"The 33-room mansion, which was originally built by a Vanderbilt heir in 1908, has recently completed a property-wide renovation, restoring the space to its aristocratic roots. With its sweeping staircases, Georgian columns, and emerald-and-sapphire color palette, the hotel’s stately entrance is indeed immediately transporting. Guests can while away their days at any of the Vanderbilt’s luxuriously appointed spaces: take in an afternoon tea in the verdant Garden Terrace or the solarium-like Conservatory, enjoy a stiff brandy (or good book) in the plush sitting rooms, then float into the mansion’s handsome dining room for a menu of elegant coastal fare from Pasquale Jones's alum Tim Caspare. For a nightcap, head to the hotel’s cheerful roof deck for a spritz and sweeping views of the Newport harbor. “We can unequivocally say that the mansion is the luxurious social hub of Newport,” says Will Rentschler, general manager of the Vanderbilt." - Vogue
