comfortably cosmopolitan...welcome to the Hampton Inn & Suites-Providence Downtown, RI. Not all that long ago, Providence was considered little more than a Boston suburb. Now, this city has truly come of age, celebrating with a revitalized waterfront along the Providence River and a restored corridor of Revolutionary-era buildings. Providence is home to Brown University, Providence College, Johnson & Wales University and one of the most notable art and design schools in the country, the Rhode Island School of Design