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Our Newport RI Recap

23 Oct 2017 Travel

Newport Travel Recap
Castle Hill

Happy Monday, Friends!! As some of you know, Brian and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary away a couple weekends ago in Newport, Rhode Island.  So today I am sharing our Newport RI recap!  A full guide to what we saw, ate and did during our stay.

It had been years since we were both there and we were so looking forward to going back as adults and seeing what it was all about. Some close friends of mine also go religiously so it was a place we knew we could get great recommendations for, and they didn’t disappoint. Newport was A BLAST! We actually went during their seafood festival.  The festival happens every year on/around the weekend of October 15th and that was so fun. There were tents set up all over Bannister’s Wharf with local seafood, music, and beer and it was fun to walk around and enjoy it all.

Our Stay

We stayed at the new Gurney’s on Goat Island which was fantastic. I believe they had just recently purchased it (it used to be the Hyatt) and have done a great job renovating it. Although it was rainy weather, you could see how awesome the outdoor space would be in nicer weather. We actually stayed at the hotel a lot because of the rain and it was glorious. I know that sounds silly but to be able to just stay in and relax with nowhere to be (and no kids) was SO, SO relaxing.

Dining

Our first night in Newport, we dined at the Clarke Cooke House, which is apparently legendary as they heartbeat of Newport. What an amazing restaurant!! It was bustling with people and so beautiful inside.  I thought it was very Newport-esque with is it’s historic nautical charm and the food could not be better. We had a couple oysters to start.  For dinner I had the roasted chicken and Brian had a seafood dish that was melt in your mouth. Wine was great, too!! We loved this place so much we were tempted to go back for night two. Actually we did, after dinner. They have a basement “club” type place, tucked away, you would never know it was there. It’s very dark with a bar, dance floor, and a DJ. Although we only stayed for two minutes.  It was so random and funny that this place was a part of the upscale restaurant upstairs.

For lunch we taste-tested from the various restaurants on the wharf because it was the seafood festival. Most notable were the clam chowders from 22 Bowen’s and the Black Pearl .

For dinner on the second night we went to Fluke which came highly recommended. Also delicious, we split a bunch of small plates and an entreé and it was perfect. I’d recommend it for seafood lovers!

On Sunday, we went to Diego’s for brunch which also came highly recommended. It was a really fun scene to be at because we were able to sit down and relax while the festival went on around us. They had the best drink menu.  I ordered some crazy coffee concoction with Nesquik and vodka maybe and it might have the yummiest drink I’d ever had. Brian raved about the Bloody Mary.

After that we walked around a little more and got cookies and coffee from The Cookie Jar and headed to see Castle Hill.

Things to Do

So sadly it was pouring rain on our only full day here.  I wish I could be of more help on recommendations for things to do, however I got so many recommendations so I’ll list them here. As I said, we stayed in our room and relaxed for a large portion of the day and for that I’m actually grateful for the rain.  We then enjoyed the seafood festival during the latter part of the day.

There are so many beautiful mansions and I know many people enjoy touring those. We saw a bunch on our way to Castle Hill and they were astonishingly beautiful. The Castle Hill Inn was gorgeous from what we saw, and it’s the best place to sit on the Adirondack chairs and watch the sunset. We were there earlier in the day and it was cloudy and windy but still stunning.

Other places that were recommended by the PJH community:

The Safari Room at Oceancliff.

Take a tour of the Breakers.

Midtown Oyster Bar

Mission for a burger

Take a drive to Sakonnet Vineyards in Little Compton

Have a drink on the rooftop of Vanderbuilt mansion

Pasta Beach

Empire Coffee for breakfast

White Horse Tavern

The Mooring

The Bouchard Restaurant & Inn

41 North

You can see all these recommendations in the comment section of this instagram post!

Newport Recap Life & Style blogger, Liz Joy, shares her Newport recap on the blog! A guide to what they saw, ate and did in Newport, RI.

Life & Style blogger, Liz Joy, shares her Newport recap on the blog! A guide to what they saw, ate and did in Newport, RI.
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Life & Style blogger, Liz Joy, shares her Newport recap on the blog! A guide to what they saw, ate and did in Newport, RI.

Life & Style blogger, Liz Joy, shares her Newport recap on the blog! A guide to what they saw, ate and did in Newport, RI.

Life & Style blogger, Liz Joy, shares her Newport recap on the blog! A guide to what they saw, ate and did in Newport, RI.

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We are staying at a beautiful place in papagayo with @exclusiveresorts and it feels very luxurious and restorative. 

The kids are already thriving. Being together 24/7 comes with its arguments and fights but they are learning how to just be with each other and with their crazy little brother. They’re helping a lot with him, learning a little Spanish, surfing, writing in their journals, and meeting kids from all over the world who are staying here as well. 

I’m letting us get pampered for this phase, and it feels really good. 

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