Chip was a remarkably communicative and warm host. The photo for this room is not representative -- it's actually of a parlor off the dining room -- but the room itself was comfortable, of similarly quirky, antique decor, if not a bit dirty. Chip provides breakfast, as suggested, and he went out of his way to see to my comfort: I arrived in the wee hours of my first night after a meeting, and he descended to show me to my room. He also helped my sense of security: the door from the bathroom to an outdoor jacuzzi deck off his driveway was unlocked and I could not figure out how to secure it; once I raised the issue to him, he did secure it. The neighborhood is in Elmwood, rather a rough, run-down area of south Providence, just FYI; it's on a side street but it seems ill-advised for female or frail travelers to venture even from the street to the driveway without an armed escort.