We were in town to attend my brother's wedding and Karen's downtown home was the perfect place for us. Our party included 4 adults and 3 toddlers/babies, and the beautiful, historic home more than accommodated our needs. There is a spacious dressing room off the master bedroom that can be made available for use as an additional bedroom, and we found this room to be very useful for us to set up the Pack & Play for our 6-month old. He could nap and sleep throughout the day uninterrupted while the rest of us went about the day.

The house was well-appointed, including a lot of amenities we needed for a wedding: iron, hair dryer, LOTS of hangers! As we were attending a wedding, we had a lot of formal wear/bridesmaid dresses, etc to hang, so we loved that there were lots of hangers and a lot of closet space for all of our stuff.

The location simply cannot be beat - it was extrememly convenient to shuttle back and forth from wedding venue to rehearsal dinner location in Middletown and all around town. During moments of downtime, we also found time to try a few of Karen's restaurant recommendations for breakfast and all were spot on.

The parking lot is close by, and we never had a problem with our cars. We would temporarily park in front of the house to unload our numerous bags, babies and gear and then the husbands would drive to the parking lot. Traveling with small children isn't easy, but the Newport house was pretty much as good as it gets, logistics-wise.

I read some other reviews that mentioned noisy bedrooms. We are from NYC, so the occasional late night revelers walking by outside were actually quiet by our standards.

Karen was always very prompt, helpful and friendly with her replies whenever I had a question. She was a most gracious host and I'm excited to plan another summer outing to her home in Newport.