This was a nice tour for a good overview of Newport. Granted, you don't get to see much of the mansions from the road, but we used this as our "introduction" to the area since this was our first time in Newport. We used the trolley to stop at two mansions. The trolley dropped us off, and it gave us plenty of time to listen to the guided tour, take pictures, and perhaps have a snack (like we did at the Tea House on the grounds of Marble House) before pick-up. If you would rather just view the mansions from afar, I highly recommend a water cruise. Anyway, the tour guide was nice and informative. He stopped at different places along the way for pictures. The only complaint would be that the acoustics in the trolley were not the best. I really had to listen carefully in order to understand, but maybe that's just me.