Staying in the Wedding Cake House was an absolute joy. The restaurants and shops in the immediate Federal Hill neighborhood are fun to explore on foot. Downtown Providence and College Hill are reasonable walks or less than ten dollars for an Uber ride.
The house itself is remarkable. I can't imagine the amount of work that was put in to restore the structure and the rooms to their grandeur. Lesser people than Pippi, Xander and the other heroes at Dirt Palace would have given up before they started. They've managed to honor 150 years of the home's biography and history while infusing it with new artistic lifeblood.
When we finally emerge from the COVID nightmare, my understanding is that guests will be able to meet and mingle with artists in residence.
My only regret with the experience is that we weren't able to explore every nook and cranny of the home - which would have been impractical since most of the rooms were occupied by other guests. Oh well - we'll just have to return