harbor views
- Has firepit
- Indoor & outdoor pools
- Movie theater on site
- Rooftop deck
- Units have king beds
Wyndham Newport Onshore (Newport, RI)
- Ask for water end unit on floor 2, 3, or 4
- Has just been renovated
- Indoor & outdoor pools
- Thames Street location
- Waterfront resort
Wyndham Newport Overlook (Jamestown, RI)
- 3.7 miles to Newport
- Great views
- Overlooks Narragansett Bay
- More townhouse style
- Right on water
- Small & very quiet
NEWPORT RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Annie’s Restaurant (for breakfast)
- Anthony’s Seafood Market & Restaurant (Middletown, RI) (for clams) (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives) (pricey) (middle of nowhere)
- Antonio's Pizza
- Backyard
- Benjamin’s Restaurant & Raw Bar (upstairs for fish) (prime rib specials every day after 4 PM) (early bird 4 PM to 7 PM)
- Black Dog Bakery (Martha’s Vineyard) (2-1/2-hour drive)
- Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant (lobster bisque)
- Castle Hill (beautiful views) ?
- Cupcake Charlie’s (great cupcakes)
- Diego’s Newport (Mexican)
- Flo’s Clam Shack (awesome clams)
- Ford’s Lobster Shack (Noank, CT)
- Gas Lamp Grille
- Kilwin’s Chocolate
- Lobster Shack
- Long Wharf Seafood
- Marguerite’s Restaurant
- Newport Creamry (for breakfast)
- Newport Lobster Shack (food truck) (across the street from the marina)
- Ocean Cliff Restaurant
- Rosemary & Thyme Café (yummy croissants)
- The Black Pearl (best clam chowder)
- The Inn on Shipyard Park (Mattapoisett, MA) (45-minute drive)
- The Lobster Bar
- The Mooring Seafood Kitchen & Bar (for fried haddock)
- The Red Parrot Restaurant (lobster salad) (ask for Demmene)
- The Spiced Per
- The Stuffed Quahog (was on Diners, Drive-ins, & Dives)
- The Sweet Spot (for ice cream) (at marina in Martha’s Vineyard) (2-1/2-hour drive)
- The White Horse Tavern (oldest continuously running tavern in the US)
- Wally's Weiners
NEWPORT BARS
NEWPORT ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
- Audrain Automobile Museum
- Battleship Cove (Fall River, MA) (1/2-hour drive)
- Bike riding
- Block Island
- Boat trip to Block Island
- Bowens Wharf
- Brenton Point
- Castle Hill (beautiful views) ?
- Christmas Tree Shop (Middletown, RI)
- Day trip to Martha’s Vineyard (2-1/2-hour drive)
- Take the high-speed ferry
- Take tour to the point & around the island
- Look at the gingerbread style houses
- Day trip to Cape Cod
- Doris Duke’s Mansion
- Firehouse Theater (Bit Players on Broadway on Friday & Saturday nights)
- Fishing Charter
- Fort Adams State Park
- Gansett Cruises on Bowens Wharf (for boat ride)
- Ghost Tours of Newport
- Goat Island
- Ice skating in the winter
- Jamestown Windmill
- John Adams home (Quincey, MA)
- Lighthouse Tour
- Lizzie Borden House (Fall River, MA) (1/2-hour drive)
- Long Wharf Theater
- Mansions on Bellevue Avenue (four of the mansion decorate for Christmas) (join the preservation society for discounts & free tickets – newportmansions.org)
- Mayflower II (Plymouth, MA) (one-hour drive)
- Mystic Seaport Maritime History Museum (CT) (one-hour drive)
- Newport self-guided driving tour (starts near mansions & takes you around the coastline)
- Newport Vineyards (Middletown, RI) (for wine tasting)
- Ocean Drive
- Plymouth Rock at Pilgrim Memorial State Park (Plymouth, MA) (one-hour drive)
- Polar Express
- Prescott Farms
- Rail Explorers (peddle cars that you peddle along a railroad)
- Rose Island Lighthouse
- Rosecliff Mansion
- Sailboat cruise with lobster boil after
- Saint Mary’s Church (where JFK was married)
- Tennis Hall of Fame
- Thames Street (shopping & restaurants)
- The Breakers (mansion tour) (Christmas decorations are spectacular at Christmas time)
- The Cliff Walk (3.5-mile path with great views)
- Trolley Tour
NEWPORT GROCERY STORES
NEWPORT OTHER INFO
- Avoid summer & boat show weekend
- Buy losters off the boats in early morning (then grill them at the resort later)
- discovernewport.org
- Groupon for discounts
- If you are staying Jamestown and don’t have an Easypass, it will cost you $4 each way to get to Newport
- Jamestown, RI is quieter
- Newport has buy one get one free meal book (Newport Dinner Club)
- Purchase Newport County Dinner Club Entertainment Book for discounts in Newport & surrounding area
NEWPORT ADDRESSES
Wyndham Bay Voyage Inn
150 Conanicus Avenue
Jamestown, RI 02835
Phone: 401-423-2100
Wyndham Inn on Long Wharf & Wyndham Long Wharf
5 Washington Street
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-847-7800
Wyndham Inn on the Harbor
359 Thames Street
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-849-6789
Wyndham Newport Onshore
405 Thames Street
Newport, RI 02840
Phone: 401-849-1500
Wyndham Newport Overlook
150 Bay View Drive
Jamestown, RI 02835
Phone: 401-423-1886
NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.