Where the Gilded Age lingers along the sea in Newport, RI

The Cliffside Inn

Where the Gilded Age lingers along the sea

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Boutique Hotel in Newport, RI
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The Cliffside Inn

17 Total Rooms
17 Room Types
4.7 (287 Reviews)

There is a particular stillness that greets you at The Cliffside Inn, a feeling of having stepped through a quieter threshold. Set just steps from Newport's famed Cliff Walk, this Victorian-era residence turned intimate hotel occupies a storied 1880s manor once home to the artist Beatrice Turner, whose self-portraits still line the walls in quiet, watchful abundance. The architecture carries the flourishes of its era without pretension: bay windows that pull in generous light, a wraparound porch that frames the surrounding gardens, and interiors layered with period detail and a warmth that feels lived-in rather than staged.

The inn's rooms and suites each carry a distinct character, individually appointed with fireplaces, whirlpool tubs, and carefully considered textiles that lean toward comfort over formality. Some feature four-poster beds and painted murals; others open onto private sundecks or sitting areas. The effect is less that of a traditional hotel and more of a well-kept private residence where every room has been given its own quiet biography. A full breakfast is served each morning, and afternoon tea offers a reason to slow down in one of the inn's common rooms, where bookshelves and original artwork set a tone that rewards lingering.

Newport unfolds generously from the inn's front door. The Cliff Walk, a National Recreation Trail tracing the coastline between the ocean and the great Gilded Age mansions, is essentially at the property's edge. The Breakers, Marble House, and Rosecliff are all within easy reach, as are the galleries, harbors, and seafood institutions that have defined this stretch of Rhode Island for generations. Thames Street and Bellevue Avenue bring a more contemporary energy, with independent shops, wine bars, and restaurants that balance Newport's historical identity with something more modern and restless.

What stays with you about The Cliffside Inn is the scale of it. With just a handful of rooms, the property maintains an intimacy that larger Newport hotels cannot replicate. It is a place where mornings begin slowly, where the ocean air drifts through open windows, and where the boundary between guest and resident blurs in the most welcome way. You leave not with the memory of a hotel stay, but of a few unhurried days spent in someone's beautifully kept home by the sea.

What we love about this stay

There's a particular quality to a place that sits just steps from the sand yet feels entirely composed — unhurried, considered, wrapped in its own quiet elegance. The Cliffside Inn carries that duality well: the salt air drifts in, the ocean is always close, but inside, the rooms feel like something someone genuinely thought about, with plush spaces designed for lingering rather than just sleeping. It's Newport without the performative grandeur — intimate enough that the garden terrace feels like yours alone, and close enough to the historic estates and beaches that you never feel removed from the town's layered character. It's the kind of place that settles into your memory not as a highlight reel but as a feeling — something between comfort and refinement that's hard to replicate elsewhere.

Terrace / Patio

Outdoor Seating

Terrace / Patio

Outdoor Seating

Terrace / Patio

Outdoor Seating

Member rates

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The Cliffside Inn in Newport, RI publishes distinct room types below. The public rate is the live cash price anyone can see. Journey publishes an entry-tier member rate for this stay — a catalog offer, not a personalized quote. Journey members get member-only rates and unique custom benefits at Alliance properties. Join on journey.com to unlock the published member rate, then check dates to book.

What is the public rate vs the member rate at The Cliffside Inn?
The public rate is the live cash price anyone can see. Journey publishes an entry-tier member rate for this stay — a catalog offer, not a personalized quote. Join on journey.com to unlock the published member rate, then check dates to book.
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How do I unlock the member rate at The Cliffside Inn?
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Room types

Catalog room types at this hotel. Choose dates below for the public rate and the published entry-tier member rate. Those dated totals are not a personalized quote.

  • Turner Suite

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 355 sq ft · regular

    The fireplace is the standout feature of this suite. This air-conditioned suite comes with 1 living room, 1 separate bedroom and 1 bathroom with a bath. The suite has parquet floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV, a wardrobe, a tiled floor, as well as a carpeted floor. The unit has 1 bed.

  • Cliff Suite

    Sleeps 4 · 1 × Super King · 678 sq ft · regular

    This suite, located in Seaview Cottage, features a seating area, flat-screen TV, spa bath and private entrance from the outside.

  • Beatrice's Room

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Super King · 355 sq ft · regular

    This double room offers a fireplace. The spacious double room provides air conditioning, a seating area, as well as a private bathroom featuring a bath and a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

  • St. George's Suite

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 366 sq ft · regular

    Guests will have a special experience as the suite features a fireplace. The suite provides air conditioning, a seating area, as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower and a hairdryer. The unit offers 1 bed.

  • Garden Suite

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 409 sq ft · regular

    This 2-level suite, with a spiral staircase, has a seating area, fireplace and private entrance from the outside.

  • Victorian Room

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 334 sq ft · regular

    Guests will have a special experience as this double room provides a fireplace. The spacious double room offers air conditioning, a seating area, as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower and a hairdryer. The double room features a wardrobe, parquet floors, a tiled floor, a carpeted floor and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 1 bed.

  • King Suite

    Sleeps 3 · 1 × Super King · 474 sq ft · regular

    This suite, located in the Seaview Cottage, has air conditioning, a spa bath and a private entrance from the outside.

  • Blue Room

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 248 sq ft · regular

    This double room features a fireplace. The double room features air conditioning, a seating area, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a hairdryer. The double room provides a wardrobe, parquet floors, a tiled floor, a carpeted floor and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 1 bed.

  • Governor's Suite

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Super King · 474 sq ft · regular

    The fireplace is the standout feature of this suite. The air-conditioned suite has 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom with a bath and a shower. The suite features parquet floors, a seating area with a flat-screen TV, a wardrobe, a tiled floor, as well as a carpeted floor. The unit has 1 bed.

  • Lark Suite

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 323 sq ft · regular

    This suite has air conditioning, fireplace, seating area and a private entrance from the outside.

  • The Loft

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Super King · 323 sq ft · regular

    The fireplace is a top feature of this double room. The spacious double room features air conditioning, a seating area, as well as a private bathroom boasting a bath and a shower. The unit has 1 bed.

  • Atlantic Suite

    Sleeps 3 · 1 × Queen · 560 sq ft · regular

    This suite, located in the Seaview Cottage, features a private entrance from the outside, a seating area and fireplace.

  • Sun room

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 301 sq ft · regular

    This double room features a fireplace. The spacious double room offers air conditioning, a seating area, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a hairdryer. The double room provides a wardrobe, parquet floors, a tiled floor, a carpeted floor, as well as a flat-screen TV. The unit has 1 bed.

  • Swann Room

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 215 sq ft · regular

    The fireplace is the standout feature of this double room. The double room offers air conditioning, a seating area, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a hairdryer. The double room features a wardrobe, parquet floors, a tiled floor, a carpeted floor and a flat-screen TV. The unit has 1 bed.

  • Adele's Room

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Super King · 291 sq ft · regular

    This double room's standout feature is the fireplace. The spacious double room offers air conditioning, a seating area, as well as a private bathroom featuring a bath and a shower. The double room features a wardrobe, parquet floors, a tiled floor, a carpeted floor and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 1 bed.

  • Tower Suite

    Sleeps 2 · 1 × Queen · 355 sq ft · regular

    This 2-level suite features air conditioning, seating area and fireplace.

  • Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Hydrangea Suite)

    Sleeps 3 · 2 × King, Pull-out Couch · 474 sq ft · regular

    Morning light spills through garden-facing windows, tracing golden patterns across hardwood floors as birdsong drifts from the grounds beyond. The Hydrangea Suite wraps you in 474 square feet of quiet refinement — a pillowtop king bed layered in premium linens, a fireplace that crackles to life as dusk settles, and curated furnishings that feel both storied and deeply personal. Step onto your private patio, where the scent of blooming gardens and the gentle hum of nature invite stillness. After a rainfall shower, wrap yourself in a plush robe and retreat to the sofa bed nook — perfect for intimate conversation or unhurried reading. This is a stay that etches itself into memory.

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2 Seaview Avenue, Newport, RI, US

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