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    Bristol Harbor Inn

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    Kristen S.

    Came here to visit the Salt Micro Spa. It was super cute. I appreciate having the private bathroom in the treatment room. Plenty of parking in lot or close by on street. Views were gorgeous. .

    This place is THE most absurdly managed hotel I've experienced in the last five (5) years in terms of guest parking. We pay a premium to stay in Room 403 a supposed premium suite elevated above two (2) parking spaces. Problem is that those two spaces are unusable and the hotel gives parking privileges to other rooms but not this supposed suite they rented to us for around $375/night. Undoubtedly, the hotel is merely sharing parking spaces as the common area of what is actually a strip mall. There are parking spaces for other businesses including construction equipment and milk delivery guys. But the only logical inference to make of the parking situation and how managers deal with it is that apparently the hotel actually has no authority to provide parking for guests other than a couple of suites. They surely don't tell guests of this situation if this is the fact. Bottom line: DONT RENT ROOM 403 because it has no assigned parking and the bar patrons are rowdy until 12-2am and they like to congregate directly below the room, the milkman has no qualms about banging on the building at 3am and cursing guests to their face about having access to the storage area beneath the room, and the management exhibits a could not care less attitude about the parking needs for guests of this suite. It's not worth a penny over $75/night as the treatment is more akin to any random Motel 6 than it is a premium or even low-end average hotel.

    Living room was tastefully decorated with modern LED lighting with contemporary furnishings, while still maintaining a beach motif

    I booked this hotel twice so I could stay in the area to deal with some family business. I could not have been happier with this hotel. The location is absolutely amazing. You can walk to all that Bristol has to offer. The check in and out was super efficient, and the two different rooms I booked were recently and tastefully renovated. I do see some older, less favorable reviews. However, it's obvious that major renovations had taken place. The king beds were very comfortable, and the linens were high quality. The floor-through suite I had booked even had an Electrolux washer and dryer. The staff is very friendly, and suites even come with reserved parking spaces. I cannot wait to return.

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    Loved this hotel! Beautiful location and area. The room was comfortable and clean. I would stay here again.

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    The check in and out was super efficient, and the two different rooms I booked were recently and tastefully renovated.

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    Gardiner House

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    This review is for the hotel, not the restaurant (which I would give five stars without…read morehesitation). We stayed here for our anniversary in October. Based on the overwhelmingly positive reviews and how beautiful the property looked online, we were genuinely excited to spend a couple of nights here. Unfortunately, for nearly $1,000 per night, the experience fell well short of expectations. At check-in, the concierge seemed completely uninterested. There was no welcome, no overview of the hotel, and no helpful information offered- it genuinely felt like we were inconveniencing her just by being there. We've stayed at other hotels in a similar price range, where the service is consistently warm, attentive, and polished, so this was especially disappointing. The valet was far more welcoming and professional than the front desk. After a short walk around town, we returned to the hotel and weren't acknowledged at all, the concierge kept her head down on her phone. I can appreciate a no-fuss stay where guests aren't overbothered, but for the price point and the fact that this was a special anniversary trip, being completely ignored wasn't what we expected. A simple greeting or acknowledgment would have gone a long way. The hotel itself is very pretty. The furnishings are lovely, and the room was nice and comfortable. The views were nothing particularly special; it appears the ocean-facing side is reserved for a conference space. Still, we did enjoy the room. Like many Newport hotels, valet parking is the only option and comes with a daily fee. The valet team was excellent- friendly, accommodating, and consistent throughout our stay. The restaurant deserves special mention: the staff was outstanding, and the food was excellent. Truly a five-star experience there- would def go back to dine with them. The location is also a positive, close enough to everything without being directly on the busy street. However, overall, we wouldn't choose to stay here again at this price point. Upon checkout, we noticed a charming bar/library space that we didn't even realize was available to guests as no one mentioned it to us during check-in. A beautiful hotel is wonderful, but to be considered luxury, the service needs to match the setting. Unfortunately, that piece was missing for us. If we wanted an experience that anyone could offer, we could have gone anywhere else, for much less.

    We've been to the Studio Bar at the Gardiner House before and always appreciated the well-balanced…read morecocktails and the nice vibes inside. It's a great spot for a drink especially in the summer time. Our recent visit on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, was not great. Despite it being a warm summer evening around 8 PM on a Wednesday, we were turned away because one person in our party wore a t-shirt instead of a collared shirt. For a midweek outing in August, that felt unnecessarily rigid and to be honest a little too pretentious. Although we can understand enforcing dress codes on weekend nights this seemed out of touch. We ended up at Thames Street Kitchen and Audette instead, both of which did not have strict dress codes. The Studio Bar at the Gardiner House still makes great cocktails, but the hospitality needs to match.

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Swansea - Coffee, tea, other sundries available 24/7.

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Swansea

    (44 reviews)

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    We are IHG platinum members, so we like our Holiday Inn Express. However this was our worst hotel…read moreexperience in years. Relatively clean for the price point and an adequate breakfast with good coffee. The first day they failed to service the room at all. I don't mind reusing the towels but the room was so damp they did not dry. So off to the desk where a flustered desk clerk scrounged clean towels from the laundry room. The second day they serviced the room (we specifically requested it), but we arrived back in the room at 10 pm to find they had taken away the dirty towels but not left clean bath towels. The front desk clerk, nearly in tears, explained she only had one clean towel and gave it to us. I went to the laundry room myself and scrounged some clean bath mats to use at towels. Indeed at ten am the third day when we left the hotel, we asked and were told that the towels "were still in the dryer." In what world is it acceptable for even a budget hotel to leave guests with NO bath towels? This was a failure on the part of the housekeeping manager to have appropriate systems in place and be sure they are followed. And someone should have stayed late to finish the load of towels. And the hotel should always have 50-100 spare towels. Terrible customer service. Worst of all, when we arrived, we found a pair of men's underwear that did not belong to us in the floor of the closet. And the hotel had some unsightliness. A second floor room that was storage for spare furniture had no window covering and the light was left on, so it looked like a junked up mess visible to all at night. Also the curtains in the laundry room were tied off in a knit and similarly visible to anyone outside the hotel. And dehumidifiers in the first floor hallways. All this implies a hotel badly in need of maintenance and an overhaul in management. Not what we expect of IHG properties. We come to this area regularly to visit family, but we will never stay here again.

    I stayed here from Thursday through Sunday for a wedding in Bristol RI and I'm so glad I did. It is…read morevery clean, the front desk is so accommodating especially Paige, Wasim, and Nobel. I felt very taken care of. It is a peaceful place, comfortable beds and a great breakfast. I asked for a room with a bathtub and this was accommodated instantly.

    Best Western Bay Point & Conference Center - And this is one of the high points of this place. RUN!!!

    Best Western Bay Point & Conference Center

    (2 reviews)

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    Figured it would be a nice place to stay because it's connected to RWU, low cost, and just seemed…read moreto be okay. They have cockroaches, stayed for 2 night and found one each night. Just don't, pay the extra few bucks and go somewhere else. It's not worth staying here to save money, it's just gross.

    I booked this hotel for 2 nights while my son was at a Lacrosse Tournament in Bristol at Roger…read moreWilliams. The place is bare minimum. Had someone told me that it is no longer a Best Western but is now owned by Roger Williams College and it a freshman dorm, I would have been more understanding but would have booked a room elsewhere. There is no pool, the weight room is enough to occupy some time (magazines are from 2008), and our room smelled horrid. On the plus side, the courtyard is very nice and clean and a great place to chat with friends, the location was PERFECT, the continental breakfast was in a very clean room, there was a pool table and foosball table for the kids to use and the staff (especially the cleaning staff) were more than friendly. Just know that this is not a hotel before you book. If you need an inexpensive place to stop over at, go for it. If you want any comfort at all, look elsewhere. Renovations seem to be underway. I smelled fresh paint all over and some rooms were blocked off. The pool has been out of commission for over a year and it doesn't look like there is any plan to fix it in the near future.

    Castle Hill Inn - Gibson and martini

    Castle Hill Inn

    (501 reviews)

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    We were visiting the area and family took us here for a drink and the view. The view alone was…read moreworth it. We had amazing martinis and spent the afternoon out on the lawn, enjoying the view. We didn't get a chance to try the food unfortunately - next time!

    Went to the pop up event at the Bohlin. Was thrilled that Castle Hill carried on despite the…read moretragedy of the fire. The Bohlin is an impressive location and I was glad to experience an event there. Was not at all impressed with the service, ever, especially for a special event venue catering largely to weddings where service is everything. To be clear, it was a brunch buffet, not a sit down meal. That said, it was Mother's Day. Tables were set beautifully. Server brought us water, nothing else. If we wanted a cocktail, we had to stand at the bar and get it ourselves. Coffee after lunch? Ditto. Brunches have multiple courses. We should have been given clean cutlery in exchange for the removal of a plate instead of being forced to lay dirty cutlery on a clean ivory tablecloth and then reuse them, again and again. That part was a total turnoff and not encouraging for anyone considering it as a future event venue. The food offering was varied and generally a success. The bacon was delicious and good quality. The frittata bites were a good and elegant option to the usual chafing dish full of scrambled eggs. Kudos to the chef for the beef sirloin although at $95 a head, one might have expected a carving station over sliced beef steaks piled into a chafing dish that just dried out the beef over time. The accompanying horseradish cream was quite good. Everyone seemed to really love the raw bar and raclette station. The desserts were well curated , not just slabs of sweets on the table. The pasta dishes? Meh. The cacio e pepe was nothing more than a runny version of the mac and cheese from the kids table with some pancetta or proscuitto specks in it. Fairly tasteless. Location was wonderful but at that likely price point for a private event, I thought the experience was mediocre. Looking forward to going back to Castle Hill instead.

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