Lisel was without a doubt an amazing host. Throughout the entire booking process, up until we arrived, as well as during our stay, she was always happy to help with detailed responses, recommendations and was very accessible with quick response times. She truly went above and beyond. Even when we were driving through the night to arrive in Newport with an approximate arrival time, she made sure that she was there to allow us access to the loft first thing in the morning. She even helped us look up the best restaurants, provided local expertise, and offered to help make reservations, which was quite a task considering it was a peak time for Newport with the Volvo Ocean Race stopover.
The loft itself was absolutely gorgeous, with an awesome quirky/homey touch, great character, and was perfect for our group of six. We had plenty of space throughout, never felt cramped, had everything that we needed (including a record collection and a rain-shower!), was great for cooking dinners for our larger group, and we absolutely enjoyed coming back together to the loft after touring the Volvo Ocean Race village and being able to spend time as a group. Everything that we needed was within walking distance with downtown nearby, and we didn't even need to use our cars once we arrived.
As this was our first time to Newport, it certainly was a trip to remember and we would definitely book with Lisel again and return to this fabulous loft.