National Hotel
Location: One Historic Water Street, New Shoreham, us
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Historic Charm and Stunning Views
Located on Block Island, the National Hotel provides a picturesque setting with breathtaking ocean views.
Convenient Location and Nearby Attractions
Just a stone's throw away from beautiful beaches and popular attractions like the historic Southeast Lighthouse, guests can easily explore the best of what the island has to offer.
Delicious Dining Options and Relaxing Amenities
Indulge in fresh seafood dishes at the on-site restaurant, Tap & Grill, and unwind on the hotel's spacious porch while taking in the serene ocean vistas.
To experience the perfect blend of history, relaxation, and culinary delights, book your stay at the National Hotel today.
Important Information
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
Policies
Check-in: 03:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Restaurant
- Terrace
- Family rooms
- Luggage storage
- Fax/photocopying
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Concierge service
- Kid meals
- Outdoor furniture
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Guest rooms disinfected between stays
- Cleaning standards that are effective against Coronavirus
- Physical distancing rules followed
- Hand sanitizer in guest room and key areas
- Cashless payment available
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit available
- Sanitized tableware & silverware
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Smoke alarms
- Shared stationery like menus, pens are removed
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Key access
- CCTV outside property
- Screens / Barriers between staff and guests for safety
- Face masks for guests available
- 24-hour security
- Security alarm
- Broadcast Live sport events
- ATM/banking
- Shopping on site
- Television in common areas
- Free wired internet
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Concerts/live shows
- Wine release events
- Reception hall
- Fishing nearby
- Horse riding nearby
- Beach toys
- Charcoal grill
Rooms Available
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Queen Room
The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (1 Adults)
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Suite
The unit has 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
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Queen Room
Featuring free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. This double room has a flat-screen TV with cable channels, sea views, as well as wine/champagne for guests. The unit has 1 bed. All of our rooms are now airconditioned.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Additional toilet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Wine or champagne
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Window
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Queen Room
This room offers a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. All of our rooms are now airconditioned.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Additional toilet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Wine or champagne
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Window
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Queen Room
The unit has 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (1 Adults)
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Superior Queen Room
This room features a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. All of our rooms are now airconditioned.
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Additional toilet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Wine or champagne
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Window
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Twin Room
This room features a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. All of our rooms are now airconditioned.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Shower
- TV
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Satellite channels
- Additional toilet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Wine or champagne
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Body soap
- Shower cap
- Socket near the bed
- Smoke alarm
- Window
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Deluxe Single Room
The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (1 Adults)
Guest Reviews
- OLGA (6/5): Fine to stay for the weekend - Location and interior of the hotel were great, free coffee/tea in the morning, and nice staff. The room was small. Be careful when choosing a room on the 3rd floor - it’s directly under the roof. The good thing was that we were moved to another room on the 2nd floor, which was much bigger. However, that room had a TV with very poor picture quality and no services like Netflix or similar platforms, only regular channels. The AC stopped working in the evening. After one call, it was turned back on, but later it stopped working again and we couldn’t turn it back on, so the room was very stuffy throughout the night. When it was working, it blew directly onto the bed, which was unpleasant. There were no outlets near the bedside tables.
- John (9/5): -
- Kenneth (10/5): - Staff and property were exceptional !
- Elizabeth (8/5): Was a great time with family all needs met - Great location, wonderful staff Air conditioner right above bad would blow right on your head.
- Thomas (9/5): -
- Margaret (9/5): Nice hotel in a great location. - The staff was friendly and the hotel was clean. Great location and I loved the outdoor seating. N/a
- Ronald (10/5): -
- Keith (10/5): Excellent place to stay. The staff was very welcoming and helpful during our stay. - Excellent location and staff at the front counter. The building was outstanding (although my wife who has had ankle surgeries had difficulties with all stairs, and no elevator). The food and waitstaff at the restaurant were very good. Overall it was a great place to stay. Several members of the housekeeping staff were agitated about something and were very loud interacting with each other. they were yelling in a language I didn't recognize, waiving their arms all about. they left packages of towels all over the stairs and I had to kick them out of the way to get upstairs, They woke my wife up yelling outside our door. Despite this incident, our room was very clean when we arrived.
- Alanna (8/5): -
- Tom Hackett (8/5): - Breakfast was not available at the hotel, but there are coffee shops and restaurants serving breakfast nearby. For Saturday dinner, I thought the host unnecessarily gave us a bad time about our request to sit indoors. When he did agree to seat us in the bar area, it was certainly acceptable to us.
- Barthe (8/5): -
- Gary (10/5): Very comfortable, nice accommodations, great lunch and dinners - Newly renovated rooms, modernized Liked all aspects
- Maureen (10/5): A wonderful and relaxing mini vaca on RI's hidden gem. - Great location! Rooms are small but comfortable and the staff was all wonderful. Would definitely come back and recommend to friends. Absolutely nothing
- M (7/5): I expected more from the National. - The old venue was nice and the location is perfect. Room was bare bones, can’t get ice unless you go to the front desk, couldn’t adjust the room temperature with calling the front desk and the windows did not open.
- Elizabeth (9/5): Wonderful anniversary trip. - Location was great. Staff was friendly and helpful.
- Heidi (10/5): Excellent location with restaurant and bar onsite. Patio with fire pits and very friendly staff.comfortable and secure b - Location, friendly staff everywhere and atmosphere. Nothing comes to mind.
- Darryl (9/5): Superb -
- Diane (8/5): Very good -
- Dalesa (9/5): Superb -
- Lynne (9/5): Would absolutely stay there again, but maybe not at the end of September but the beginning of June. - The staff was excellent. The front desk was very nicer and helpful. The room, although very comfortable was a bit small. Travelled a little off season to get a better rate but found that some things we wanted to do weren’t available and the weather was a little cold.
- Bharat (9/5): Superb -
- Stacy (10/5): Exceptional -
- Danielle (8/5): Very good -
- Julie (10/5): Exceptional - We loved the location. It was great to be n the center of town able to walk to everything.
- Nadine (10/5): Exceptional -
- Fran (10/5): Very enjoyable! - Clean, wonderful front desk workers The room was quite small for even 2 people but luckily- we weren’t there to spend time in the room.
- Chace (10/5): Wanted a one night getaway for beach and dinner with my sister and nephew. Steps from ferry and walkable to the beach, t - Perfect location! No complaints
- Walsh (10/5): Perfect from check in to check out! - Everything Location Amenities
- Marsh (8/5): Very good -
- Shelby (10/5): Exceptional -
- Patrick (10/5): we love the National - we love sitting on the deck having dinner and drinks. Then at night sitting in the back by the fire pit listing to the music great atmosphere and the help are awesome as well . Nothing everything was great as usually
- Adam (8/5): Enjoyable; will be returning to block island - Great location, back deck/fire pits. Breakfast/brunch wasn’t to our liking, somewhat expenses for quality of food and very salty
- Betti (8/5): Very good -
- Christine (8/5): Very good - Convenient location to ferry & everything else, restaurant and bar in building. Room was very small, a/c blows directly on bed and was difficult to adjust
- Sherry (10/5): Wonderful! - Wonderful downtown hotel! Easy walking to Ballards beach and shops, restaurants. Room was quiet for being in historic building. Queen superior ocean view had beautiful view. Very clean. Will be back next summer and stay 2 nights rather than 1.
- Dylan (10/5): Enjoyable, friendly, quiet, ideal for a little getaway - Arrived at 11am on June 10th (check in is at 3pm) to drop off some of our belongings. The woman at the desk was extremely sweet and jovial. Our room was actually ready early so we got to go up and drop our things. The room was clean and cozy. Smaller than in other hotels we’ve been too but we didn’t care, this is a very old hotel and the purpose of our trip was to be outdoors! They let us borrow beach towels for the duration of our stay as well which was really nice! They also have a storage room with security camera so you can leave your stuff at the hotel while waiting for your room to be ready, or for your ferry back home. The bar has some good drinks. The breakfast menu was a bit small for us but the items on it were varied and tasted really good. Overall the service was great and if we were to visit Block Island again, we would look into booking here first!
- Paul (9/5): Superb -
- David (8/5): Very good -
- Dan (10/5): Exceptional -
- William (9/5): Superb -
- Wendy (9/5): Superb - staff was friendly, we were able to get an early entry and late check out, love the luggage room that was so convenient, love the fire pits The TV was awful, should invest in cheap smart TV
- Labossiere (7/5): The hotel is a quaint place to stay. - Close to town…ferry, shopping and restaurants. The rooms were clean and quaint. It was overall what we expected for an old hotel on Block Island. We had flies in our room continuously. We would dispose of one and another would appear, this went on everyday. It was especially bothersome when we were trying to sleep. Also, the beds were not comfortable, they might consider investing in bed toppers.
- Jennifer (10/5): adorable old Inn that’s well worth the extra cost to be right by the docks. - The rooms are adorable and the location was fantastic. Everyone on staff was helpful and friendly and we had a great. Also, the restaurant was lovely. We arrived a little early in the season so I’m not sure I would have been too keen on the unlocked luggage room if it had been high season.
- Donald (8/5): Very good - general manager was fantastik a little noisy late at night
- George (8/5): Nice hotel, friendly staff. - Nice hotel. The room had no character. Holiday Inn room decor.
- Jeri (10/5): Perfect - The staff History and location
- Frank (9/5): Fun -
- Samuel (8/5): Great time lovely hotel. - Great location. Friendly staff Main Kitchen was closed very limited menu.
- Christie (10/5): Exceptional -
- Annie (6/5): Pleasant - That the doors were left open during the day, hard to get warm in the lobby.
- Traveler_chris (8/5): Great place to stay on Block Island - The hotel had a great location with friendly and accommodating staff. Our room was clean and cozy. We arrived ahead of schedule and we're kindly allowed to check-in early. The free coffee was a nice perk as well as the outdoor seating area and firepits. It would have been great if the hotel provided breakfast.
- Anonymous (10/5): Best time ever with good friends - Staff very accommodating Location Patio
- Rob (9/5): Superb -
- Janine (8/5): Very good -
- Gerard (10/5): Exceptional -
- Gayle (10/5): Exceptional -
- Aimee (9/5): Superb -
- Douglas (10/5): Great time - Clean neat and courteous
- Anonymous (10/5): Exceptional -
- Efthimios (9/5): Superb -
- Doreen (10/5): There are no words to say, it was so enjoyable - Love it 😍 The back patio music was wonderful till 9 PM. But then they had some type of music playing till about midnight. That was a little too loud. We didn’t use the AC on our windows were open so it was a little difficult to fall asleep.
- Rich (8/5): Delightful overnight stay at historic old hotel, love the National and Block Island - History, location and convenience to town Old historical building, so the Air Conditioning was ok, but could have been a bit stronger
- Karen (8/5): It was great!!! - Close to the ferry and convenience of center of town. Enjoyed the outdoors live entertainment. Small rooms.
- Lauren (10/5): Exceptional -
- Karl (9/5): Superb -
- Robert (10/5): My wife and I can't wait to go back. - Historic property. Great facilities. Good weather or rainy, it will satisfy.
- Kim (10/5): Exceptional -
- Justyna (6/5): Pleasant -
- Dale (9/5): Superb -
- Robert (10/5): great location for a weekend stay - location Friendly staff who did an exceptional job of accommodating us when the ferry service was interrupted for days because of inclement weather Would have liked a refrigerator and microwave in the room
- Edward (9/5): excellent location and super friendly and very helpful staff - excellent supportive and friendly staff Restaurant and bar closes before Columbus Day.
- Anthony (9/5): Superb - The location was amazing. You were right in town and the view was spectacular. The staff was great and the front desk was outstanding. The room was very small and they closed the bar right in the middle of the day on football Sunday for the season.
- Cassie (10/5): Exceptional -
- Pasquale (9/5): Superb -
- John (9/5): great visit convenience to everything - location nothing
- John (9/5): Superb -
- Michael (8/5): Very good -
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