Accommodations
The Hotel Viking offers luxurious and opulent guestrooms that whisk patrons away to the romance of the Gilded Age and the smart, industriousness of the Progressive Era of the late 19th and early 20th century.
The 208-guestroom Hotel Viking offers gilded period furnishings in luxurious rooms with updated amenities such as Egyptian cotton sheets, flat-screen televisions, rain showers with marble baths, and satin duvets. The Viking Wing of the AAA Three Diamond Hotel is one of the original buildings and currently houses the mansion suites designed to replicate the grandeur of the historic mansions of Newport.
Guestrooms
Get swept away in the romance of these rooms with beautiful period-inspired furniture and the décor of Newport, Rhode Island's Gilded Age. Guestrooms feature built-in cherry wardrobes, and beveled glass doors lead into the bath with large rain head showers. Guestrooms are between 150 to 200 sq ft with a queen-size bed and a flat-screen LCD TV.
These guestrooms were added to The Hotel Viking in the 1960s and offer a nod to the Progressive Era with rich textures, subtle hues, and generous elements of progressive décor, while still offering the modern luxuries and technologies of the 21st century. Guestrooms are 310 sq ft and offer either a king-size or two queen-size beds.
Fashioned after the Gilded Age, these guestrooms are located in the original wings of the hotel and offer guests an authentic piece of Newport history. Guestrooms are 300 sq ft and offer a king bed.
In the original wings of the hotel, these guestrooms are an authentic piece of Newport history. Inspired by the Gilded Age, these 325 sq ft rooms offer a king bed and a fireplace.
Suites
The Viking Wing of this landmark Newport hotel includes 10 suites completely redesigned to individually capture the essence of one of Newport's famous mansions and named accordingly from the Chateau, to the Marble House, to Rosecliff. These suites also include "parlors" or sitting areas complete with rich furniture, wood flooring, and oriental area rugs. Each suite tells a story through photographs and books of the regal families who lived in the corresponding mansions. Guests can immerse themselves in the persona of their own "mansion." Suites are 400 sq ft with a separate master bedroom.
Providing a lovely Progressive era charm throughout the Newport wing, these rooms are the ideal environment for business or pleasure. Wtih 600 sq ft and a separate master bedroom, these suites feature one and a half baths and a pull-out queen-size sleeper sofa, making this a comfortable environment for families.
With all the opulence of the Gilded Age, soak in the luxury of the pillow top, triple sheeted bed, bask in the marble bath with a porcelain claw foot bathtub, and pillowed marbled glass enclosed shower affords a relaxing spa-like atmosphere. Enjoy the glow of the in-room fireplace and perhaps relax with a book. The suite is 700 sq ft with a separate master bedroom.
An elegant and luxurious suite designed in tribute to Kingscote, a Gothic revival summer "cottage" mansion in Newport. The style of this suites mixes design elements from East and West with dark, ornate furniture balanced by Chinese accents of black lacquer and porceleins. Suites are 900 sq ft with a separate master bedroom and a private balcony overlooking the historic Bellevue Avenue.
The grandest and most spacious of all The Hotel Viking suites, this 1,200 sq ft Italian Renaissance summer villa will make guests feel the opulent lifestyle of such historically wealthy families as the Vanderbilts. A formal dining room is located in the main parlor with a chandelier, a fireplace, regal furnishings, and two bedrooms, ideal for a family or for formal entertaining the Newport way.
Room Amenities
Cable television
Private voice mail
Individual climate controls
Pillow-top mattresses
Plush down comforters
Egyptian cotton duvets
250 thread-count triple sheets
High-speed Internet access and dataport