A total of 344 short-term rental units on Block Island are registered with the state. If all those rentals were to pay the $250 fee to the town, it would result in $86,000 in yearly revenue.

Block Island hotels and inns tend to be more expensive. Most rental homes on the island offer multiple bedrooms, which makes it ideal to split the cost with friends or family.

Jessica Willi, the executive director of Block Island‘s tourism council, told the commission that, with such limited space and high property values in New Shoreham, short-term rentals give the ...

A total of 344 short-term rental units on Block Island are registered with the state. If all those rentals were to pay the $250 fee to the town, it would result in $86,000 in yearly revenue.

Two companies near the ferry docks with a large selection of single- and double-scooter rentals on Water Street are Island Moped & Bike (401-466-2700, bimopeds.com), where rates include $45 for ...

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WJAR) — This week on NBC 10's Summer of Fun, A.J. Mastrangelo and Molly Levine hop aboard the ferry to Block Island. The island is just south of mainland Rhode Island. The 3 ...