Had a wonderful stay at Heatheran's apartment in Providence. She met us at the door (lives summers nearby in Providence) and clued us in to the apartment, building history, nearby dining and other resources, and had a great talk with her - turns out her interests are much like our daughter's, in clothing design. Location was great - a historic neighborhood walking distance to Brown and RISD (the latter being our reason to visit), and also to the water, and the restaurants on Wikenden Street. It's a large, airy apartment (full second floor) with very high ceilings (where do you find a 7-foot tall shower curtain?), ancient (but clean) wooden floors, funky paint colors, breezes from the surrounding windows, and a partly effective air conditioner in one bedroom - might be a bit warm during a heat wave, but we had great weather. Easy on-street parking - need a car to get to the beach, or up Hope Street, but can get downtown without one.