Steve Forcione

Review of The Vanderbilt Grace Hotel

We went during the Newport Boat show, so the rooms...

We went during the Newport Boat show, so the rooms were expensive. We got a suite as nothing else was available. It was spacious and well-appointed. We enjoyed it. There were many comfortable places to hang out on the ground floor. There was a billiards room and two pools, one indoor and one outdoor. The bar was tucked away behind the restaurant. The selection of gins was excellent and the waitress made me an outstanding Monkey 47 Martini. There was also a rooftop bar which filled up for cocktail hour and had a lively atmosphere. The view was spectacular, although it was a bit windy. We had dinner at the restaurant. It was first rate. We had breakfast on the patio next to the pool. It was a perfect weekend away from New York except the New York prices seemed to have followed us to Newport.