Admiral Farragut Inn

We traveled with another couple to tour New England and spent two nights in the Admiral Farragut Inn. Although it is in a prime historic location within walking distance to everything, our experience was very disappointing. Upon arriving at checkin we were told abruptly specifically how to flush the toilet in our room, as the lever was stuck and very difficult to operate so he said. I thought this was odd so I asked him after we checked in to demonstrate how to flush the toilet since he was so adamant about it. He had great difficulty himself pushing the lever to get it to flush but assured us that it would work. Needless to say, to expect my wife to forcefully & with all of her might press the lever down without breaking it was ridiculous. In fact when I checked out I told the man directly that the toilet should be fixed and it is inappropriate to put the expectations on the guest vs. the Innkeeper. When I told him this he abruptly stated " we are replacing it". Sanitation: the Queen room we stayed in was filthy. From spiderwebs, crumbs, stale smelly air, (we spent $9.00 on spray sanitizer air freshener just to tolerate the smell) and the dining room had a huge hole in the ceiling covered in what looked like aluminum foil. Our friends had the King suite upstairs and said the bathtub had mold in it, floors filthy, and pillow shams dirty and smelly. Breakfast was nice and very good, kitchen staff friendly, Ashton the staff young college student was the best, and was so kind and courteous. We would not recommend staying at this Inn in the current condition. The man who checked us in & out seemed frustrated, overwhelmed, and dismissive.

This a great location in Newport. It is such a walkable city and this location is VERY walkable for restaurants, sight-seeing and just exploring! A nice breakfast was included with our reservation and was made to order. No self-serve room with numerous chafing dishes of dried out scrambled eggs, super greasy bacon and toasters or waffle irons that you operate yourself. Our bed was very comfortable and the room charming! The staff is pleasant and very accommodating.

This was my first time at Admiral Farragut Inn. The location is prime and an easy stroll to Thames St.The manager, Rick was very nice and check-in was easy. I feel like the pictures of the rooms did not add up to what my room appeared to be. The room was clean without any issues. I was in the basement. There was no heat, but rather a Humidity machine. There was no fridge in my room, but an old fridge outside and it was very icky inside. I think for the price it was not worth it. I declined the breakfast because I didn’t feel the Inn was to my standard. I believe there are other properties owned by the owner so perhaps they may be better, but not the ones at 31 Clarke St.