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3.5 out of 5
Admiral Farragut Inn
31 Clarke Street, Newport, RI

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 83 out of 197 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 63 out of 197 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 28 out of 197 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 197 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 197 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room. Great breakfast. Good service. Parking is limited especially for large vehicles. Its a 200 year old building so as cool as that is, you must expect it not to be modern inside. It was close to everything to see in Newport so it worked well for me.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Huntley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was great. Only negative note was the windows in the room were nailed shut and AC was not working. Was not a hot time of the year but the air in the room got a bit stuffy. This was particularly true after a shower as there was not bathroom exhaust fan.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Evis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
It was my first time at this hotel, perfect location, walking distance from the wharf and shopping area. However, the room conditions were far from what I expected. The staff was very nice and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patrick J.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from OL on 20 Apr,2024
Thank you for your feedback. It was our pleasure to host you, and we look forward to hosting you again.

10/10 Excellent

Amelia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had such a wonderful stay at this property. I was traveling alone for my birthday weekend. Room #9 was just perfect for me. The bed and pillows were so comfortable. I slept well both nights I was there. Private, clean bathroom with a shower. (Shower area was a little small) Lovely, made to order breakfast, each morning. Easy walking distance to shops and restaurants. Just perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lynne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay at the Admiral Farragut Inn. It was a little difficult to find since there was no sign. Also, you have to check in at the Cleveland house next-door. That was not indicated anywhere when booking through Expedia. We ended up calling and it all worked out. The person who checked us in, was very helpful and nice and gave us the lay of the land. We had never been to Newport before and were only there for that one night. She gave us some restaurant recommendations that were a short walk away. Our room on the top floor was lovely. It was a nice king bed and a fairly large room with a skylight, pitched roof, and beams. There was also a nice bathroom, although the shower was a bit small, however, my husband and I are both big people. We ordered our breakfast at check-in for the following morning. It was very tasty. I had eggs, sausage and blueberry pancakes. The server offered orange juice to other tables but not to us. You help yourself to coffee, but all they had was regular, and I only drink decaf. They also only have caffeinated tea. it would’ve been nice to have herbal options. Check out is simple; you drop the key off in the basket in the house next-door. The location could not have been better. We were a block away from the historic Touro synagogue and the next block over from Thames Street, where all the shops and restaurants are along the water. We would definitely stay at the Admiral Farragut Inn again.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was awesome
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

sara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great time! The innkeepers were lovely and accommodating, the room was clean and comfortable. Breakfast was made to order and exactly what I wanted. The houses are historic and older, but that is the charm of the Newport BnB's. Walking distance to everything, very quiet neighborhood, easy access parking. We are definitely going back this summer.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from OL on 11 Mar,2024
Thank you for your feedback. It was our pleasure to host you and we look forward to hosting you again.

6/10 Okay

Dinusha

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comared to other Newport B&Bs we have been in, the facilities were a bit more rundown and amenities were basic. Breakfast was made on-site to order, but minimalist standard fare. We were suprised there was no fruit provided. Had to ask and was told only bananas available. On the plus side, bed was comfortable and inn was very convenient to the Thames street shops and dining.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

ROBERT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Inns of Newport are a great option for downtown!
Online reservation process was straightforward. Rick and the staff were super-friendly and super-accommodating! Upgraded to a suite when we arrived for a reasonable rate, and it was very spacious and comfortable. They have tasty, simple breakfast items that were made to order. Each building has parking, but people who don't know how to park made it a challenge (holiday weekend) - it worked out though. Centrally located so you can walk to just about anything in Newport except the mansions. Highly recommend - would definitely stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great trip to Newport
We had a really nice stay at the Admiral Farragut Inn. We were traveling with our newborn and the owner was able to move us to a room on the ground floor. Rooms were nice and location couldn't be better.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Maureen

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

RICHARD

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fantastic !! Off season is a great time to go to Newport !!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gerald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location could not be better. An Inn with plenty of charm. Great value and very clean. Not a place for anyone that is pretentious!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property is a little rough around the edges- like duct tape on things and some 20 year old scaffolding that needs to be removed. But staff was excellent and location is excellent with easy parking. Just needs some TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Dr. Tray

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the room, staff an breakfast. Very difficult to locate even with GPS.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everyone is very polite and helpful As well as excellent breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Plus it was part of the ghost tour:) A old New England house with enough comforts to work for a weekend trip. My only issue is the bed was nearing the end of it usefulness.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was absolutely wonderful. Location was perfect. Only negative was the place was very tired looking. We’d stay there again though!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Checked all the boxes
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful building, kind and attentive staff, good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Enjoyed.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eileen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very accommodating. They allowed us to stay in the parking lot on our day of departure, and to park our bicycles inside. The breakfast was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Howard

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kinda Crappy
Great location but the facilities are incredibly tired, worn and faded. If this was anywhere else than Newport in high season on a weekend, this would have been a $129 a night room
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

2/10 Terrible

KINGA

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

john

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Historic does not have to mean run down with old dusty drapes broken fixtures, missing light bulbs and bed frames that block Jew of tv screen
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Cathleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Location was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with family, Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
This is a convenient place to stay close to Thame's street with a friendly innkeeper who is quick to respond to needs and who prepares a very good, although limited menu breakfast. It is not your classic B&B-there are 6 properties the innkeeper manages and breakfast is consolidated into 1 area. There is no downstairs living area. The Inn is old, shabby and in need of repair including, painting and general upkeep. It is overpriced but the convenience may be worth it.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Rick on 26 Aug,2022
Yes, the property is old, dates back to the 1700's. Our breakfast includes pancakes, French Toast, Eggs cooked to order and Neil has probaly cooked over 5,000 omelettes. We are currently painting the back corner of the building. Our rates are similar and at times less than Howard Johnsons in Middletown

6/10 Okay

robert

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Quasi B&B
If you are looking for the standard B&B experience this is not the place for you. The Inn is one of four Inns run by "The Inns of Newport". It was more of a hotel type experience than a B&B experience. Upon check in we had to go to the central building where we were pressured to upgrade from the room that we originally booked, for an additional cost of course.. The Inn is on a quiet street within walking distance to most restaurants, however, there are many other Inns in Newport that I would have preferred to stay at.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Rick on 26 Aug,2022
Very often guests will reserve the smallest rooms which are on the upper floors because they have the lowest rate. We do not have an elevator . We try to offer other room choices at a reduced rate when they are available if our guest are interested. There is no pressure, we want our guest to be happy with their room choice regardless of what they have booked.

6/10 Okay

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Convenient location, but the place could use some TLC. Room was small, but clean. Had a dripping noise on our AC from a unit above. Kept my wife up all night. We stayed across the street in the Astor Room. Management didn't seem very concerned. Doubt we'd stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Rick on 26 Aug,2022
John was an older guest who moved across the street to a first floor room. The dripping noise was from an A/C in the room above. Took care of the dripping that day. Thank you for telling us. Yes, we are painting the exterior of the building when it is not inconvenient for our guest. Our rooms are generally not as large as Hotel rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We were a little disappointed at the options for breakfast but overall the stay was good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Rick on 26 Aug,2022
Generally our guests love our breakfast. Eggs, French Toast, Pancakes (blueberries from a farm in Western Mass), and Omelettes all cooked to order served on a hot plate. When we ask about lunch very often guest say after our breakfast they skip lunch.

8/10 Good

Edward

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Wayne

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
It was a good stay, we did get the last spot in the parking lot at the inn. I am told there was additional free parking across the street. We were placed in a 3rd floor room (walk up) it was small but fine. There was a leak in the shower so we were moved to a first floor room that was much bigger. Breakfast was great and it was clean and comfortable. Location was great!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Inns of Newport on 6 Aug,2022
Thank you for your feedback and for staying with us. It was our pleasure to host you and we look forward to hosting you again.

8/10 Good

Hilary

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I did not like that I had to go downstairs to use the microwave. And no small fridge. But nice room
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Splendid Weekend Getaway
Traveled to Newport from Massachusetts for a 3 day long weekend. Staying at the Admiral Farragut Inn was an absolute delight. The maitre'd was very friendly and accommodating, and the other employees were also very kind and helpful (they helped me with my meager duffle bag even though I insisted it wasn't necessary). As I was traveling solo, I had a comfortable room on the second floor: four poster queen sized bed, wood stove, window AC, tv, and a private bathroom with a tub. Nice central location surrounded by other equally gorgeous colonial homes, with a 10 minute walk to the downtown area and about a 1.5 - 2 mile walk to First Beach, Cliff Walk, and the Newport Mansions. The breakfast service was also wonderful, and I appreciated that you could call and tell them what time you would be ready and what meal you wanted. The french toast was excellent! Parking was a bit of a hassle, as you could either try and grab a space next to the Inn (tight quarters) or park across the street behind another bed and breakfast the owner manages. I was lucky enough to stay parked in one of these two lots my entire trip, with the self-imposed caveat that I walk everywhere (not a deal breaker for me by any means, but if you are accustomed to driving to your places of interest, be prepared to pay for parking). Overall, I had a wonderful time! I would definitely go back again, perhaps in the Fall when it's a bit cooler!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from DJ on 6 Aug,2022
Thank you for choosing to stay with us. We're so happy you enjoyed the breakfast and that you had a wonderful time during your stay. It was a pleasure hosting you and we look forward to hosting you again in the near future.