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26% off (Sale price $109.00, Reg. Price $149.00) :: Hotel at a Glance: Mill Street InnIn the early 1800s, J.D. Johnston—a builder who worked with renowned architects Frederick Law Olmsted and William Hunt—ran his mill out of a large woodworking shop on Mill Street in Newport. When it burned down in 1890, he rebuilt with red brick and added a steam-powered boiler in the basement. The building was used for millwork until the 1980s, when it was converted into an all-suites hotel: the Mill Street Inn. Today, the inn retains some of the original features, including wooden beams and exposed brick. Complimentary eats: continental breakfast and afternoon tea with snacks In-suite amenities: feather beds, rainfall showerheads, and Roil bath products Eco-friendly: When the inn was remodeled in 2007, the owners added low-flow plumbing, energy-efficient lighting, and other green technologies.Newport, Rhode Island: Harbor Town with World-Famous MansionsNewport sits on Rhode Island’s Aquidneck Island, just 30 miles south of Providence and 70 miles south of Boston. With its picturesque cliffs running along the rocky coast, Newport understandably attracted America’s upper class at the turn of the 20th century. The prestigious Astor and Vanderbilt families joined other captains of industry in building their summer “cottages” here—sprawling estates that epitomized the Gilded Age’s glitz and glamour. You can sign up for mansion tours at the historic The Elms, Marble House, and The Breakers, a 70-room Italian Renaissance–style palazzo commissioned by Cornelius Vanderbilt II in 1893 and inspired by the palaces of Genoa and Turin.Year-round, the Cliff Walk is one of the most popular activities in town. From sunrise to sunset you’ll find visitors strolling the 3.5-mile path, ensconced between the beautiful Newport shoreline and the spectacular mansions. If the conditions are ripe, you might see surfers catching waves on the ocean breakers. The ocean is easily accessible from Newport’s western, eastern, and southern coastlines. It’s often referred to as “the Sailing Capital of the Wor
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