Wickford Vacation Rental house

Our 12th annual sisters get away placed us in magical Wickford. From start to finish, contact with the owner was easy & informative. Questions were answered & any concerns were cleared up immediately. The property is exactly as described. The cottage is located in a beautiful residential area within walking distance of Wickford. Don't miss morning & evening strolls along the shore line. Sunrises & sunsets are restorative. The homes are well maintained & many have unique & colorful landscaping. We loved having a glass of wine on the front patio surrounded by gracious evergreens which provided shelter & privacy to suit our needs. The neighbors were friendly & we felt extremely safe during our entire stay. We all love to cook & the kitchen provided ample equipment for this. The locaton is excellent. It's an easy drive to Newport where we avoided the tour buses & walking groups. We are self-guided folks. This was easy to accomplish with a little help from the tourist center in Newport. After a few minutes of explaining that we wanted no tours, the agent assisting us bent over backwards to give us the info we needed. He suggested 2 mansions within walking distance where self-guided tours were available. He also provided us with names of 3 restaurants which he assured us were not the usual tourist destinations. Off we walked to The Elm a romantic turn of the century mansion that thrilled us. Walking certainly worked up an appetite so our first taste of lobster in Rhode Island occurred at "The Mooring", a fabulous restaurant on the waterfront. It had to be the most perfect day ever so there was a wait for a table on the outside terrace as no one wanted to eat inside. The wait at the bar was fun & soon we were seated & consuming the most succulent lobster croissant imaginable. Oh, but you haven't eaten a lobster roll the natives said. So off we went to Lobstermania in East Greenwich (recommended by our rental owner) to discover the local flavor. A windy day but again outside eating a must. Delicious describes the lobster roll but the lobster croissant at The Mooring is our overall winner in all things lobster. Another lobster meal was had at Duffy's Tavern in Wickford. Not a fancy place, but the stuffed lobster for a very reasonable price is a MUST! Don't miss Block Island; the Inn at Shelter Harbor (fab food); Federal Hill in Providence (Tony's to resupply your pantry) ; Watch Hill and shopping in Wickford. A vacation to remember!