Forty 1° North Newport, RI

Cosmopolitan clapboard cottages on a modish marina


Eat: The grown-up Grill has a raw bar, thick steaks and a buzzy lounge. Take a secluded table in the dining room or sample inventive small plates and cool cocktails in Christie’s deco dining room. Dockside is the place to be, with the marina stretching out before you. If it’s balmy enough sit outside, or grab a table by the floor-to-ceiling windows: it may not be breezy, but you still have the views.

Sleep: Stylish suites from $342 come in muted hues and are kitted out with wicker headboards, oversize chairs and vast windows overlooking Newport Harbor in Rhode Island. Steering clear of kitsch, Forty 1° North lets the mega-yachts docked in its private marina remind you you're on the water's edge.

Be merry: Sip a spicy red in the sea air or in the Pavilion Bar, sip a Starry Night – a vodka infused with ginger syrups and flecks of vanilla bean – as you gaze out over the shimmering harbour. A DJ spins on weekends, when the bar is most happening.

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Photos: Courtesy of Mr & Mrs Smith