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Hotels Near OTC Newport for OCS Graduation
Can anyone recommend a few hotels to stay in while I attend my LOs OCS Graduation at the end of November in Newport, RI? Thank you!
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Oh my, this thread is well over a year old and nobody replied to you.
I would like to ask the same question. Perhaps there are those in a position to suggest hotels for parents in the area? We will be attending our son's graduation in April and neither one of us has ever spent time in RI. Totally unfamiliar with the area and doubtful our son will be able to suggest hotels.
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There are three towns/cities on the island - Newport, Middletown, and Portsmouth. Newport is super expensive - no two ways about that. Middletown is more reasonable and when I was there last Nov - there are several new hotels in Middletown, close to Newport. I haven't stayed in any - I have family there - but most of the major chains are represented and any should be fine as far as cleanliness and all. Newport isn't super big - I worked on base eons ago (at TRICSMA and at the Naval War College) and walked from Middletown near the beaches...it's not a short walk and I wouldn't reccommend it but certainly distance from base isn't going to be a huge issue.
Congratulations to your son!
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NavyMum> thank you for your overview of the area and thank you for the congratulations to our son.
There's a thread at another website that is chalk full of current lodging suggestions from parents and vets who stayed in the hotels they are recommending. It's proving to be quite the resource should anyone else be interested, http://navydads.ning.com/forum/topics/hotels-suggestions-please-for...
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