I just returned from the most wonderful, relaxing and just downright special stay at the Darius in…read moreBlock Island. The owners (sisters) Becca & Christy are so sweet and comfortable to be around. From all the little details in the rooms to the home made rosemary shortbread & delicious complimentary breakfast, I am a huge fan if this place & cant wait to return. Thank you for a fabulous experience.

The Darius in on Block Island, my wife and I have stayed there quite a few times we absolutely love…read morethe place they make a homemade breakfast every morning with fantastic coffee. The rooms are very clean and the owners make you feel very comfortable very reasonable by Block Island standards can't wait to go back.

We loved it here. Our stay was peaceful and relaxing. Rocking chairs on the porch and Adirondack…read morechairs by the firepit overlooked a beautiful view of the harbor, where we watched the ferry passing by. After biking the Block Island hills, the afternoon happy hour was delightful and delicious. Sabrina and Joann were helpful and accommodating. Open the gate and take a quiet morning stroll on the beach, or sit on the porch and gaze out at the view. I wish we didn't have to leave early. We will definitely be back.

We spent Thanksgiving 2025 at the Avonlea. When we arrived, I was quite surprised as the place is…read morea bit run down. Never the less we were excited to be there. Although surprisingly shabby, the ambiance was nice enough. Sabrina was wonderful. She brought us to our room (The Emerald) with its king size bed, sitting area and large bath. We booked that room as my husband is extremely tall and needs a little more wiggle room in the bed for his legs. Had a king not been available, we would have looked elsewhere. We booked for 3 nights. The room was lovely....except for the dreadful stench of a dead rodent in the wall. No ones fault, but the penetrating odor made it impossible to stay in that room and not feel filthy and/or ill. Sabrina apologized that she had not been in the room for a few days and had no idea of the horrific smell. She did try to have the problem remediated -but to no avail. We were offered a different- very tiny -room (Ruby). It consisted of a smaller bed, no seating, tattered and torn curtains and it was difficult to negotiate getting around the one side of the bed that was passable. Although no ones fault- except for the rat -, we were extremely disappointed as there was nothing luxurious or special about this 2nd room. View was nice though. Sabrina assured us that they would handle the price adjustment over the weekend. In the end, we left a day early. It was our choice and we did not expect any reimbursement for that one night. We merely wanted the difference in price between the the two rooms at the time we booked. It seemed like a very fair request.. The difference in price was $250.00, of course we asked for nothing more, despite out inconvenience. The price was not adjusted by time we left so we called when we returned home. Here is the rub!!!! It was a struggle to have an intelligent conversation - never mind get our rate adjusted to match the quoted rate for that second room. The manager was extremely difficult, snarky and incredibly rude. He was arguing about returning any money to us. I explained that Sabrina said they would reimburse us the difference. After several days, G., the manager came up with an arbitrary $200 reimbursement instead of the full amount. After a further struggle, he said he would see if he could do better. We called several times and he never did do better. In fact after his $200 declaration, he never accepted any of our calls. Twice, I also tried to reach the owner, Ann Law, to see if she could understand the unfairness of the situation. No response from her either. They simply ignored our correspondence. While we were at the Avonlea, Ann was readily available to chat about her newly written book she was promoting during Thanksgiving dinner. $50 won't break our bank, but wow what an unprofessional and unnecessary experience. It would have thought it would not have broken their bank either. From the overall shape of the place maybe it would! Perhaps Ann will use the extra money for some new curtains or some rat traps. If you don't mind a shabby place and you don't run into any problems that need to be fairly addressed, you may like it there. Great views and great location. BTW. - I waited to see if they were ever going to respond or refund before I wrote this review. They chose not to. Hey everyone is nice when things go smoothly. True colors come with adversity. This review couldn't be any closer to the truth . Good luck. Maybe try something different.

Can't recommend this business highly enough! Robin is fantastic! She works tirelessly and is…read moreextremely responsive to any issues that might come up while renting a vacation home on Block Island. Because of a mix-up not of her making, she quickly and effortlessly pivoted and placed all seven of us in another wonderful house during our stay, effectively saving our vacation! We stayed at Smiling Through on Cooneymas and the owner Jim was also a delight to deal with. Thank you Robin and Jim!!

We've worked with a few realtors on BI and have rented properties directly from owners. Our…read moreexperience with the folks at Offshore was fantastic. They helped us find a lovely property for our wedding and supported any guests that needed help finding accommodations as well. They make the whole experience very clear for both repeat visitors like us and new visitors alike. Highly responsive, super easy to work with, and incredibly pleasant....Highly recommended!

The east coast's most…read moreinformative fish wrap The Block Island Times is the most popular and as far as I know the only newspaper on the island. It was founded back in 1970 as a summer fish wrap and became a year round and weekly periodical in 1982. It's found all over the island and has lots of informative information about what's happening on the island. Many tourists use this fish wrap as their bible when they visit but year round people also rely on it as their source of info. During the summer special editions come out with tons of info about dining, fishing, ferries and family stuff but the paper also has obituaries, real estate and even some local gossip. The weekly paper isn't very large and you won't find out how the Red Sox are doing but you will be informed of all the important stuff that is going on around the island. They even have an office where you can talk to real people, buy some mugs and crummy t-shirts and even meet a big, stinky dog. Not bad for a newspaper that is still great for wrapping fish.

My husband and I attended a wedding on Block Island this weekend. We had planned a 2 night stay at…read morethe Sheffield House. Due to the weather, the Ferry service was canceled for 4 days. Diane, the owner, was amazing. She did everything possible to make all the guests feel comfortable. It was a quaint, cozy, welcoming environment. For some guests it was stressful being stranded on the island. Diane helped to make it a very positive experience. I am thankful our extended stay was at the Sheffield house. I highly recommend staying here. Our room was very comfortable and clean. The decor was nice. Diane served breakfast every morning ( coffee, juice, milk, cereal, oatmeal, bagels, yogurt, homemade breads...) I LOVE the Sheffield House. I highly recommend staying here!!

Lovely B/B on a quiet street, minutes from the ferry. Rooms were spotless and comfortable. Loved…read moresitting on the porch. Innkeepers were friendly and a pleasure to talk to. Beautiful yard, both front and back. Downtown is minutes away, walking distance.

Aaaaaaamazing!! Thank you for the perfect accommodations! Thank you for adding the privacy to the…read morefront porch! Thank you thank you thank you! . We've stayed here every year and had a wonderful time!

Will start off by saying I totally get this is a pretty bare bones inn and more about location and…read morecharm than high end amenities. That being said, given that this isn't a cheap hotel, it was pretty disappointing. WiFi hardly worked, service wasn't particularly friendly, mattress was horrible and squeaky and there was a ton of sand in our bed. I could totally see the vision here if there were a few more perks but as it is probably wouldn't stay here again especially since there are so many other nice places on the island

Quiet and Cozy with exceptional hospitality! Fantastic…read morelocation!!!! You can walk to all of Old Harbor. The perfect Inn for a quick Block Island stay. The Inn has a very historic feel not a lot of updates, however you can feel the history in your stay. The Innkeeper has a kind demeanor and adapts well with all personalities, throughout our stay all staff was completely accommodating and catering to our needs. *Convenient *Accessible *Hospitable *Harbor View's If you are traveling to the Island for your first time I highly recommend this hotel for the service and help you may need. CHEERS to IOH.

We stayed here in early June 2023. The location is great, only about a 2 minute walk from Water…read moreStreet. Check in is not located on site but is close by at the Harborview Inn. We were given an information sheet that had everything we needed to find our room. The room was clean and looked very similar to the pictures. There were plenty of towels and toiletries provided. The room had an air conditioner and a flat screen TV. Our room was not overly spacious but it had everything we needed for our stay. One thing we discovered was that there was no mini fridge in our room, which wasn't a huge deal but would have been nice to have. Another thing that we noticed was that the inn is still following Covid cleaning protocol and rooms are only cleaned in between guests with no housekeeping service being provided daily. The inn had access to a small number of parking spots as well as plenty of bicycle storage. We were also surprised to see that the inn was steps away from at least 3 bicycle/ moped rental places so it was easy to find a way to get around the island. We would stay here again and for the price you can't go wrong!

Nothing fancy but it's clean and when on vacation we don't spend a lot of time in the room BUT…read morethere's nothing in the place such as an ice machine, soda/water machine. Needs a mini fridge too.

Recently renovated, the rooms here are quaint and fine. The floors within the Ashley House all seem…read moreto have been recently refinished and it was strange using a bathroom with a wood floor, but here it was. The bed was comfortable. The only reason for the 3-star was air circulation was bad. With the A/C on, it was still uncomfortably hot and stuffy throughout the night. I'm not sure if I just didn't operate it properly, but it was a bit stuffy even with the large window unit that you think would be able to cool down a smaller room. Location is great, maybe my room was a fluke. Just watch for the air circulation, but otherwise I think it's a solid stay on Block Island.

Extra mattress with mold, no extra blanket for our other couple. They did replace the moldy…read moremattress, then the cot broke. Therefore, just layed the mattress on the floor. Very disappointing, I was trying to have very important people enjoy their stay., but that turned out a disaster.

We were visiting Block Island for the first time and Judy stopped to give us directions as we were…read morewalking the wrong way. She could tell we were lost as we had phone in hand using GPS. So very thoughtful for her to stop for us when she didn't have to. Days later, we wanted to do some hiking up island and Judy drove us. She was so very friendly and gave us some history of the island. She made sure to be available to us a few hours later after hiking. Again, she was prompt, friendly, knowledgable about the island and just very accomodating. Without having a car on the island during the off-season she was a life saver for us. Thank you, Judy!

Wow, the woman driving this cab is pretty miserable and angry. I understand that moped drivers on…read morethe island may be annoying to locals but she takes it to another level. My family and I were on mopeds in a 15 mile an hour zone. She came up quick behind me, started honking and then passed me (in a no passing zone) and continued on to pass my husband (very close on the side) with our 7 year old daughter on the back and another moped ahead of them. All of this was right in front of the Manisses with tons of people everywhere. So unsafe! And unnecessary.