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 complimentary full breakfast is served in
the keeping room. On rising, you'll find it spread upon
the banquet board. Outside our door, Newport's charms
surround. Our famed harbor, historic sites, mansions,
shops, dining, and night life are all just a walk away.
There is no better street in all the town to tell the
tale of Newport than Clarke street. During the
Revolution, General Rochambeau, head of French forces
assisting General Washington, housed two of his
aides-de-camp in our Colonial Inn. Here Governors,
merchants and mariners lived side by side. |
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guest room is different, and we know you'll find them
fascinating. All share a combination of handmade and antique
furnishings. There are Shaker-style four poster beds, painted armoirs with gaily coloured stenciling,
imported English antiques, and pieces with an element of
surprise -- like a chair that seats you between a pair of
clever, smiling cats. Twelve-over-twelve paned windows
and authentic colonial cove moldings give no hint of the
modern conveniences added to make your stay more
comfortable.
