After reading the TA reviews we were somewhat hesitant in booking our stay at this hotel, but did anyway as we thought it best to be at the location of the wedding instead of arriving late and missing the ceremony . What also factored into this decision was that OceanCliff is listed as TheKnot's 2011 Choice for weddings!
Well, in our humble opinion: The TA reviews were pretty accurate and The Knot folks should probably have someone from their camp stay at this hotel before handing out awards (we cannot believe otherwise)...unless the award is based only on the locale for awesome wedding pics?
We arrived a little early, so it wasn't a surprise when we were told the room wasn't ready, we drove around Newport checking out the mansions etc and came back for the correct check-in time; again we were told the room still wasn't ready. We left again and on our third try (about 2 hrs later) it was ready - a unique experience.
The room on arrival appeared to be clean, however, we discovered horrid stains on both armchairs! Our white bedcovers were also soiled somewhat, the pillows smelled and there was a bug in one of the pillow covers (which is forgivable). We would 'like' to think of ourselves as low-maintenance New Yorkers - but for the price of the room/night..we expected better. In the evening when we inquired about food options from the front desk, we were told there wasn't anything available - as none of the restaurants were open - another unique experience! We dined out and it was wonderful.
We ate and spent the remainder of our time (Day & 1/2) elsewhere, except for the wedding event.
Suggestion: If you are attending a wedding at this hotel - stay elsewhere but keep in mind the afternoon traffic.
- Oceancliff Hotel Newport
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- Ocean Cliff Hotel Newport
