Places To Stay

You can either take the Peter Pan bus at Port Authority and choose the express trip NY-Hartford or Amtrak train from Penn Station - for schedule and fares, go to www.amtrak.com

Both the train and bus station - Union Place - are 8 minutes by taxi to Tara Shedrup located at 157 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105.

Also approximately 10 minutes from Wilde Auditorium and Hartford Seminary.

For places to stay:

Mark Twain Hotel
131 Tremont Street,
Hartford, CT 06105
Tel: 866-996-8896
860-523-7255

Only a 5 minute walk to the center and the cheapest place to stay so far - very modest but decent accommodation for a weekend stay. You have to reserve early, as they get full quickly. They have dormitory, single, and double rooms.

West Hartford Inn
900 Farmington Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06119
Tel: 860-236-3221

8 minutes by car/taxi from the center

Holiday Inn Express
440 Asylum Street
Hartford, CT 06103
1-860-246-9900

Located just behind the train/bus station, and 7 minutes by car/taxi from the center.

Super 8 Motel
57 West Service Road
Hartford, CT 06120
1-860-246-8888

10-15 minute drive from the center