Cliffside Inn

Cliffside Inn

Check-in at Cliffside Inn is four o'clock, and by then the fire is usually already laid in the room, because each of the sixteen individually decorated guestrooms has its own indoor fireplace, a detail most bed and breakfasts this size skip entirely. The inn sits within a walk of Newport's Cliff Walk, with Easton's Beach and the Newport Mansions a five-minute drive beyond it, so a morning on the cliffs and an afternoon at the mansions fit into the same day. There is no elevator, and the building runs three floors, so a case of stairs comes with the room; guests who need step-free access should look elsewhere. Children thirteen and under are not permitted, there are no cribs or rollaway beds, and pets aren't allowed either, which keeps the garden and terrace genuinely quiet, the kind of quiet couples and solo travellers notice and families with young children won't get much use from. A small spa runs massages by advance reservation, the library is a room to sit in rather than pass through, and breakfast, made from local ingredients, is served between eight and ten in the Victorian parlor or on the veranda when the weather cooperates. Wifi and parking are both free, luggage storage and concierge service are on hand, and check-in can be handled contactless for anyone who would rather skip the desk. The property is LGBTQ+ friendly and runs on cashless transactions throughout. This is a sixteen-room inn with an indoor fireplace built into every guestroom and a library standing in for a lobby bar, a combination that sets it apart from Newport's other seaside addresses. A sixteen-room Newport inn where every guestroom has its own indoor fireplace and children under fourteen aren't permitted, keeping the garden and terrace quiet. It suits couples and solo travellers who want Cliff Walk on foot, not families or anyone who needs an elevator.