Block Island Beach House
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Block rockin' beach
Block Island Beach House is set to turn you into a beach bum with shoreline co-ords that prompt all-day lingering, punctuated by spells on your surfboard or sipping on a daiquiri. Dip your toes in the ocean, chill in the outdoor pool, and kick back over barbecue fish tacos at the oceanfront restaurant. Then, counter the loafing with low-key forays to quiet beaches, historic lighthouses, or that most quintessential of New England attractions – oyster bars.
Please note Don’t let our enticing gallery deceive you, these images for Block Island Beach House are in fact computer generated. Apologies, real-life photographs will be with us soon…
Facilities
客室
59, of which 12 are suites. Rooms are distributed across three buildings: the main Surf hotel, plus Gables and Gothic annexes.
Checkout
11am. Check-in, 4pm. Both are flexible with advance notice, and when availability permits.
詳細
Rates are room-only, but you can buy breakfast at Coffee & Cocktails, open 7am–11am daily.
Also
There are three fully ADA-compliant rooms: two in the main Surf building and one in the Gothic annex. Each has button-operated automatic doors and an adapted bathroom.
Hotel Closed
The hotel opens seasonally from May to October.
インターネット接続（無料）
プール
ホテル内にレストランあり
At the Hotel
Free WiFi throughout. In rooms: smart TV, air-conditioning, mini fridge, bathrobes, and Lather bath products.
Our Favourite Rooms
If you favor comfort over character, the more spacious rooms in the Gables and Gothic annexes are for you. But if, like us, you’re the other way inclined, opt for the Surf hotel’s nostalgia-laced seaside elegance: what these rooms lack in size they make up for with whitewashed wood paneling, blown-up Polaroid photo art, bold botanical prints, and decorative vintage surfboards. We’re eyeing the Oceanview King with Balcony for its sweet spot of space, panache and swoonsome sea views.
Poolside
There’s a small outdoor pool beside the Gables annex, open 9am–8pm daily.
Packing Tips
There’s something about Block Island Beach House that just cries out for analog pursuits. Crack out the travel-sized board games and tattered paperbacks – this is your cue to get around to desert-island essentials like Robinson Crusoe, Lord of the Flies, or John Fowles’ hallucinatory 1965 classic The Magus.
Also
There has been an inn or hotel operating on and off on this spot since 1876; many of the main building’s exterior features date from this era.
子供
Sea, sand and stand-up paddleboarding should be entertainment enough for most kids, but it’s likely the free WiFi will be put through its paces too. There are a couple of connecting rooms available in the Gothic and Gables annexes.
ギャラリー
Food & Drink
Top Table
There’s no such thing as a bad table at the Surf, but the closer you can get to the edge of the terrace, the less interrupted your sunset views will be.
ドレスコード
Beach casual is encouraged, so lean into tropical prints, nautical stripes, open-toed sandals, and your loudest Bermuda shorts.
Hotel Restaurant
The Surf is the kind of beachfront barbecue joint for which the terms 'laidback’ and ‘casual’ were coined. Feast on New England favorites including grilled cheese sandwiches, surf burgers and fresh fish tacos. Loosen up that belt: barbecue sharers for four include smokey beef brisket and chicken thighs served with bread, pickles and barbecue surf sauce. For breakfast, head to Coffee & Cocktails, where an à la carte choice of fresh smoothies, breakfast bowls, temptingly topped toasts and reviving morning cocktails awaits.
Hotel Bar
Kitted out with timeworn turquoise wood paneling, polished floors and decorative wooden surfboards, the Beach Bar is pure shabby seaside chic. Order inside then retreat to a quiet spot on the sand with your treasure: a decadent signature BIBH Surfslide with Irish cream, vanilla vodka, coffee liqueur and ice cream, or the refreshingly fruity hit of a classic strawberry daiquiri. If you’re dining at the Surf, a solid cocktail list – rum punch, vodka-laced strawberry basil lemonade, and piña coladas – accompanies its barbecue plates.
Last Orders
Breakfast is served until 11am at Coffee & Cocktails, and the Surf is open until 10pm.
Room Service
There’s no room service, but you can stash snacks from the nearby Block Island Grocery in your room’s mini fridge.
Planes
Most people fly in to Rhode Island International Airport or Newport State Airport, then connect to Block Island via the year-round ferry from Point Judith or the high-speed seasonal catamaran from Newport’s Perrotti Park. Scheduled flights also connect Westerly State Airport direct to Block Island, from where cab transfers can be arranged on request.
Automobiles
Block Island is the kind of place best explored on foot or on two wheels, so it’s unlikely you’ll need a car to get around. However, should you feel the need for wheels, there are a few rental companies dotted around the island. Block Island Beach House has five parking spots, available on a first come, first served basis.
Worth Getting Out of Bed For
Surfing is Block Island’s superpower and you can hire boards from Diamondblue Surf Shop right by the hotel. Opportunities to wipe out in the shallows abound across the island, including right here at Crescent Beach, as well as more challenging surf spots like sandy Mansion Beach and dramatic Black Rock, named after the submerged boulder that has engineered the demise of many a ship down the centuries.
Rent kayaks and paddleboards along nearby Ocean Avenue for excursions onto the Great Salt Pond, a calm 900-acre inlet with an abundance of native wildlife. Spot oystercatchers and diving ducks out searching for their supper, and enjoy panoramic views back to the island’s coastline.
Landlubbers need not feel left out: Block Island has enough to keep even the most dedicated hydrophobe busy for days at a time. Hike nature trails at the National Wildlife Refuge, Rodman’s Hollow and birding hotspot Clayhead Preserve. Or give glutes and quads a serious workout at the magnificent Mohegan Bluffs. If the climb doesn’t take your breath away, the views from up top – the Gothic Revival Southeast Lighthouse, the wooden staircase zig-zagging down to the beach below and even, on clear days, the easternmost tip of Long Island – surely will.
Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt
This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .
