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“Historic white-clapboard beach-front inn. Classic contemporary rooms have a soft fresh nautical colour scheme, quirky layouts, sea views, wooden floors, spa baths and fireplaces. Enjoy the wrap-around veranda, manicured gardens and sea-facing restaurant. Stay for relaxed, easy-going beach holidays.”

“Historic white-clapboard beach-front inn. Classic contemporary rooms have a soft fresh nautical colour scheme, quirky layouts, sea views, wooden floors, spa baths and fireplaces. Enjoy the wrap-around veranda, manicured gardens and sea-facing restaurant. Stay for relaxed, easy-going beach holidays.”

Recommended For

  • Families
  • Families will feel at ease here with relaxed hosts, spacious rooms, beach & farm on the doorstep plus large green lawn for games
  • Local exploring
  • This beautiful island has vast natural wonders, historic lighthouses, excellent restaurants & a fun family-friendly coastal feel
  • Beach Life
  • Enjoy miles of wild picture-perfect New England coastline; wide golden sand beaches, large dunes & beautiful blue sea
  • Great walks
  • Take a leisurely stroll around the simply stunning exotic garden and orchard; the spring flowers are a sight worth visiting for
  • Other Activities
  • Kids will love the farm and aviary across the road; Admire camels, llamas, pygmy fainting goats, yaks, lemurs & red kangaroos
  • Sailing
  • As you would expect from an island, there is plenty of sailing. Enjoy one of the week-long competitive races
  • Birdwatching
  • Visit the Block Island National Wildlife Refuge to spot migrating songbirds
  • Fishing
  • Cycling
  • Kayaking
  • Wildlife Area
  • Beach nearby
  • Ballard's white-sand beach is just 200m from the property, while under 1km there is also Fred Benson Town Beach and Baby Beach
  • Rooms with balcony/terrace
  • Book Ackur, Barker, Deering, Simon Ray, Arthur, Ball & Littlefield rooms for private decks and spectacular full ocean views
  • Restaurant
  • American restaurant 'The Oar' has enviable water-front sea-view dining, delicious sushi lunch and unparelled seafood menu
  • Child friendly
  • Children are welcome and families are invited to bring their own air-mattresses and sheets for kids
  • In/by a Nature Reserve
  • The area been dubbed one of the 'last great places' by the American Nature Conservancy
  • Eco
  • 95% of the property's food waste is recycled and reused as compost for the gardens
  • Whirlpool Bathtub
  • Many of the rooms boast spa baths or tubs with jets for an extra spoiling stay
  • Self catering to rent
  • On the beach
  • Colonial
  • Sit-out Terrace
  • Full of character
  • Good wine list
  • Charming
  • Village
  • Historic
  • Contemporary
  • Wedding license
  • Intimate
  • Views
  • Owner managed
  • Boutique
  • Quiet
  • Inn

Facilities

  • Rooms with balcony/terrace
  • Book Ackur, Barker, Deering, Simon Ray, Arthur, Ball & Littlefield rooms for private decks and spectacular full ocean views
  • Restaurant
  • American restaurant 'The Oar' has enviable water-front sea-view dining, delicious sushi lunch and unparelled seafood menu
  • Child friendly
  • Children are welcome and families are invited to bring their own air-mattresses and sheets for kids
  • Whirlpool Bathtub
  • Many of the rooms boast spa baths or tubs with jets for an extra spoiling stay
  • Walking distance restaurants
  • Outdoor dining
  • Meeting Room
  • No pets
  • Wedding license
  • Sit-out Terrace
  • Good wine list
  • Self catering to rent
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Sitting Room
  • Suites
  • Concierge
  • Fireplace
  • Wifi
  • Views
  • Parking
  • Bar

Activities

  • Great walks
  • Take a leisurely stroll around the simply stunning exotic garden and orchard; the spring flowers are a sight worth visiting for
  • Other Activities
  • Kids will love the farm and aviary across the road; Admire camels, llamas, pygmy fainting goats, yaks, lemurs & red kangaroos
  • Sailing
  • As you would expect from an island, there is plenty of sailing. Enjoy one of the week-long competitive races
  • Birdwatching
  • Visit the Block Island National Wildlife Refuge to spot migrating songbirds
  • Fishing
  • Kayaking
  • Wildlife Area
  • Cycling

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