We booked a stay at the Inn on Bellevue for this past Valentines weekend 2008.
Hoping for a relaxing weekend we got just the opposite, one thing after the other went wrong.
First the keys did not work, then the toilet broke, spilling soiled liquid all over the bathroom floor, the hot water did not work and worst of all, the heat did not work, in February! We were so cold that we could not even take our coats off. We were kept up all night by children running around upstairs and yelling (turned out there was a family was living in the inn )
When we tried to contact the front desk about our concerns no one was available. I went upstairs hoping to find a maid or someone to voice our concerns and I heard a screaming baby and profanities being yelled from the room where the family was "living".

We were so horrified and disgusted that we left and stayed at a nearby Inn.

We stayed at this Inn on New Year's Eve and we enjoyed not only the area where the Inn was located, but the Inn itself was very comfortable. It had a European feel, and had great history. We think in addition to all of that, the people that ran and worked in the hotel made our stay even more enjoyable. There were a few misunderstandings I think regarding the holiday, but they went out of there way, when alot of places wouldn't and made up for it, which resulted in a great experience. Thank you. It was a great New Years.

When i made the reservation the agent was really friendly, when we arrived the room was really really nice, clean, and much more for the money we paid.
the breakfast was served in an outside patio..with friendly server, great coffee and food.
an European experience walking distance to all that newport has to offer, at 1/3 of the hotel or other inns prices

We stayed at the Inn at Bellevue with our two-year-old and 6 month old boys. We were travelling to town in the high season and really wanted more of a suite so we didn't have to go to bed at 8 o'clock with the boys. Anything like that at one of the pricey hotels would have been at least $500 a night.

We were given a small apartment to stay in at the Bellevue with two small bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room and a kitchen. The suite was very clean and worked perfectly for us. Yes it had old bedding and mismatched furniture, but we were staying in downtown Newport in the middle of August for under $200!! I was very happy with everything, including the breakfast the next day. The hotel reminded me of some places in Europe I stayed in college while backpacking around.

Many of the other reviews were way too harsh. If you are going to squawk about "ratty bedding" then go across the street to the Viking and pay $400 for a room with the same location, same level of cleanliness but nicer sheets!