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| Hotel | EUR* | Distance | Rating |
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| Wellington Resort | N/A | 1.6 mi 2.6 km |
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| The Chanler at Cliff Walk | €603 | 2.1 mi 3.4 km |
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| Vanderbilt Hall Hotel | €229 | 2.2 mi 3.6 km |
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| Newport Marriott | €129 | 2.4 mi 3.9 km |
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| Newport Beach Hotel and Suites | N/A | 2.7 mi 4.3 km |
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| restaurant | Distance | Rating |
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| Mamma Luisa Restaurant | 1.3 mi 2.1 km |
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| Cafe Zelda | 1.6 mi 2.6 km |
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| Thai Cuisine at Thames Street | 1.6 mi 2.6 km |
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| Thing to Do | Distance | Rating |
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| Marble House | 0.3 mi 0.5 km |
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| Beechwood Mansion | 0.3 mi 0.6 km |
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| National Museum of American Illustration | 0.9 mi 1.4 km |
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| Title | Source |
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| “Rough Point” | Frommer's |
| “Rough Point” | Fodors.com |
| “Rough Point” | Wcities.com |
| “Home for an Heiress - Doris Duke's Rough Point Mansion, Newport, RI” | Rhode Island Roads Magazine |
| “Newport, R.I.: Where Summering Is a Sport” | Washington Post (free registration required) |
| “Mission Impossible?” | New York Times (free registration required) |
| “Newport - A Respite from Reality” | TheCelebrityCafe.com |
Doris Duke inherited her Newport mansion Rough Point from her father and spent her summers there from the late 1950's until her death in 1993. Long after the Gilded Age faded away she tried to restore at at Rough Point by filling the mansion with art, antiques and other stuff she picked up here and there. The Doris Duke Foundation... more
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This mansion is very different from the properties restored by the Newport Preservation Society. Although originally built by one of the Vanderbilts, the property was purchased in 1922 by the Duke family and shortly afterwards was inherited by their 12-year old daughter, Doris Duke. It was one of five elegant properties around the world that she lived in until her... more
What else is new, the house was once owned by a Vanderbilt and then sold to James Duke in 1922. There are two camels on the property when you enter made out of plants that represent the two that Doris were given by Adnan Khashoggi, names Princess and Baby. The B&B that we stayed at made our reservation since there... more
I have been to alot of the mansions In Newport and I must say this was one of my favorites. It is just filled with so much, You have to see it to believe it. You no longer have to take a van to get to the property. You drive yourself now. Our Inn made reservations for us to tou... more
The Newport home of Doris Duke- the billionaire child-adult. Actual home- lived in look. She only died in 1993 so her things are there. Real VanDykes, Gainesboroughs, Ming vases, rare hand painted wallpaper- within touching range- are on the tour. Only able to be reached by a private van inc in the $25 tour price. tour about 1 1/2 guided... more
Back in the 1980's I can recall exploring the Cliff Walk and climbing up as high as is possible to get a terrific view of Rough Point and also being frightened by large guard dogs behind a huge chain link fence ferociously barking at me. It was something that I had to do when just several years ago the estate... more
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