Newport Harbor Island Resort

—Laurie Kahle

Newport, Rhode Island, has been a picturesque playground for the fabulously wealthy since the Gilded Age brought a string of magnificent seaside mansions. But while the historic New England enclave boasts its fair share of charming boutique hotels and romantic inns, only one property comes close to the status of resort: the recently renovated and reconstituted Newport Harbor Island Resort (formerly Gurney’s). Set apart from the town on Goat Island, about a mile from the colonial center, the property occupies 10 acres surrounded by water with spectacular views of the Newport Bridge spanning Narragansett Bay. The resort offers 258 guestrooms including 18 suites, multiple dining options, a spa, fitness center, meeting and event spaces, indoor and outdoor pools and a 22-slip marina. And there are plenty of spaces for a smoke…

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