At first we planned on staying at the Coutyard in Middletown where we had resverations, but when we changed the dates there was no availabilty, so the best we found was the this hotel, that we avoided at first after seeing some grim reviews, but ended up really loving and enjoying it. it's very well located,and closer than most other middletown hotels since its Newport and very close to downtown, and as oppused to the courtyard it's in middle of some action but still quiet. if your lucky to get a front room in the right wing you'll have a beutiful view of the bridge and the area since it's a bit on a hill, you will also enjoy this view when sitting out in the patio in front of the hotel; but all other rooms also have nice views of trees or the quiet road in the back, thats very pleasent, some rooms even have porches, you can see that the hotel was recently renovated, the right wing where I stayed at was very clean and quiet(sounded nicer then the left wing) , the room itself was very big,spacious and clean, looked new, as well as the bathroom, and a closet, two chairs and a table, nice furniture, altough lacking a sofa chair or couch that would fit in perfectly, only annoying things was the bug we saw 3 times, and the noise of people walking in the hallways, and some opening and closing doors, but except that everything was very good, we really enjoyed the reaturaunt and Bar thats open till 1 am, as well as the patio outside with tables and chairs and gardens nearby, where we could eat lunch etc.(you can eat there your own food) and just sit out and chat. there is a decent lobby and outdoor swimming pool to enjoy, as well as a fittness room that serves it's porpuse, the Grand casino across keeps the area lively, another great thing is the nice shopping center a minute away with a Wal-mart and Stop a shop, where we were able to buy things we forgot at home, OVERALL we really enjoyed it and would recommend, its probably the best value you can get for your money if your looking for a good 2 star (or even 2 and a half) hotel in Newport in the summer season, simular and worse hotels charge moch more, BTW staff was very freindly and helpful, and they also provided me with a fridge for an extra $10 ONE THING YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF is the 3 story left wing does not have an elevator so if you have a lot luggage make sure they dont give you a room there.

we just got home from a great vacation in newport, and i must say that the comfort and value that we had at the best western newport easily ranks high on the highlights of our vacation...the room was spotless when we arrived (and was available before 3pm checkin) on the first day and on every other day after maid service...we had ample storage room for our clothes, as we were provided with a dresser and closet for clothes. i would definitely suggest a stay at the bestwester mainstay, as it has a great location just outside of scenic newport and ALL AAA MEMBERS, check the back of the aaa book for r.i. and get a 3rd night for free midweek.

Hotel was not good, only alright for some economic travellers. Rooms where moldy and dirty. Additionlly the room had no closets and limited storage. The hotel was very noisy from people, foot traffic in halls, and the main and side roads around the facillity. The view from the room was of the road and on the first floor you have a view of the ground slopping up to a stone wall.The pool was small in depht and lenght, murcky, and it was in the parking lot. Not a good hotel.

We stayed at this hotel in july 2007. Please let me tell you how impressed we were with this hotel. It was easy to chech in , the people at the front desk were very helpful and very friendly. We requested a room on an upper floor, which we got. When we got to our room it was very clean, and the bed was very comfortable. The view from our window of the newport bridge was a great bonus. We were very pleased with this hotel, we will definatly stay here again. Thank you again for a pleasent stay. We highly recommend this hotel to any one.