Ocean House, a Forbes Five-Star Hotel, Spa and Restaurant, Relais and Châteaux, luxury resort overlooking a private white sand beach of the Atlantic Ocean in Watch Hill, R.I., offers old-world charm and a refined grace that hints at a bygone era. Originally built in 1868 as a summer home on 13 bluff-top acres attracting distinguished guests in the early 1900’s, the grand Victorian hotel was a beach resort where generations of families and guests came ‘to summer.’ It closed in 2003 when it was deemed beyond repair, and in 2004 the concept of a new structure replicating the original exterior design was conceived. In 2010, it reopened after a $140M historic rebuild, and it features 46 guestrooms, 23 Signature Suites, and private cottage residences available for rent. Today, Ocean House is one of only 16 Forbes Five-Star hotels in the world and presents farm-to-table fare at COAST restaurant, culinary, cocktail and wine classes, beach cabanas, croquet on the lawn, and an organic, seasonally inspired experience at the Ocean & Harvest Spa among many other experiences. Showcasing a commitment to great art, fans of the Madeline series of children’s books by Ludwig Bemelmans marvel at The Bemelmans Gallery at Ocean House, North America’s largest permanent, private collection of the illustrator’s architectural commissions, product campaigns, and Madeline sketches.
