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Inn at Old Harbor

2.5 star property

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Balcony | Balcony
Breakfast area
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Basic Room

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

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231 Water Street, New Shoreham, Block Island, RI, 02807
  • Place, Old Harbor
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Ballard's Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Block Island Historical Society Museum
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Airport, Block Island, RI (BID-Block Island State)
    ‪2 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed, Private Bathroom

Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed, Private Bathroom

Classic Room, 1 Queen Bed, Private Bathroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Classic Room, 1 Double Bed, Private Bathroom

Classic Room, 1 Double Bed, Private Bathroom

  • Partial ocean view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Classic Room, 1 King Bed, Shared Bathroom

Classic Room, 1 King Bed, Shared Bathroom

  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Private Bathroom

Classic Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Block Island

When you stay at Inn at Old Harbor in Block Island, you'll be near the beach, just steps from Nichols Park and Old Harbor. .This guesthouse is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Ballard's Beach and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Abrams Animal Farm.
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What's nearby

  • Nichols Park - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Old Harbor - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Ballard's Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Block Island Historical Society Museum - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Surf Beach - 9 min walk - 0.8 km

Getting around

  • Block Island, RI (BID-Block Island State) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Poor People's Pub - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪kimberly's - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Club Soda - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Ellen’s At The Airport - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Tigerfish - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Inn at Old Harbor

Inn at Old Harbor offers 8 accommodations.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 guestrooms.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden.
Guests will find features like a virtual front desk.

Property amenities

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Conveniences

  • Luggage storage
  • Virtual front desk

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Built in 1882
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM

Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property

Guests will receive an email within 24 hours before arrival with check-in instructions; access will be through a private entrance

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 48 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Prior to arrival, you must complete online registration via a secure link

A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between September 26 and May 25.

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Inn Old Harbor Block Island

Inn Old Harbor

Old Harbor Block Island

The At Old Harbor Block Island

The Inn at Old Harbor Guesthouse

The Inn at Old Harbor Block Island

The Inn at Old Harbor Guesthouse Block Island

Inn at Old Harbor Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 65 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 65 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 65 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 65 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 65 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay at The Inn at Old Harbor was wonderful. My partner doesn’t love walking and They have their own stair case from the ferry parking lot. Within minutes we had picked up our keys at their sweatshirt store and had our feet up on our private balcony which made for great people watching and a cool breeze. Room 3 on the second floor had a king size bed and great light at sunrise. We could see the Newport Bridge! It was clean and comfortable We are coming back for Columbus Day weekend
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Janell at the front desk made my stay wonderful. She is a very friendly, warm person--very personable and inquisitive if everything is OK.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Courtney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel is situated over a gift shop so it can be a little confusing to find (check in at the gift shop). No A/C, but that is common on the island. Generally an older building and decor and overpriced - but you are paying to stay on the island!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Logan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice, thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dianne

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an 1880’s slum! The room had rotted furniture, the stained carpet was covered with a filthy hard rattan mat that hurt my feet and the mattress was like sleeping on a cement floor! In addition, there is no TV in the room. Plus, the porch looks like it will soon fall off the building. I have no idea how they stay in business as a hotel!
Nasty stains on the mat on top of the carpet!
Gross!
Gross!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ramzi

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No food, noisy as if you sleep on the street,
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

A place to lay your head

When I booked my room I was aware it was a no frills older hotel, I did not know to what degree. It was clean, no frills, but it smelled old/musty. We did not spend a lot of time in the room; it was a place to lay your head for the night, but it could have been a little better. A little paint and wallpaper goes a long way. Also, when you see the picture of the hotel, it looks nothing like the picture. It looks older but quaint. It has not been painted in a while. In the picture there is a nice red boarder that makes it look nice, not any more; I did not recognize it when I was looking for it and I was in front of it. You are close to where the boats come in and a place to lay your head, that’s it. There is a store under you selling BI merchandise, so that is convenient. If you are in BI check it out to make sure you are ok with the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Chadwick

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

COURTNEY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Cute room, shower could use an upgrade
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natalia

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Gary

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Broken and missing curtains with no staff to remedy the issue
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We almost could have tolerated the old, outdated, shabby, moldy, screen less windows but the staff running around and causing a chaotic presumably drunken ruckus starting at 11 pm and lasting couple hours did it for us. Ironically, the house rules we were given specifically stated “quiet hours” from 11 pm to 7 am. Needless to say we really didn’t sleep. It all started a little shaky when the room wasn’t ready on time for 3 pm check in. We foolishly thought that since they asked for our ferry arrival time (10 am and we certainly didn’t think we were checking in that soon) that the room would be ready when they said. We understood that our nightly charge of $466 (taxes included) was a little below market given the weekend but we were really surprised by how awful and dirty the room and bathroom turned out to be. I mean jaw dropping. Not sure how or why there positive reviews of this place. We are Block Island regulars that normally stay at another inn but wanted to try this place given its proximity to the main drag and surprise…..availability. Maybe the second floor is magically beautiful but we’ll never know.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Madelynn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
No blinds or curtains on the windows. Smelled like pee.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shawn

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quaint
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kristin

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

John

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Yolanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

My BD get-away 2022

Stayed overnight, wish we could have stayed longer. I feel it was overpriced. Location was awesome. Skey Villegas was courteous and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quaint place
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Rosanne

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location at Old Harbor. We loved sitting on the back balcony overlooking the harbor and the front balcony overlooking Spring Street. No frills, but charming, comfy room and very convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jeremie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location was great, right in old harbor. Could see the ferry right from the room. The bathroom was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Corey

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Terrible extremely uncomfortable beds and NO AIRCONDITONER
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022