William Gyles Guesthouse, former home of the Newport International Hostel
Skydiving over Aquidneck Island, Newport, RI
Daysailing in Newport Harbor, Newport, RI
Biking on Ocean Drive, Newport, RI

Hostel Guests Enjoying Newport

"There is no foreign land; it is the traveler only that is foreign"
-- Robert Louis Stevenson
Guest enjoying company of navy personnel at The Coffee Grinder cafe on the Newport waterfront
Guest enjoying company of navy personnel at The Coffee Grinder cafe on the Newport waterfront
Enjoying a day sail in Newport harbor
Enjoying a day sail in Newport harbor
Heading north by bicycle
Heading north by bicycle
Hostel guest sky diving over Aquidneck Island with instructor
Hostel guest sky diving over Aquidneck Island with instructor
Enjoying a day sail in Newport Harbor
Enjoying a day sail in Newport Harbor
J-1 Visa students from Russia enjoying the waterfront at Fort Adams
J-1 Visa students from Russia enjoying the waterfront at Fort Adams
Enjoying the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival
Enjoying the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival
Guests enjoying the sunset at Bowen's Wharf
Guests enjoying the sunset at Bowen's Wharf
Smooth Landing
Smooth Landing
Chow time in the Hostel Garden
Chow time in the Hostel Garden
Cruizing around Newport Harbor
Cruizing around Newport Harbor
Night Ride in a Water Taxi
Night Ride in a Water Taxi
Enjoying the 2013 Newport Folk Festival
Enjoying the 2013 Newport Folk Festival
Preparing for a bike ride
Preparing for a bike ride
Two hostel guests fill the night air on the Newport waterfront with beautiful music
Two hostel guests fill the night air on the Newport waterfront with beautiful music - a professional night club singer from the Philippines, using her iPhone for lyrics in English, joins forces with a guitar player from Brazil.
Choosing a pumpkin in the pumpkin patch at Sweet Berry Farm
Choosing a pumpkin in the pumpkin patch at Sweet Berry Farm
Hostel owner Merrlee taking guest from Israel on a summer evening walking tour along the Newport waterfront
Hostel owner Merrlee taking guest from Israel on a summer evening walking tour along the Newport waterfront
Enjoying off-season in Newport
Enjoying off-season in Newport
Enjoying Winter in Newport
Enjoying Winter in Newport
Heading Out
Heading Out
Guest in her booth at a Christmas craft fair in Newport selling her hand-made handbags
Guest in her booth at a Christmas craft fair in Newport selling her hand-made handbags
Saying Goodbye to our Romanian J1 Visa Guests
Saying Goodbye to our Romanian J1 Visa Guests
Finished the Newport Marathon in just 5 hours 6 minutes!
Finished the Newport Marathon in just 5 hours 6 minutes!
Guests spending time in the hostel kitchen
Guests spending time in the hostel kitchen
Waiting for the sailing race to Hamburg to begin
Waiting for the sailing race to Hamburg to begin
Enjoying the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival
Enjoying the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival
Enjoying the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival
Enjoying the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival
Guests waiting for a taxi at the Hostel
Guests waiting for a taxi at the Hostel
Surfer Dude
Surfer Dude
Having fun at Flo's Clam Shack
Having fun at Flo's Clam Shack
Preparing to race across the Atlantic Ocean
Preparing to race across the Atlantic Ocean
Wintertime Fun along Newport's Waterfront
Wintertime Fun along Newport's Waterfront
Relaxing in the Hostel Back Yard
Relaxing in the Hostel Back Yard
Enjoying the Newport Jazz Festival
Enjoying the Newport Jazz Festival
Using WIFI at the Hostel
Using WIFI at the Hostel
Guest manning his "Heritage Charts" booth at the Newport Boat Show, 2011
Guest manning his "Heritage Charts" booth at the Newport Boat Show, 2011
Helping Russian J1-Visa guests find summer housing online
Helping Russian J1-Visa guests find summer housing online
The Adventure is in the Journey
The Adventure is in the Journey
Daysailing in Newport Harbor
Daysailing in Newport Harbor
Guest enjoying a Tennis Tournament at the Tennis Hall of Fame
Guest enjoying a Tennis Tournament at the Tennis Hall of Fame
The Beauty of Ocean Drive
The Beauty of Ocean Drive
Enjoying Sunset on Goat Island
Enjoying Sunset on Goat Island
Guest graduating from Officer Candidate School (OCS), Naval Station, Newport
Guest graduating from Officer Candidate School (OCS), Naval Station, Newport
Breakfast time in the hostel garden
Breakfast time in the hostel garden
Braving Hurricane Irene, 2011, at 40 Steps on Cliff Walk
Braving Hurricane Irene, 2011, at 40 Steps on Cliff Walk
Enjoying a day sail in Newport Harbor
Enjoying a day sail in Newport Harbor
Enjoying the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival
Enjoying the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival
Getting ready for the big race - 12 Metre World Championships 09
Getting ready for the big race - 12 Metre World Championships 09
Vending at the Newport Folk Festival, Newport
Vending at the Newport Folk Festival, Newport
Listening attentively to Arlo Guthrie at The Newport Folk Festival
Listening attentively to Arlo Guthrie at The Newport Folk Festival
Enjoying the Newport Folk Festival, Newport
Enjoying the Newport Folk Festival, Newport
Friends enjoying off-season in Newport
Friends enjoying off-season in Newport
Using WIFI in the dorm room
Using WIFI in the dorm room
Enjoying a good book in the hostel garden
Enjoying a good book in the hostel garden
Making new friends at The Lobster Pound
Making new friends at The Lobster Pound
Enjoying the sunset in Jamestown Harbor
Enjoying the sunset in Jamestown Harbor
Breakfast at Gary's Handy Lunch Restaurant
Breakfast at Gary's Handy Lunch Restaurant
Argentinian guest enjoys a day sail in Newport Harbor- far away from the boat he captains in Tahiti
Argentinian guest enjoys a day sail in Newport Harbor- far away from the boat he captains in Tahiti
Enjoying the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival
Enjoying the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival
Traveling with a mission
Traveling with a mission
Drying laundry in summer sun in hostel back yard
Drying laundry in summer sun in hostel back yard
Guest (in middle) graduating from the Navy War College
Guest (in middle) graduating from the Navy War College
Enjoying an evening sitting on a dock
Enjoying an evening sitting on a dock
Taking a break at Newport's Empire Tea and Coffee Cafe while on a night walking tour
Taking a break at Newport's Empire Tea and Coffee Cafe while on a night walking tour
The cross-country bikers
The cross-country bikers
Off to Quebec on bicycles
Off to Quebec on bicycles
Guest heading out:  female crew member of a schooner which will attempt a winter journey through the Northwest Passage
Guest heading out: female crew member of a schooner which will attempt a winter journey through the Northwest Passage
Guest plays the Hostel guitar donated by Sid
Guest plays the guitar which was given to the Newport Hostel by hostel guest Sid, a professional guitar player from Brazil. Sid was in Newport attending the Newport Folk Festival in 2015 when he donated this guitar to the hostel.
Guest approval of the Newport Folk Festival
Guest approval of the Newport Folk Festival
Rest stop along Ocean Drive
Rest stop along Ocean Drive
Ice cream stop on walking tour
Ice cream stop on walking tour
Enjoying the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival
Enjoying the 2014 Newport Jazz Festival
Guest Skydiving with Instructor
Guest Skydiving with Instructor
Enjoying the 2013 Newport Folk Festival
Enjoying the 2013 Newport Folk Festival
Christmas in Newport
Christmas in Newport
Enjoying a nightime walk along Newport's Waterfront
Enjoying a nightime walk along Newport's Waterfront
Guests enjoying Celtic Rock Festival 2013
Guests enjoying Celtic Rock Festival 2013
Vending at the Newport Boat Show 2013
Vending at the Newport Boat Show 2013
Enjoying a day sail in Newport Harbor
Enjoying a day sail in Newport Harbor
Helping hoist the sails in Newport Harbor
Helping hoist the sails in Newport Harbor
Catching the wind in Newport Harbor
Catching the wind in Newport Harbor
Taking a break on a night harbor walk
Taking a break on a night harbor walk
Hostel guest from Brazil entertains other guests on Easton's Beach by the light of a full moon.
Hostel guest from Brazil entertains other guests on Easton's Beach by the light of a full moon.
Guests enjoying a summer evening at The Coffee Grinder in Bowen's Wharf
Guests enjoying a summer evening at The Coffee Grinder in Bowen's Wharf
guest from the Netherlands volunteered during the Volvo Ocean Races in 2015
This guest from the Netherlands was the youngest international person to volunteer his services during the Newport stopover of the Volvo Ocean Races in 2015
The Lobster
The Lobster
Guest hoisting a sail in Newport Harbor
Guest hoisting a sail in Newport Harbor, 2016
Enjoying seafood at Flo's Clam Shack at Easton's Beach in Newport
Enjoying seafood at Flo's Clam Shack at Easton's Beach in Newport
Heading for Quebec
Heading for Quebec
Biking to the Newport Folk Festival
Biking to the Newport Folk Festival
Brazilian hostel guest, Sid Geremia, plays his guitar for other hostel guests
Brazilian hostel guest, Sid Geremia, plays his guitar for other hostel guests on the Newport waterfront one evening. All were in town for the Newport Folk Festival 2015.
Sid Geremia drawing at Newport Folk Festival 2015
Hostel guest Sid Geremia from Brazil at Newport Folk Festival 2015. His drawing earned him the opportunity to perform with his guitar at the "open mic" at the Festival. Sid later donated his guitar to the hostel.
Enjoying an evening on the Newport waterfront
Enjoying an evening on the Newport waterfront
Guest enjoying a bonfire on Sachuest Beach near Newport during a festival in 2018
Guest enjoying a bonfire on Sachuest Beach near Newport during a festival in 2018
Artist at work in the hostel
Artist at work in the hostel
Guests who bonded during the Newport Jazz Festival 2017
Guests who bonded during the Newport Jazz Festival 2017
Guest enjoying the Great Chowder Cook-off in Newport
Guest enjoying the Great Chowder Cook-off in Newport