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Connecticut
New England country inns and Gold Coast luxury — the easiest great escape from New York City.
About Connecticut
Connecticut is the quiet luxury of the Northeast — close enough to New York to be an easy weekend, but a world away in feel. The state splits into two very different escapes. The Litchfield Hills in the northwest are rolling country-inn territory: white-clapboard villages, covered bridges, antique shops, farm-to-table restaurants, and some of the most celebrated country hotels in America. The Gold Coast along Long Island Sound — Greenwich, Westport, the Fairfield County towns — is the polished, moneyed side, with harbor views, boutique hotels, and a dining scene that rivals the city an hour south.
The seasons are the whole story here. Fall foliage is the marquee event — late September through mid-October turns the hills into the postcard version of New England, and the best inns book out months ahead. Spring and summer bring garden season and Sound sailing; winter is fireside-and-spa country. Member pricing helps across all of it, with a set of rates the big public booking sites don't display.
Our Travel Editor's Connecticut advice: pick your half. The Litchfield Hills for the classic country-inn weekend — antiques, hikes, and a long dinner — or the Gold Coast for a polished coastal base with the city in easy reach. And book fall early; the good inns fill up fast when the leaves turn.
— Our Travel Editor
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Litchfield Hills
The northwest country — white-clapboard villages, covered bridges, antique shops, and the state's most celebrated country inns. Peak New England in the fall.
Greenwich & the Gold Coast
Fairfield County's polished coastal towns along Long Island Sound — harbor views, boutique hotels, and top dining, an easy train ride from Manhattan.
Washington & Washington Depot
A quintessential Litchfield Hills village — home to the Mayflower Inn & Spa and a quiet, upscale country-retreat scene.
The Connecticut Shoreline
The stretch of Long Island Sound coast east of New Haven — Mystic, the seaport, and small beach towns with a maritime New England character.
Featured Hotels in Connecticut
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The crown jewel of the Litchfield Hills — a legendary Auberge Collection country retreat in Washington, CT, set on 58 manicured acres with a world-class spa. One of the most celebrated luxury inns in the Northeast.
A sleek, modern boutique hotel in Riverside, on the Greenwich Gold Coast — tech-forward rooms, a well-regarded restaurant, and an easy base an hour from Manhattan by train.
A classic white-clapboard New England inn in the heart of Litchfield — themed country rooms and a perfect base for foliage drives, antiquing, and the Litchfield Hills' farm-to-table scene.
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