Claude is everything you could want in a host - he’s extremely accommodating and generous! My daughter lost her sunglasses and he had new ones ready for her without our asking. He’s a great conversationalist, but will give you space if you want it and he has plenty of advice if you want it.
If you go in high season, keep in mind you may need reservations at some restaurants and there may be a wait at ice cream shops and take out.
You can ride a bike to the beach (he had bikes you can borrow) and a short walk or bike to tennis. Black point trail was a nice walk a short drive away with rock scrambles.
Newport was only a 30 minute drive. Wickford is a cute little historic town that’s closer than Newport if you’re into that.
We didn’t have time to do everything because there’s just so much to do!!!