Newport
Visiting Newport is like walking through the pages of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Touring the summer "cottages" of The Gilded Age is a must on any visit to Newport. You'll feel like the most luxurious time traveler walking through the marble hallways, decadent ballrooms, and Downton Abbey-style kitchens. Not to mention the experience of strolling down the "entrance making" staircases.
Nature lovers will enjoy a walk along the famed Cliff Walk, which kisses the rocky shore of the eastern coast of Newport, RI. Dress accordingly - a majority of the walk is unpaved.
Those wanting to relax should take a sail. This is the sailing capital of the U.S. after all! After a day on the bay, there are plenty of fantastic seafood options for lunch or dinner along the wharf.
If you need a vacation from your vacation, or your feet are sore after all of that touring, enjoy a spa day. Bodhi Spa offers traditional spa packages, a zen garden, and a fantastic Water Journey experience.
Newport is under two hours away from most major New England cities, including Boston, MA, by car. This city makes for a great day trip, but is deserving of much more of your time.
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The Bodhi Spa
Hydrotherapy is the art of healing through the application of water in any form; hot, cold, steam or ice. Hydrotherapy has been used by cultures around the world for thousands of years. Many historians believe Egyptian royalty were the first to indulge in its health benefits, while others believe it dates back even earlier to Asia, where therapeutic waters were used to cleanse the body and soul of impurities.
The Water Journey:
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Therapeutic 104˚ Epsom Salt Pool
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Mineral Rich 98˚ Dead Sea Salt Pool
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Stimulating 55˚ Cold Plunge Pool
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Aromatherapy Steam Room
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Detoxifying Infrared Sauna
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Traditional Finnish Dry Sauna
The Breakers Newport Cottage
The Breakers is the grandest of Newport's summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family's social and financial preeminence in turn of the century America.
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) established the family fortune in steamships and later in the New York Central Railroad, which was a pivotal development in the industrial growth of the nation during the late 19th century.
Rosecliff Newport Cottage
Commissioned by Nevada silver heiress Theresa Fair Oelrichs in 1899, architect Stanford White modeled Rosecliff after the Grand Trianon, the garden retreat of French kings at Versailles. After the house was completed in 1902, at a reported cost of $2.5 million, Mrs. Oelrichs hosted fabulous entertainments here, including a fairy tale dinner and a party featuring famed magician Harry Houdini.
Marble House Newport Cottage
Marble House was built between 1888 and 1892 for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt. It was a summer house, or "cottage", as Newporters called them in remembrance of the modest houses of the early 19th century. But Marble House was much more; it was a social and architectural landmark that set the pace for Newport's subsequent transformation from a quiet summer colony of wooden houses to the legendary resort of opulent stone palaces.
The Elms Newport Cottage
The Elms was the summer residence of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Julius Berwind of Philadelphia and New York. Mr. Berwind made his fortune in the coal industry. In 1898, the Berwinds engaged Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer to design a house modeled after the mid-18th century French chateau d'Asnieres (c.1750) outside Paris.
Forty 1° North
Forty 1° North brings a modern elegance to historic Newport. Marrying a cool and casual luxury with the excitement of our downtown waterfront setting. Spacious guestrooms, suites, cottages, and lofts are all outfitted with state-of-the-art technology and environmentally-friendly amenities. Floor-to-ceiling windows and over-sized balconies in the suites welcome the outside indoors with natural sunlight, fresh seaside breezes, and sunsets that guests are not likely to ever forget.
