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Couples can enjoy spa treatments, quiet lodging, fine dining, wooded scenery, golf, and guided outdoor experiences. It is especially appealing for couples who want a more active romantic getaway rather than a classic beach or city hotel.

What makes it special

The resort is unusual because it combines luxury lodging with a large private sporting estate and a wide range of outdoor experiences. Guests can build a trip around golf, clay shooting, fly fishing, horseback riding, ziplining, spa time, and refined dining.

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Preserve Sporting Club & Residences is in Richmond, Rhode Island, in a rural setting within the state's South County region. The location works well for travelers who want nature, privacy, and sporting activities, while still being within reach of Newport and coastal towns.

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The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort

Preserve Sporting Club is a countryside resort in Richmond, Rhode Island, built for travelers who want more than a quiet room and a good dinner. Its appeal begins with scale. The club sits across about 3,500 acres, with woods, ponds, trails, fields, sporting grounds, residences, dining venues, and spa facilities arranged as a private outdoor estate.

It feels less like a conventional hotel and more like a self-contained New England playground. A day can move from a lodge breakfast to sporting clays, fly fishing, riding, a spa treatment, dinner at Double Barrel Steak, and a late return to a residence-style suite.

The setting is rural but not remote in a difficult sense. Richmond places guests in southern Rhode Island, with easy access to the beaches and towns of the Ocean State, while still giving the resort enough land to deliver a strong sense of privacy. That balance is the point. Preserve Sporting Club suits travelers who like fresh air, space, and highly planned activity, yet still want proper beds, serious dining, attentive service, and polished interiors at the end of the day.

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Rooms

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Hotel Style

  • Charming Charming

Leisure

  • Fitness Fitness
  • Pool Pool
  • Spa Spa
  • Sauna Sauna

Experiences

  • Romantic Romantic
  • Golf Golf

Facilities

  • Pet Friendly Pet Friendly
  • Wheelchair Accessible Wheelchair Accessible
  • Connecting Rooms Connecting Rooms

Rooms & Suites at The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort

Hilltop Forest View Room
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Hilltop Forest View Room

400 sqft
From 863 USD

Inside Hilltop Lodge, a desk accompanies the sitting area. A kitchenette is provided, together with a full bathroom. Dogs are not permitted in these lodge...

Tiny Home Studio
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Tiny Home Studio

750 sqft
From 945 USD

The top level above the garage contains the studio’s sitting area and a full bathroom. Below, the garage area can be converted for use as...

Hilltop Forest View Suite
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Hilltop Forest View Suite

550–650 sqft
From 962 USD

A separate bedroom and a full bathroom give this lodge suite a clear division between sleeping and living. The bathroom has a spacious shower. A...

Whitetail Ridge Standard Cabin
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Whitetail Ridge Standard Cabin

905 sqft
From 1’019 USD

One bedroom, a full bathroom and a further half bathroom make up the cabin. Wide-plank wood floors run through the accommodation, which has a dining...

Village View Suite
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Village View Suite

671–781 sqft
From 1’062 USD

The fireplace is part of the living area in this one-bedroom suite, with a dining space alongside the fully equipped kitchen. The full bathroom has...

Woodland Suite
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Woodland Suite

700–960 sqft
From 1’136 USD

A separate bedroom accompanies a full bathroom, where there is a spacious shower. The living accommodation has a fireplace and a place for dining, with...

2 Bedroom Village View Suite
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2 Bedroom Village View Suite

1,366–1,660 sqft
From 1’285 USD

Two full bathrooms accompany the separate bedrooms. One bathroom has a spacious shower, and the other has a bathtub with a shower. A fireplace serves...

2 Bedroom Woodland Suite
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2 Bedroom Woodland Suite

1,368–1,660 sqft
From 1’360 USD

The suite has two full bathrooms with different bathing arrangements. One is fitted with a spacious shower, while the other has a bathtub with a...

Homestead Tiny Home
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Homestead Tiny Home

450 sqft
From 1’403 USD

Decks at both the front and rear extend this tiny home outdoors. Inside, cathedral ceilings and two-story windows rise above an open sitting area. The...

Big Bend Tiny Home
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Big Bend Tiny Home

450 sqft
From 1’403 USD

Broad windows give a 270-degree outlook, while a sloping roof gives this tiny home its distinctive shape. The interior has shiplap walls and hardwood floors,...

Low Country Tiny Home
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Low Country Tiny Home

450 sqft
From 1’482 USD

Cathedral ceilings and two-story windows rise above the living space of this tiny home. Hardwood floors run beneath the high ceilings, while quartz counters provide...

Whitetail Ridge Superior Cabin
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Whitetail Ridge Superior Cabin

1,150 sqft
From 1’584 USD

Three bedrooms and two full bathrooms form this cabin, with a dining room and a fully equipped cooking area. Wide-plank wood floors and a stone...

2 Bedroom Equestrian Center Cottage
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2 Bedroom Equestrian Center Cottage

966 sqft
From 1’683 USD

A large outdoor porch provides space outside the cottage, which has a spacious living room and two bathrooms. In the finished basement, a dining table...

3 Bedroom Equestrian Center House
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3 Bedroom Equestrian Center House

2,532 sqft
From 1’783 USD

The house has a large finished basement and a wood-burning fireplace, along with two bathrooms. A dining room and breakfast nook provide two places for...

Laurel Ridge Standard Home
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Laurel Ridge Standard Home

775–1,624 sqft
From 1’783 USD

The home comes in three different floorplans, each with a full bathroom. The layout may include a separate dining room. A desk is provided, along...

3 Bedroom Hilltop Suite
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3 Bedroom Hilltop Suite

2,345 sqft
From 1’847 USD

The sleeping accommodation comprises a main bedroom and two guest bedrooms, alongside the suite’s living and dining areas. A fireplace serves the living room. The...

Salt Box with Studio Tiny Home
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Salt Box with Studio Tiny Home

1,500 sqft
From 1’956 USD

The tiny home and upper-level studio combine a loft arrangement with two and a half bathrooms. Large windows give the main home a broad outlook,...

2 Bedroom Deluxe Townhome
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2 Bedroom Deluxe Townhome

1,600 sqft
From 1’957 USD

A split-level layout brings together a living room with a gas fireplace and a dining area. The main bedroom has its own bathroom and a...

Low Country Studio Tiny Home
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Low Country Studio Tiny Home

1,500 sqft
From 2’035 USD

The combined tiny home and studio includes a studio above the garage and two and a half bathrooms. The garage area can also be converted...

2 Bedroom Laurel Ridge Cabin
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2 Bedroom Laurel Ridge Cabin

1,650 sqft
From 2’131 USD

Two and a half bathrooms accompany the living room on the second floor and the dining area. Laundry facilities are provided. The cooking space is...

2 Bedroom Laurel Ridge Cottage
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2 Bedroom Laurel Ridge Cottage

2,304–2,543 sqft
From 2’528 USD

A bonus room provides another living area beyond the two bedrooms. Four different floorplans are available, each with three and a half bathrooms. Depending on...

2 Bedroom Laurel Ridge Lodge
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2 Bedroom Laurel Ridge Lodge

2,165 sqft
From 2’777 USD

The standard lodge accommodation occupies the top two levels. Two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms sit alongside a study with a desk and...

Laurel Grand Cottage
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Laurel Grand Cottage

2,385–2,439 sqft
From 3’100 USD

Two floorplans offer different living arrangements within this cottage category. The cottage has a dining room as well as a cooking space. A fireplace and...

Accommodations at Preserve Sporting Club are residential in spirit. Rather than leaning on the rhythm of a standard city hotel, the resort offers lodge rooms, suites, townhomes, cabins, cottages, and larger homes that can work for couples, families, and groups traveling together. Many units come with generous living space, full kitchens or kitchen-style setups, outdoor areas, fireplaces, or the easy comfort of a private home within a resort structure.

This makes the property especially useful for longer stays. A couple can treat it as a countryside break with room to spread out. A family can choose a layout that keeps everyone together without compressing the trip into one hotel room. A group of friends can build a weekend around golf, shooting sports, spa time, bourbon dinners, and private meals without needing to leave the grounds. The best rooms here are not only about design. They are about how much freedom they give the stay.

The style is polished rustic rather than urban minimalist. Expect wood, stone, leather, warm colors, and a club-like tone that fits the sporting identity. Some spaces feel closer to a New England lodge, others to a private residence. The common thread is comfort after active days outside. Guests who prefer a crisp marble palace may find the design too country-club in mood. Guests who want a base camp with good sheets, space, and a strong sense of place will understand the appeal quickly.

Dining is one of the reasons Preserve Sporting Club works as a full resort rather than a collection of activities with beds attached. Double Barrel Steak is the main dining anchor, built around a modern steakhouse idea with substantial dishes, generous portions, and a room that feels appropriate after a day outside. It is the natural choice for a celebratory dinner, a group meal, or a quieter evening when the trip calls for a proper bottle of wine and a table with weight.

White Birch Cafe gives the property a more casual daytime option, useful for breakfast, coffee, lunch, and easy breaks between activities. The resort also offers seasonal and special-format dining, including picnic-style meals, safari tent concepts, and the Maker's Mark Hobbit House experience. The Hobbit House has become one of the property's most recognizable signatures, with private dining, bourbon pairings, and grill-led menus. It is not subtle, and it is not trying to be. It gives the resort a theatrical point of difference that many countryside hotels cannot copy.

The dining picture is strongest for guests who embrace the resort's programming. This is a place where meals can be part of the itinerary, not just the pause between plans. Guests looking for a dense restaurant district outside the front door should choose a city hotel. Guests who want a property where dinner, fire pits, bourbon, events, and private spaces all fold back into the stay will find more to enjoy.

Hilltop Spa adds a quieter counterpoint to the sporting side of the property. The spa is described as a 12,000-square-foot wellness facility, with treatment rooms and spaces for beauty, health, and relaxation. It matters here because Preserve Sporting Club can be highly active. A guest may spend one day shooting, climbing, fishing, driving, or riding, then choose the next day for massage, sauna time, pool time, yoga, or a slower walk through the grounds.

The best stays use both sides of the resort. Preserve Sporting Club is not only for people who want every hour scheduled. It also works for the partner who would rather read, swim, book a treatment, and join the group for dinner. That duality is useful. Few outdoor-focused resorts manage to offer a full activity list while still giving less activity-driven guests a credible reason to come along.

The activity list is the property's defining feature. Preserve Sporting Club is known for sporting clays, five-stand shooting, fishing, riding programs, golf, tennis, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, ziplining, archery, and off-road driving. Some activities are seasonal. Some require advance planning or extra fees. The overall message is clear: the resort is built around doing things.

This is where the property separates itself from more passive country resorts. It is not simply a lawn, a pool, and a trail map. Guests can shape a stay around skill-based pursuits, instruction, and guided outdoor experiences. The sporting clays and shooting facilities give it a serious identity for enthusiasts, while fishing, riding, court games, and family activities make the resort broader than a specialist club.

The Mountain Course adds a golf angle, and the resort's 2025 recognition in golf awards gives that piece more credibility. Golfers should still view Preserve Sporting Club as a resort with a golf experience rather than a pure golf pilgrimage. Its strength is range. A golfer can play, a non-golfer can ride or visit the spa, children can join activities, and the group can regroup over dinner without the property feeling split in different directions.

Richmond gives Preserve Sporting Club a location that is quieter than Newport, Watch Hill, or Providence, but still firmly connected to Rhode Island. Guests can pair a stay with coastal drives, beaches, small towns, antique browsing, or a night in Providence, then return to a private estate environment. The location also makes sense for New England travelers who want a short break with enough substance to feel like a full trip.

The resort is best approached as a destination in itself. Guests who only need a bed near the coast will pay for more infrastructure than they use. Guests who plan to stay on property, book activities, use the spa, and dine at the resort will get much more from the rate. That distinction is important because Preserve Sporting Club is not trying to compete with a simple inn. It is selling access to a large, programmed estate.

Compared with Ocean House in Watch Hill, Preserve Sporting Club is less beach-house grand and more activity-driven. Ocean House has stronger coastal romance and a classic hotel polish, while Preserve offers more acreage, more outdoor programming, and a residential stay style. Compared with Twin Farms in Vermont, Preserve is less intimate and less all-inclusive in feeling, but it offers a broader sports-club structure and easier access for some southern New England travelers.

Compared with Troutbeck in the Hudson Valley or Mayflower Inn in Connecticut, Preserve Sporting Club is more maximal. Those properties lean into design, quiet, gardens, and a curated country-house mood. Preserve leans into choice: shooting, spa, golf, riding, fishing, private dining, family programming, and larger residences. It may not suit travelers who want restraint and silence. It will suit travelers who like a resort that gives them a full board of options every morning.

Preserve Sporting Club is a strong choice for active couples, families, multigenerational groups, corporate retreats, and friends who want a private-estate feeling with a long list of things to do. It is particularly good for guests who enjoy the culture of a sporting club but want hotel-level comfort and service around it. The property also works well for celebrations, because dining, accommodations, activities, and event-style spaces can all sit within the same grounds.

It is less ideal for travelers who want a walkable urban location, a pure beach resort, or a highly formal grand hotel. It can also feel like too much if the plan is only to sleep and leave each morning. The sweet spot is a guest who wants countryside air, residential space, polished service, a good steak dinner, and a day shaped by outdoor experiences. For that traveler, Preserve Sporting Club offers one of Rhode Island's most distinctive resort stays.

Why we love this hotel

Why we love this hotel

Preserve is one of the most exclusive private Clubs in the US. We open the door so that you can enjoy this beauty.

This luxury hotel has one of the best Spa in North America. Choose from a wide range of massages and treatments!

Choose from a wide range of outdoor activities. Clay shooting, archery, hiking, climbing, and much more.

Location of PRESERVE SPORTING RESORT

87 Kingstown Road, Richmond, RI 02898, United States

Weather at The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort

Richmond RI

What to Know About The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort

Is Preserve Sporting Club & Residences a good Rhode Island resort?

Yes. Preserve Sporting Club & Residences is a strong choice for travelers who want a luxury New England resort built around outdoor adventure. The property sits on about 3,500 acres in Richmond, Rhode Island, with lodging, dining, spa, golf, shooting sports, and seasonal activities.

Where is Preserve Sporting Club & Residences located?

Preserve Sporting Club & Residences is in Richmond, Rhode Island, in a rural setting within the state's South County region. The location works well for travelers who want nature, privacy, and sporting activities, while still being within reach of Newport and coastal towns.

What makes Preserve Sporting Club & Residences special?

The resort is unusual because it combines luxury lodging with a large private sporting estate and a wide range of outdoor experiences. Guests can build a trip around golf, clay shooting, fly fishing, horseback riding, ziplining, spa time, and refined dining.

What are the accommodations like at Preserve Sporting Club?

Accommodations include lodge suites, townhomes, cottages, tiny homes, and larger residences, so the stay can feel very different by category. Many units have a residential mood, with space for couples, families, groups, and guests planning longer outdoor-focused stays.

Which accommodation should travelers book at Preserve Sporting Club?

Choose a lodge or spa suite if you want hotel-style ease and fast access to dining, wellness, and core resort services. Book a cottage, townhome, or residence if you want more privacy, more living space, or a better setup for a family group.

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