The Carriage House Inn is fine for a short stay in Newport. We went to the Folk Festival which was fabulous. The inn, we were told by local friends was previously a nursing home. The rooms are spacious, the beds very comfortable and the location is fine, but be advised the road is busy, so keeping the window closed and AC on was a must for sleeping. Basically, the room is 3-star hotel room, complete with small flat-screen TV, fridge and microwave, mini coffee maker and, plastic cups in the bathroom wrapped in cling wrap (why???). The "grab and go" breakfast consisted of processed packaged foods to be microwaved; we didn't partake, though did have a glass of juice.