Marble House

I went here with my family over the break, and its very grand. The ceilings have painting on them and the furniture looks expensive. Other than the servants rooms, all rooms are open to the public. There are explanations of the room through audio and a pamphlet. The pamphlet is available in many many languages which is a good thing for foreigners.

Definitely should be one of the houses you see if you're doing the Newport mansions. House is in fantastic shape and represents the gilded age quite well. History of the house is well explained in the self guided tour document. Staff are friendly and helpful and eager to answer questions if you have any.

If you purchase a larger mansion ticket, this is an excellent stop. As a part of a longer day, it is always pleasant visiting the Marble House.

My husband and I have gone to the Newport Mansions every holiday for 4 seasons now. We love the elegance and festive atmosphere. We join the Newport Preservation Society to cutcost on mansion fees, save on purchases in their stores and get a discount for the Lighted night tour as well. Love the area. BEAUTIFUL sunsets on Ocean Drive . Lovely way to enjoy Christmas season!

Recommend the Get Your Guide tix in advance. The three mansion bundle is def worth it! Loved all the history and info you can get from the mansion’s app!

Full of history beautiful Mansion! It was built by marbles inside out. I enjoyed walking around and listen the audio guide from the App that I downloaded to my phone. The Vanderbilt family actually spent their summer time here in the past. The Breakers and The Elms are more likely as a party house to entertain guests.
We booked the Hunter House Guided Tour so they upgrade our entrance ticket to be trio ticket for free.

Another beautiful estate. Right on par with The Elms. The gothic room was awesome. The fireplace was superb. Its just like a castle out of Europe. Tea house was also lovely. Docents very helpful with information.

The mansion was built as a summer "cottage" between 1888 and 1892 for Alva and William Kissam Vanderbilt. It was a social landmark that helped spark the transformation of Newport from a relatively relaxed summer colony of wooden houses to its current image as a resort of opulent stone palaces. The fifty-room mansion required a staff of 36 servants, including butlers, maids, coachmen, and footmen.[4][5] The mansion cost $11 million (equivalent to $358 million in 2022)

Smaller than the Breakers but cost more to build and, in our opinion, is more opulent. Marble is used extensively throughout the mansion, thus its name. Don't miss touring this mansion, built by "Willie K" the 3rd child and 2nd son of William Henry Vanderbilt.

This Mansion was gorgeous. I definitely recommend this mansion. There was no wait to get in. I got my tickets advanced through a tour I took, Viking Trolly Tour, it was a 4 hour tour which included The Marble House and also The Breakers.
I recommend downloading the Newport Mansions app before you arrive, maybe the night before or even the week before. If you know what mansions you're going to you can download the audio tour before you arrive which is far easier then trying to download on cellular data while you're there and waste precious time.
The app made the self guided tour so much better, it had so much information and more per room. Each room was between 1-3 minutes of audio and then you could get more information by clicking another button on the screen.
This Mansion was well taken care of and there were many staff around the building making sure people weren't touching anything.

What an incredible mansion. Absolutely beautiful with awesome views. Highly recommend a visit!

Really cool mansion to tour in Newport! If you get the chance it’s definitely worth the ticket. The Chinese tea house out back is cool too.

Beautiful "cottage". Upon entering you can certainly see why it was considered THE most lavish house in America for a period of time, and why Mrs. Vanderbilt considered herself equal to European royalty.

If you're a history or art person, I'd definitely come check out this mansion. I came on the Viking Tour bus and had 75 minutes to tour the mansion. I certainly could have spent more time there due to the huge amount of absolutely stunning architecture and art throughout the building.

If you're not too keen on the idea of downloading an app for an audio tour (I wasn't) there are paper copies of the transcript for a self guided tour before entering the dining room. Either listening to or reading the transcript will help bring a lot more life to the tour so that you don't zip through the mansion, as I often see people do at museums.

Went to see The Grand Tour Flower Show. The Marble House is built from Marble, hence the name. You'll find the architecture stunning with views leading to the ocean and with a custom built Japanese pagoda overlooking the courtyard. And, let's not forget the Roman and Greek statues. This home is another example of how rich that time period was.

This is overall smaller than the Breakers, but absolutely gorgeous! You won't be disappointed! Purchase tickets for more than one house to save money!

Much smaller than the Breakers but the enormous amount of marble used in this house makes it look very lavish and is worth a visit. Not too crowded when we came on a weekend morning. Do take note that Marble House is not accessible from the Cliff Walk itself, so you either have to come by car or Trolley bus 67 (stop is right outside, comes every 15 minutes).

Marble house is very pretty. I believe it is one of the 2nd largest historic houses. We got to tour the main rooms. Backyard view is gorgeous overlooking the water & there is a tea house you can visit that has some snacks & beverages. My 10yo was amazed at how big/fancy the house is & said it is the biggest house she's ever been in her whole life.

I love the story of Alva Vanderbilt and her “summer cottage” illustrates her life and personality beautifully.

The name stands true. The amount of marble in this place is crazy. Very detailed and ornate marble pieces. Very beautiful and a must see.

Beautiful place, it is hot in there during the summer, fans are going. It's like a maze, there's stairs for anyone wondering. There's a gift shop at the end. When exiting make sure to walk out back to see the tea house.