(Newport, RI) -- A new lodging facility is open for the U.S. Navy in Newport. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday for the 48-million-dollar Navy Gateway Inns and Suites on Naval Station Newport. The hotel is the first one built by the Navy and replaces an older Navy Gateway facility on the same site, with double the guest capacity. Lodging will be provided for official travelers and families of the Department of Defense military and civilian workforce.