The Viking - Newport Hotel

Class:

3.5 stars
per Expedia

3.0 stars
per Orbitz, ProfessionalTravelGuide.com, Travelocity.com, VirtualTourist
Address: 1 Bellevue Ave, Newport, Rhode Island
Phone: +1 800 556 7126
Email: rooms@hotelviking.com
Website:www.hotelviking.com

Average Rating	3.5	229+ reviews from 11 sources

Hotels.com	8.5	49+ reviews
TravelPost.com	3.0	5+ reviews
TripAdvisor	3.0	115+ reviews
Yelp	3.5	3+ reviews
Expedia	4.0	17+ reviews
Fodor's	1.5	4+ reviews
VirtualTourist	5.0	2+ reviews
Travelocity.com	3.0	6+ reviews
CitySearch	4.0	1+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel	4.5	26+ reviews
Frommer's	0.0	1+ reviews

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The Viking

1 Bellevue Ave
Newport, Rhode Island

The Viking

The Viking Details

We Recommend The Viking Because

"should also inquire about a discounted upgrade to the premier rooms which are on the top floor of the new wing" more on Yahoo! Travel
"room was clean and the bed great" more on TripAdvisor
"will deffinetly enjoy staying in this hotel, and make your stay in newport very plesant" more on Expedia
"stayed in an estate room which was very spacious and had beautiful furniture and amenities" more on Travelocity.com
"need to do something about their service, I got completely aggravated with the whole checking in situation" more on Fodor's

Full Amenity List

Window opens
Health club
Breakfast available
Door man
Restaurant
Dry cleaning
Security guard
Full service health spa
garden
Modem
Copier
Premium bedding
Audio visual equipment
Tour desk
Non-smoking rooms
Laundry/Valet service
handicapped accessible
Multilingual staff
Toiletries
Catering services
Indoor pool
fitness equipment
Bell staff/porter
movie
Air conditioned public areas
Exercise gym
Telephone
Air conditioning
Refrigerator
Cable television

Descriptions from Across the Web

Located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, the renovated brick Hotel Viking is designed in the fashion of Newport mansions. Since 1926 the Viking has been renowned for its elegant standard of service, which includes fine dining, a bar and grille, meeting rooms and special events. This hotel offers gu... more on Yahoo! Travel
Hotel Viking serves seafood at One Bellevue restaurant. The restaurant offers afternoon tea daily featuring homemade biscuits, scones with lemon cream and petit fours. For business or special occasions, the hotel offers a 24-hour business center and features more than 14,000 square feet of meetin... more on Hotels.com
Located at the north end of the "avenue of mansions," this hotel was renovated in 2003 but maintains a style established in 1926, when it opened to houseguests of Newport's elite. In summer, guests enjoy harbor views from a rooftop sushi/shellfish bar; year-round pleasure awaits in a pavilion wit... more on Expedia
The Hotel Viking is a luxury property located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport's Historic Hill, approximately 27 miles from T.F. Green Airport and 70 miles from Boston Logan International Airport. Local attractions include International Tennis Hall of Fame, Newport Art Museum, Bowens Wharf, Eastons ... more on Travelocity.com
The elegant redbrick Hotel Viking, built in 1926, stands at the north end of Bellevue Avenue. The wood paneling and chandeliers evoke the hotel's sophisticated history. The stately rooms, adorned with reproduction Colonial furniture and appointments, resemble the homes of Colonial merchant seamen... more on Fodor's

Reviews From Across The Web read all

5.0: Would like to have a return trip

It has been awhile since we enjoyed being at the Viking. We loved the location, the breakfast room, nearness to the center and ... warren4818@verizon.net, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
3.0: An overrated hotel

I went to this hotel with my sister last weekend and found the place to be overrated. The location is good but other ... Travellingtrip, a user of Travelpost. Read full review on TravelPost.com
: Comfort - at a price!!!

Large hotel, centrally located with all the extras - pool, exercise room etc. This hotel is not cheap but it has more character than a lot of the chain hotels and has pretty much everything you could ask for. The food's pretty good too! The hotel has 2 distinct parts - old & new. Personally I pre... Waoife, a user of virtualtourist.com. Read full review on VirtualTourist
5.0: The Best Place to stay in Newport!

Aside from the historical value of the hotel, its obviously superior location to virtually everything Newport has to offer, the upgrades to the Viking Hotel over the years clearly show! I used to spend nights "back in the day" at the lobby floor piano bar which is now nicer than ever. The pool an... traveler, a user of Expedia.com. Read full review on Expedia
2.0: Overrated

Stayed here four nights for a business conference. The location is good, and the common areas are nice. The room (number 10xx) was below expectation: the hallway leading to the room smelled of mildew; the TV was old and the remote-control buttons worn off. There was mould on the shower ceiling an... tortanne, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

Directions

From Theodore Francis Green State Airport: Take I-95 South to Exit 9 (Route 4). Follow signs to Newport Bridge to Exit 288. Turn right at Thames exit. Turn left on Touro. Touro becomes Bellevue Ave. The hotel is located on the right.

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