Rhode Island hotels and motels abound, but which one offers the best accommodations for your particular business trip? If you plan to be there a day or a weekend, the accommodations you need will be different than those needed for a longer stay. If you are entertaining your clients or meeting with them for business, this can also be a factor in where you stay, especially if you are providing the meeting room.

Choose the best facilities to make your business trip a success. You may need wireless Internet, unlimited free local calls, a business center to send faxes or meeting room capabilities. On longer stays, you may prefer a suite to just a room. Look for the following when you book a motel room in Rhode Island:

1. Find hotels in RI offering overnight accommodations.

2. Select motels in Rhode Island that offer extended stay low cost options.

3. Add hotels in Rhode Island to your itinerary for that working and getaway business trip.

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Look for hotels in RI for short term stays

If you are going to Rhode Island for a one day business meeting, you just need a place to park yourself overnight, and then catch your flight home in the morning. As long as the room is clean, comfortable and offers basics such as Internet, it should do the job for you.

I recommend: The Westin Providence by Starwood Hotels lets you relax after your workday with their mini bars in room, heavenly baths and luxurious beds. Econo Lodge by Choice offers continental breakfast and microwaves in their rooms.

Pick extended stay motels in Rhode Island for longer stays

When you will be staying for a week or longer, extended stay motels in RI are your best bet for a successful business trip. These hotels offer more than one room suites; they provide full kitchens, business centers, high speed wireless Internet and meeting centers.

I recommend: Providence Biltmore offers king kitchenette suites with French doors separating the living area from the bedroom. The kitchenette features a sink, microwave and mini refrigerator. Hotel Dolce Villa offers fully equipped kitchens, high-speed Internet access and jacuzzi. Enjoy comfort with their memory foam beds after you work hard all day.

Make your RI hotels reservation near a resort for business and pleasure

Even though Rhode Island is the smallest state, there is nothing small about the abundant activities it offers to visitors. Rhode Island hotels and motels near Providence offer cultural events such as Waterfire Providence when blazing bonfires light up the Providence River. Go sailing, fishing or just relax on the beaches after you finish your work.

I recommend: Hotel Viking offers flat screen LCD TVs in all newly restored rooms. Enjoy high-speed Internet access in your room and swim year round in the indoor swimming pool. Point Pleasant Inn & Resort features DVD, newspaper delivery, house robes and wireless Internet in all of their spacious rooms. Relax in the hot tub or play in the billiard and game room. Listen to music, play tennis or bike on the trails, all included right on premises.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Book RI motels with a discount service like Hotels.com and save on your reservation. These sites offer discounts up to 50% off the regular room rates.