Lonely Planet social media manager, Rachel Lewis, recently traveled to Rhode Island for a cozy weekend break filled with festive walks, coffee shop hopping and yoga. Here, she shares some tips and insights for anyone planning a similar trip.
As a big-time holiday girlie, I’ve always had a big thing for festive cities: Asheville, North Carolina with the 19th-century Biltmore Estate all lit up; the massive Christmas markets in Washington, DC; a thick, creamy hot chocolate at Tatte as the snow falls in Boston, Massachusetts.
This December, I spent a wintry weekend in Providence, Rhode Island, the furthest north I’d been from my hometown in North Carolina in years. Back in college, I took the train north to Connecticut to visit a friend for the holidays. It felt right to be somewhere so cold during the winter and I still treasure those eight hours alone in the carriage, watching the trees shed their leaves.
This year, I wanted to see winter spread across the East Coast from the skies, so I hopped on a flight with a carry-on (and wife!) in tow and headed north to Providence.
We stayed at The Beatrice, a luxury 4-star hotel located a block away from the Providence River. Fifteen minutes from the Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport in an Uber (30 minutes with traffic), it’s the kind of place that’s perfect for a couple’s trip. It was made even more epic by the exclusive rooftop bar, the only one in Rhode Island. With tiny tables, close seating and low lighting, it was the ideal space to take in the views of downtown and sip cocktails. I had the adult oat milk hot chocolate, which was topped with whipped cream and spiked with tequila and coffee liqueur.
We had booked to stay in the stunning La Dolce Vita Suite, which had high ceilings, cozy bathrobes and a real Christmas tree tucked into the corner. A little menorah with a few dreidels decked out the television stand. The skylight was even rimmed with garland and the doorway from the living room to the bedroom had a little mistletoe hung above it.
We plotted our itinerary whilst we snacked on little treats like olives and fresh burrata and surveyed the champagne that we’d drink later that evening.
While Providence is famous for clam cakes and lobster, the city offers a mix of everything, from downtown ramen joints to burger bars on College Hill.
Among my best bites were the egg-and-cheese breakfast croissant with home fries ($7) at NicoBella’s, a downtown restaurant with rainbow flags and inclusive decor. The home fries were a standout, with rosemary adding a surprising twist to a breakfast staple.
My best lunch was tofu japchae (Korean stir-fried glass noodles; $15) from Den Den Cafe Asiana, a delish Korean restaurant we stumbled upon after wandering
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