Trip Advisor Hall of Fame
Certificate of Excellence 2011–2023
Best Coastal B&B in Rhode Island
Yankee Magazine 2023
Tuxedo Park Lifestyle Magazine
Featured pg 8-9
Yankee Magazine Best Beachside Lodging
Sandcastles by the Sea 2015
"Room with a View"
Block Island Times, September 2010 — highlighting the Emerald room at Avonlea
Crème de la Crème Award "Most Romantic Bed & Breakfast"
Boston Best Guide, 1999–2011
"Ocean State of Mind"
The Boston Globe, July 2008 — "Widely considered one of the most romantic lodging options on the isle"
1,000 Places to See Before You Die
by Patricia Schultz — Block Island Inns included
"The Hot List"
Condé Nast Traveler, May 2003
"Travel Like a Star"
In Style Magazine, July 2003
"An Island Loved for What it Doesn't Have"
New York Times, July 1999
"One of New England's Best Bed & Breakfasts"
Fodor's, 1998
"Rendezvous with Romance"
Travel America, December 1997
"50 Great Beach Resorts"
Travel and Leisure Magazine, June 1996
The Best Places to Kiss in New England
Paula Begoun's travel guide, 1993