Hunter House — Attraction in Newport

We visited Hunter house during the week. Reservations are timed and have to make reservations online early. Tours are limited to eight people total. Our tour guide was Lauren Armstrong and she was excellent! She had an enormous amount of information not only about the house and the owners, but also about Newport in the 1700s to current times. She took time to explain each of the owners connection to the house along with their histories. The tour lasted approximately an hour and a half that went by very quickly. We all came away with a much better understanding of Newport’s place during the early days of our nation as well as what life was like back then. Hunter House does not have the size or opulence of the mansions on Bellevue Avenue but what it does have is a wealth of history and information about Newport and it’s people. Our group was very impressed with the quality and information given on the tour. We all gave it a...

This is not a review of the museum. This is a review of the admission price. The Breakers is $26 and I spent 2 hours there with an excellent audio guide at my own pace. On the same day I came here and the price was $35 for a tiny house. I'm not sure if they understand why there were swarms of people in Breakers and 3-4 people here, walking around impatiently waiting for the tour to start (which they won't start because there was not enough people). I love history but this is...

Wonderful preservation with too much furniture for the period, but I understand the reasons for this as the Preservation Society wishes to allow visitors to see as much of their collection as possible. Atmospheric and excellent guides who impart a great deal of knowledge in an easy to assimilate manner. The only criticism is - restricted opening hours. My wife and I are from England, currently living in Boston, and it took three visits to gain access.

Marvelous house, when we...