Alexander and Kate are amazing hosts. They met us at the loft and handed off the keys. The space is wonderful, beautiful, bright and airy. It's in a fantastic location, one block from the harbor, on upper Thames st. one block from Washington Square. A great home base for a Newport trip.

Alexander is a world traveling adventure photographer, and his office and gallery are on-site on the first floor. His photographs hang throughout the apartment and they are amazing.

We had six teenagers and two adults, and it never felt cramped or crowded. The space worked great for us - it's huge but also has lots of nooks and crannies where people could get privacy and alone time. The fast wifi was deeply appreciated by all - as was the big screen TV with an installed Roku box and then our own access to Netflix and all our accounts.

One thing we deeply appreciated was the great water pressure and plenty of hot water given the teens. We've rented in Newport before and had bad showers. Most rentals in Newport don't have air conditioning, and we were pleased that the lower floor bedrooms had window units - which we ran on the lowest setting and still kept cool in August. The upstairs bedrooms have amazing views of the harbor and Cardines baseball field - we got to see part of a game. And the upper units have good skylights that let so much cool air blow that air conditioners weren't even needed.

The unit also includes a washer and dryer, which was great for post-beach swimwear drying. They included lots of extra towels for the apartment, plus beach towels - which is great with so many teenagers. The older kids were very comfortable walking into downtown Newport at night and entertaining themselves, while the adults went off to enjoy dinner and drinks without having to drive back to a hotel.

This was a wonderful trip and I'd recommend this unit without any hesitation. Great place, great price, great owners, and even met the very nice downstairs neighbors and had a great chat. The one thing that we did not love was the front entry stairs: the loft is great, and the views from upstairs are amazing, but you see those stairs for the first time and wow. Those are some steep stairs. They pay off though.