Pat’s home in the East Side of Providence was perfect for my trip and long-term stay in RI with my partner during the winter holidays.
The first floor kitchen was well stocked for cooking meals and storing food. I’m an avid tea and coffee drinker and Pat had an assortment of tea and coffee for guests to use. She also provides a plethora of gadgets for making coffee (French press, coffee maker, espresso maker and etc.). I pretty much hung out in the kitchen and loved my slow morning of making breakfast while listening to the radio.
The living room has a couch and lounge chair, which are both comfortable. This area, which is on the first floor of the house, can get more cold than the upstairs bedroom area so my partner and I would take some of the blankets and bedding from the bedroom and bring them down the living room area when we would watch movies on the TV.
There are 3 bedrooms. Two of which are in the south and north facing side of the house and one in the middle. My partner and I mainly used the south facing bedroom to sleep and used the middle room as a changing room since it was next to the upstairs bathroom. The beds has firm memory foam mattresses, which was great for my back.
My favorite feature of the upstairs bathroom is the touch screen mirror, which has built-in speakers! I enjoy listening to podcasts so it was the perfect thing to use when I take baths in the tub. Pat also provides toiletries for folks that didn’t have time to stop by a CVS/Walgreens or folks that didn’t bring their own stuff.
The basement washer and dryer is shared with Pat. She provides laundry detergent, softener and bleach as well as dryer sheets. It’s basically stocked with all you could possibly need to get your clothes cleaned.
There is a shared yard where I got to occasionally meet Pat’s adorable pupper Zenith who is super friendly.
The garage can be accessed by going to the back of the house and through the yard. It is also accused via car on Coen Street. Pat provides a garage fob and key for car parking.
The location is super close to stores and restaurants on Hope street, which is about a 5 minute walk. Thayer street, which is near the Avon Cinema and restaurants near Brown University’s book store, is only a 15 minute walk. Whole Foods is a 15 minute walk away. The Black stone Boulevard walking path is also 15 minutes away by walking. In short, this place is located in a prime spot in the East Side.
Pat went above and beyond during our stay to make us feel at home and comfortable. And example of this is when she would give us baked goods and placed fresh flowers in vases through out the rooms, which gave a homey touch to the place. She also communicates effectively and in a timely manner. 10/10 stay.
I highly recommend this place to folks who want to visit Providence. I felt so at home here and hopefully you do too! I definitely will book this place again the next time I’m in RI.