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Every Block Island hotel, compared: who each one is actually for
The complete Block Island hotel rundown — grand Victorians, harbor landmarks, beachfront rooms, and quiet inns — matched honestly to the trip you're planning.
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Kayla Nolan
Kayla plans the group trip. She covers where to stay, what things actually cost, and how to do the island with kids — with the prices and dates to back it up.
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Block Island vs. Montauk: stillness or scene?
Fourteen miles of water separate two entirely different weekends: Montauk's surf-town scene versus Block Island's unplugged quiet. Pick correctly.
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Block Island or Nantucket? Different islands for different people
One is an hour from Rhode Island and proudly unpolished; the other is a curated Massachusetts institution. The honest comparison, from the ferry cost up.
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Shopping on Block Island: Water Street and beyond
The real shopping map of Block Island: Water Street's boutiques, the general store, gallery finds, and souvenirs that aren't embarrassing.
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A Block Island weekend, paced like a local's
Two to three days on Block Island, sequenced right: the bluffs early, the beach long, dinner booked, and one morning left deliberately empty.
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What to pack for Block Island: the list that survives the ferry
The Block Island packing list built on one rule: layers. What actually earns a spot in the bag for beach days, bike days, and fog.
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The best time to visit Block Island (it's September)
The month-by-month case for when to visit Block Island — peak-summer trade-offs, the September argument, and the months to skip unless you love solitude.
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Block Island in the rain: the fog-day plan
Rain on Block Island isn't a canceled day — it's a different one. The honest wet-weather plan: long lunches, galleries, and where to wait out a squall.
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Block Island with kids: what actually works
The family plan that survives contact with a five-year-old: calm beaches, the right rentals, ice cream logistics, and honest nap-window math.
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Block Island hotels with pools: the short, honest list
Very few Block Island hotels have pools — the ocean is the pool here. The complete short list, and what each place is actually like.
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Camping on Block Island: one campground, zero shortcuts
There's exactly one place to camp on Block Island. How Seaview Campground works, when to book, what to pack, and why there's no backcountry option.
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Block Island vacation rentals: book the house before March
Houses and cottages are how groups do Block Island. Where to look, what weeks cost, and why the good rentals are gone by late winter.
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Bringing your dog to Block Island: beaches, stays, leash rules
Block Island is genuinely good to dogs: leashed-dog beaches year-round, pet-friendly inns and rentals, and a ferry that welcomes them. The full plan.
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Block Island on a budget: the island without the resort bill
Block Island isn't cheap, but a great day here can be. The budget playbook: free beaches, cheap eats, and where the money actually matters.