Where Can You Travel And Feel Like Your Sitting On Top Of The World ?

With Summer upon us, Beach House Finds recommends a fashionable trip to the Ocean Cliffs and the guilded days and history of luxury, and European elegance. From its world class views with manicured gardens and lawns to its opulent accommodations the magnificently restored 19th Century seaside mansion the Chanler at Cliff Walk, is a romantic and elegant hideaway and European styled boutique hotel boasting the best ocean view in Newport, R.I. This grandeur, luxury, ocean cliff hotel is packed with splendor, glamour, and welcoming New England comfort. The Chanler stands at the beginning of Newport's famed Cliff Walk, a historic 3 mile coastal path lined with stupendous Gilded Age chateaus. The Readers of Conde Nast Traveler Magazine voted The Chanler at Cliff Walk #4 in the U.S. for Small Hotels and in the Top 100 in the World

The Mansions was originally built in 1873 by Congressman John Winthrop Chanler as his summer home. At the end of the 19th century, Newport, Rhode Island, was America's most fashionable summer resort. The very rich spent small fortunes constructing almost ridiculously elegant homes, most of which are too expensive to remain in private hands today. Today these grand homes of architecture such as The Breakers, Rosecliff and Chateau-sur-Mer serve as museums and relics of America's Gilded Age, The Chanler at Cliff Walk is the only mansion of the period to be converted into a luxury hotel.

The magnificent award winning and romantic Spiced Pear dining room with it's ocean-side, outdoor Terrace restaurant, offer the discerning traveler a glimpse of Newport’s Golden Age. While one dines you are present with the panoramic patio restaurant perfect complement to Newport best view of the Sea. The luxury boutique hotels 20 rooms have large private baths with heated floors and multi headed showers with designer tiles. Many have Jacuzzi tubs for added comfort. The villas are decorated with elegant romantic floral decor or New England themes. Many offer private entrances for an even more intimate setting. Fireplace, Flat screen televisions, wet bars, CD/DVD players, and luxury styled Marble or Granite bathrooms.

Newport has plenty to offer for exploring during your visit. From: Beaches, Historic Newport Mansions, Newport Restoration Foundation, Bellevue Avenue,
Ocean Drive, Newport Harbor, Famed Cliff Walk, Touro Synagogue, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Polo, and Newport's National Golf Course. The Chanler at Cliff Walk is a truly special part of the history of Newport and one of the most unique hotels in the World on the Sea.


The Chanler at Cliff Walk
117 Memorial Boulevard
Newport, Rhode Island
Tel: 401.847.1300
Email: info@thechanler.com

Photo Credits: Luxury Travel Magazine

Why Not Tour A National Historical Landmark This Holiday?

A National Historic Landmark, Marble House is located at 596 Bellevue Ave., Newport, Rhode Island. Open daily and decorated for the holidays until January 4, 2009, this summer beach cottage is a favorite of Beach House Finds. The Newport Beach house was built between 1888 and 1892 for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, as a summer house, or "cottage", as Newporters called them. Marble House was a social and architectural landmark in Newport's legendary resort of opulent stone palaces. The cost of the house was reported to be $11 million, of which $7 million was spent on 500,000 cubic feet of marble. Upon its completion, Mr. Vanderbilt gave the house to his wife, Alva Vanderbilt a leading hostess in Newport society as a 39th birthday present.

On December 27, 2008 you can spend the Holiday Evening at The Breakers with a leisurely self-guided evening tour through the historical landmark as you enjoy live holiday music and holiday sweets, eggnog and cider.

Tickets are $25.00 for Adults and can be purchased online from
The Preservation Society of Newport County or at the Breakers.

Stepping Into A Life of An Heiress by the Sea

Put this on your list of Top Beach House Finds to visit before you die. Rough Point the oceanfront home of Doris Duke in Newport., Rhode Island. Miss Duke spent a lifetime of collecting from exotic locations around the world. Located on Newport's Bellevue Avenue, Rough Point has a beautiful sweeping ocean view and is a splendid way to spend the day by the Sea. Rough Point is still furnished as it was when Doris Duke lived here. So the private tour is intimate, worth the upward price and you leave with an education and knowledge of what a preservationist, Miss Duke was to Newport, Rhode Island. Her passion for restoring Colonial buildings in Newport, Rhode Island led her to creating the Newport Restoration Foundation in 1968. www.NewportRestoration.org