Visitors will find the full range of accommodations in Rhode Island, from budget lodgings to first-class and deluxe hotels and resorts. Of special note are the dazzling Victorian hotels and inns on Block Island with their carefully tended lawns and wide verandas that overlook the Atlantic. One of Newport's historic buildings is now a hotel: Vanderbilt Hall was built in 1909 by Alfred Vanderbilt as a memorial to his father, Cornelius, and was given as a gift to the city. Be aware that some of the...