With cities such as Newport, Pawtucket and Providence, the state has a wealth of opportunities and attractions. During your Rhode Island vacation, enjoy water sports and the colonial atmosphere in Newport, the history of Providence and the culinary highlights in Pawtucket.
Newport and Providence
According to growtheology, Newport is the most popular town in Rhode Island and an expensive beach town. This is where the East Coast’s elite have been making their summer quarters for some time. As a result, it is not a cheap place to visit during your Rhode Island vacation. The beaches are fine and the evening entertainment is good. Newport has the Newport Jazz festival that once hosted Duke Elington and Count Basie.
The capital Providence is still quite a large city where you can still clearly see the influence of the Italian immigrants. Providence is not an unpleasant city.
Rhode Island area
Rhode Island is bordered on the north and east by Massachusetts and on the west by Connecticut. You can choose to combine a vacation in Rhode Island with a vacation in the surrounding states. The largest lake is the Scituate Reservoir. The highest point of the fairly flat state is 247m.
Rhode Island is one of the states of the United States. Rhode Island is the smallest of the fifty US states in terms of area, but not with the smallest population. The nickname of the state is the “Ocean State”. The capital is Providence.
Most of the state of Rhode Island is on the mainland; other islands include Rhode Island, Prudence Island, and Conanicut Island, all of which are located in Narrangansett Bay, a bay on the Atlantic Ocean. These are nice islands to visit during your Rhode Island vacation. About 20 km offshore is Block Island, which was named after Adriaen Block, a Dutch explorer, who visited the island in 1614.
History
The area that now forms the state of Rhode Island was originally settled by Native American tribes. Roger Williams founded a colony there in 1636. Williams had left England for the Massachusetts Bay Colony because of his beliefs as a Puritan, but he did not find the religious freedom he sought here either. In his new colony, he promised every resident absolute freedom of religion and named it Providence Plantations. In the years that followed, Portsmouth and Newport were also founded.
In 1790, Samuel Slater built the first water-powered textile mill in the United States in Pawtucket, marking the start of America’s industrial revolution. On May 18, Rhode Island became the first state to declare slavery illegal.
After the Civil War, industry in the state really took off and the population increased rapidly.
HOLIDAY EXPRESS MIDDLETOWN
This Holiday Inn is 2 miles from historic downtown Newport and 1 mile from Newport State Airport. It offers a daily breakfast buffet and an indoor pool.
Guest rooms at the Holiday Inn Express Newport North – Middletown include free Wi-Fi and cable TV. Each room is also equipped with a microwave and refrigerator.
Holiday Inn Express Newport North – Middletown has a modern fitness center and a well-equipped business center. The reception is open 24 hours a day and the hotel is completely non-smoking.
Wanumetonomy Golf Club is 1 mile from Holiday Inn Newport. The United States Naval War College is a 4-minute drive away.
WYNDHAM NEWPORT HOTEL
- Luggage room
- BBQ facilities
- Business center
- Conference room
- Rooms for disabled guests
- Safe
- Newspapers
- Elevator
- Sun loungers
- No smoking zone
- Reception open 24 hours a day
- Renseri og vaskeri
- Restaurant
- Wheelchair accessible
- Television room
- Terrace
- Garden
- Meeting room
- Wi Fi
- Store
- Indoor swimming pool
- Hearth
Located in Middletown, Wyndham Newport Hotel is connected to the convention center, a 5-minute drive from International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum and 5 minutes from Newport Mansions. This 4-star hotel is 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Touro Synagogue and 2.6 mi (4.1 km) from Thames Street. Don’t miss out on the recreational amenities such as an indoor pool and a fitness center. This hotel also features free WiFi, gift shops/newsstands, and wedding services. Guests can take a ride on the shuttle bus for a fee, which runs up to 3 miles from the property. Make yourself at home in one of the 143 air-conditioned rooms featuring LED televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Free WiFi will keep you connected, while the TV with cable channels will keep you entertained. Private bathrooms are stocked with designer toiletries and hairdryers.
