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.