Nice beach, cosy village

Last year we shad a great vacation in Onset, MA. A not too touritsty village by the sea. This year we want to visit Providence and Newport, and will like to rent a vaction home in a RI village by the sea, any suggestions where we should go?

Nice beach, cosy village

I think Jamestown is your best choice. It is the village on an island across from Newport. You can%26#39;t go wrong, unless you are looking for more of a big beach, party time atmosphere.

Nice beach, cosy village

I%26#39;ll elaborate that Jamestown is not touristy, for that you could take the ferry or drive to Newport. Providence is a half hour away. Jamestown is not cheap but for Europeans, maybe. THere is a little nightlife in the summer, boating, two or three cafe%26#39;s - a very nice ccommunity with some of RI most spectacular State Parks. There is one main beach ';Mackeral Cove'; on the island, however there are many other small beaches and coves on the island to explore. Only Mackeral Cove would be in walking distance of town.

You don%26#39;t mention the time of year you%26#39;ll visit but there are many towns along the RI coast from Newport, Jamestown, Narragansett, Charlestown and Westerly, where you can find vacation rental homes.

Web sites I suggest to find one are: cyberrentals.com vacationrentals.com or VRBO

With Rhode Island being so small, it%26#39;s easy to visit Providence and Newport from any of the above mentioned towns.

Thanks for your advice. We%26#39;re planning to go late june/early july. Jamestown sounds perfect. But vacation rentals are expensive - also for europeans :-) Still I understand why - it%26#39;s mostly big luxury houses, not that we mind of course, but wish we could find just tiny humble place that would suit the budget. Will check out the other recommended places to see if I%26#39;m more lucky there. Thanks.

You can find some smaller cottages (some one or two bedrooms) in Narragansett, Charlestown, Matunuck areas. You%26#39;d be close to the water and still only about 20 to 30 mins to Newport.

The proximity to Newport makes Jamestown a bit more expensive, so if you%26#39;re willing to drive a little further to get to Newport the other towns might be a bit less expensive.

Late June weeks might also be a little less expensive than July weeks, as the beach season starts to peak as schools let out and families take their summer vacations.

You might want to rent a house in Narragansett which is about a 20 minute drive to Newport and a 1/2 drive (depending on beach traffic) to Providence. I go to college in Southern Rhode Island and I%26#39;m currently renting a beach house for the school season that they rent out in the summer weekly.

I go through Durkin Cottage Realty and they have a website- durkincottages.com and their rentals are pretty straight forward. There are a lot of local beaches down there and restaurants also. Some of the houses located near the main offices of Durkin also have access to their in ground pool, a basketball court, tennis courts, and are a short walk to the general store and pizza/deli/ice cream shops. I wouldn%26#39;t call it too touristy in the summer, more like people moving into their beach houses for the summer.