Brenda's place was in a great location for everything in Newport. Short walk to Thames or to Empire Tea and Coffee, easy bike ride to Fort Adams for the Folk Festival and two parking passes for the notoriously difficult to park in city. The porch was great for spending time with our group even though it was in the middle of being painted so it was completely finished. We were also a bit miffed about how unclean things were when we arrived. It was described that cleaner had "forgotten" to take care of some things but I think she didn't come at all. We were able to rectify most of the issue and Brenda did send someone out to fix the radiator that was pumping heat into the bathroom on a 90 degree day. Every other review Brenda has gotten doesn't mention cleanliness as an issue so I guess this was a one time thing but it was tough to deal with in the moment.