Holiday Inn South Kingstown (Newport Area)

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 02 Oct 2011 rated 5 out of 10.

For the money, the hotel was over priced. There was nothing fancy about it or what my wife and I were used to seeing for the cost. It seemed very plain and should have been at less price per night.

Positives: Good location, did have a Gideons bible in the room.

Negatives: No fitness room or indoor pool.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 17 Nov 2010 rated 9 out of 10.

The Holiday Inn South Kingstown is very convenient to the University of Rhode Island and the beach at Narragansett. Newport and its attractions are a short drive away. The room was clean and comfortable. The staff efficient and pleasant.

Positives: Staff was friendly and efficient.

Negatives: Bathroom was a little cramped.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 04 Jun 2010 rated 7 out of 10.

The hotel is close by to the beaches, Jamestown and Newport, RI. They upgraded us to a king size bed and non-smoking room very easily. The furniture is a bit dated, but the room was very comfortable and the bathroom was redone. The pool area is very nice and the attached restaurant bar had great drinks. I would recommend this hotel to people who want to be close to the beaches etc.

Positives: I liked the updated bathrooms.

Negatives: The rooms were not updated, but they were comfortable.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 28 Aug 2009 rated 8 out of 10.

Will stay again.

Positives: Cleanliness, children friendly

Negatives: Inconsistent front desk - some extreme helpful - others extremely rude

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 18 Feb 2009 rated 5 out of 10.

Adequate, no exceptional, many nicer lower priced options in area.

Positives: Conveniently located to son's college.

Negatives: Hotel staff would not provide information about independent onside restaurant.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 08 Sep 2008 rated 10 out of 10.

The hotel is clean, the rooms were fairly large, staff was helpful and friendly and the location is excellent with easy access to the highway and to the University of Rhode Island. The Italian restaurant they have on site was convenient and the food was excellent.

Positives: The location to the Rhode Island university was excellent, great Italian restaurant on site.

Negatives: Met all our needs.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 01 Sep 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

The hotel was comfortable and reasonably priced and well situated to visit Newport.

Positives: Comfortable room, free WiFi, nice pool.

Negatives: It would have been nice to have breakfast on site.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 31 Aug 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Central R.I. location, clean rooms, professional and friendly staff.

Positives: Clean.

Negatives: Restaurant was a horror.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 28 Aug 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

Average. Nothing remarkable.

Positives: The staff was very pleasant.

Negatives: The roll away bed was very uncomfortable. It was left in the middle of the room folded up. I had to move the bed to make a place for the cot.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 24 Aug 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

The hotel staff was friendly and happy to upgrade us from double beds to a king. We were pleased to discover that the hotel offered free wireless service and the single-serve coffee maker made decent coffee. I would definitely stay here again for the price.

Positives: The staff was friendly, even when we checked in at almost 1 am.

Negatives: It was further from our destination of Newport, RI than we expected.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 19 Aug 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Clean, convenient, good restaurant and thee most friendly and attentive staff.

Positives: Staff was exceptionally friendly and helpful.

Negatives: Price.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 14 Aug 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

The hotel was great in everyway except for the staff. They looked down on us and talked to each other thinking we did not understand English (we were traveling with family from Spain). The woman manager said to the other person: I am going to give them smoking rooms. I do not like to argue and I wanted to check the rooms before I said anything. The rooms had some smoking odor but we opened the windows and could get most of it out. Otherwise they were perfect and that's why I did not complained there.

Positives: The pool and restaurant were great.

Negatives: The staff treated us bad.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 13 Aug 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

It was acceptable for the price. I question how well it was cleaned as I found a pair of shoes under the bed, god knows how long its been there.

Positives: Proximity to Newport.

Negatives: Toilet never worked in 2 days, flushed with bucket of water.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 09 Jul 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Everyone at the hotel was great. The pool was beautiful, and the rooms were excellent.

Positives: Staff was friendly.

Negatives: Restaurant not open a lot of the day.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 08 Jul 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

I called to say we would be a day late on our arrival, and to verify a double room. When we got to the hotel, we were given a king room. We complained, and they gave us a double for the first night, but were going to need to move us for the 2nd night. We agreed to that. Once we left the desk though, we decided that was way too much work as we planned to leave the hotel early the next morning, and didn't want to deal with storing all our luggage in the car until the next night when we came back. My husband went back to the desk to tell them we would take the king for both nights. At that point, he spoke with a manager who was able to give us a queen room with a fold out sofa. So - after quite a bit of aggravation, we were given a room that met our needs. Other than that, the hotel was clean, the room was roomy and the bedding comfy. Would stay there again.

Positives: Clean, roomy & family friendly.

Negatives: Incompetence of staff.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 07 Jul 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Great hotel room. Bathrooms very small. High point is the hotel staff, particularly front desk. Restaurant has good food but not for the prices.

Positives: Front desk staff extremely friendly.

Negatives: Restaurant too pricey for what it is. Bathroom very small.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 07 Jul 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

We enjoyed our stay very much. They allowed us to check in early which was nice. Our room was clean and the hotel was nice and quiet. The beds were not as comfy as sleeping at home but that's to be expected. The restaurant Lilianas had exceptional food and service. We will be returning.

Positives: It was a clean nice room.

Negatives: It seemed a little dated.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 22 Apr 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Overall the stay for one night was fine although we sometimes smelled cigarette smoke in a smoke free room. Don't know if was from hall way or from the vents.

Positives: I liked that it had a patio door to the outside and the pool when opened would have been great.

Negatives: Didn't offer a free continental breakfast.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 04 Dec 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

Clean, friendly, convenient, all in all a good pick, good job.

Positives: The price and convenience. It was great.

Negatives: Nothing.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 28 Nov 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

Good staff. Convenient location - 20mins away from Newport (so more economical option to tour Newport and not be too far away from there).

Positives: Cleanliness.

Negatives: All was good.