We stayed with Chip for one night at the end of October. Chip's home is a delight, we felt like we were on a sleep over in a wonderful museum, there was something interesting around every corner! Chip was an excellent host, friendly, chatty and very informative about Providence and the surrounding areas. The breakfast prepared was delicious, there something for everyone. I went for the cooked option and my partner opted for some lovely cereals. We were both bowled over with the vast selection available, and it was so nice to just stumble out of bed and have fresh coffee and such great food right there and then, rather than having to go out and find breakfast.
My only concern, and I hate saying this, but feel it is only right to inform other travellers that Chips house is not in a good part of town. In fact there seems to be a cluster of homeless shelters right around the corner. During the days huge gangs of homeless people are hanging around and this is really really intimidating, to the point where we wouldn't go out that evening, we just felt too unsafe. As much as we loved Chip and his excellent hosting skills, we cannot overlook how unsafe this part of town is. If it wasn't for the fact that Chip had been so welcoming we wouldn't have stayed, we would have driven straight to a large, safe hotel downtown.