The Castle Inn


As tourists descend on D.C. for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, and the weather (seemingly reluctantly) warms up, we’ve been on the lookout for places to escape the city for a relaxing weekend break.

The Castle Hill Inn in Newport, Rhode Island, part of the Relais & Châteaux network, could be the perfect stop on the way to Boston, should you find yourselves headed north to visit colleges, for example.

Built in 1875 as a summer retreat for a Harvard marine biologist, the stunning clapboard manse now serves as a quaint inn among the huge summer homes — known as “cottages” — of affluent Newport. If you choose to stay at the Castle Hill Inn, your weekend getaway will be replete with panoramic Atlantic views.

Rooms and beach cottages at the inn start at $370 a night. Check out the rocky enclave beneath the Harbor Houses, where Grace Kelly was known to scramble down to the water’s edge.

A break at the Castle Hill Inn will let you explore the shops of downtown Newport, as well as adventure along the coast in the hotel’s Hinckley Yacht. Alternatively, you can relax on the inn’s private beach.

Remember to book soon — beds are bound to fill up as summer approaches.

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