Inn Bliss Bed & Breakfast

Location. The Inn Bliss Bed & Breakfast, located in Newport, R.I., is one block from historic Broadway Street, which is lined with restaurants, pubs, galleries, gift shops and antique stores. The Cliff Walk, a three-and-one-half mile trail along the coast and the mansions from Newport's Gilded Age, is one mile away. Easton's Beach offers a boardwalk with concession stands and a carousel approximately one mile from the bed and breakfast. Tours of historic mansions, including The Breakers, Rosecliff and Chateau Sur Mer, are approximately two miles away.

Features. This Victorian home was built in 1888 and renovated in 2002. Complimentary gourmet breakfasts are served each morning in the dining room, on the porch or on the deck. Afternoon tea, coffee and pastries are provided. Complimentary wireless Internet access, and fax and photocopy services are available. The back porch features a hot tub. Pets are not allowed at the property.

Guestrooms. The Inn Bliss Bed & Breakfast offers two guestrooms. The rooms feature views of the property's Victorian garden. Beds are dressed with pillowtop mattresses and 600-thread count sheets. Guestrooms are furnished with family heirlooms and antiques, including plaster pictures from the Victorian era. Both accommodations are equipped with televisions, VCRs, DVD players and CD players. Assorted herbal teas, hot cocoa and coffee are provided in the units.

Expert Tip. Newport is known for having one of the highest concentrations of preserved historic mansion museums. During the Gilded Age, from the late 1800s to the early 1900s, many of America's wealthiest industrialists built fabulous mansions along the coast as their summer homes, which are now open to the public.