Best Hotels in Hartford, CT

Plan a trip to Hartford, and you’ll have the opportunity to tour the proud capital city of Connecticut, and explore an array of other exciting attractions and landmarks all across town. Plan to stay at top Hartford hotels, and you can tour the Mark Twain House & Museum that contains thousands of artifacts, including the desk where Twain wrote his best-known works. Spend a nice morning exploring the Old State House and learn about the history and architecture of the building during a comprehensive tour. And for an afternoon of art, head to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, where you can observe an extensive collection of Renaissance and impressionist works. As the capital of Connecticut and the third-largest city in the state, Hartford is the seat of state government and a buzzing hub for arts and entertainment in the state, as well as a top dining destination and a thriving cultural center. Plan a visit to this great city, and you’ll get to see all this and more during your stay.

It wouldn’t be a trip to Connecticut’s capital city without a stop at the Mark Twain House & Museum near the best Hartford hotels in the area. Designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter and built in the American High Gothic style, this mansion has been described as "part steamboat, part medieval fortress, and part cuckoo clock." As the author’s family home and workplace, Samuel Clemens (the author’s real name) wrote many of his best-known works while living there, including “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” “The Prince and the Pauper,” “Life on the Mississippi,” “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and “A Tramp Abroad.”

If traveling with little ones to Hartford, one stop worth seeing is the Connecticut Science Center, which is an extensive nine-story museum located on the Connecticut River just outside Hartford hotels. The building covers 154,000 square feet and boasts 40,000 square feet of interactive exhibits that display videos, audio exhibits, and visuals, plus tactile components and exciting live demonstrations perfect for kids. The CT Science Center is also home to a thriving rooftop garden and a butterfly exhibit you can walk through, a reptile exhibit, plus an entire floor for engineering, and an area for saving energy.

For a lovely respite among overflowing flora, head to the Elizabeth Park Conservancy, not far from hotels in Hartford. Connecticut Park is known for its rose garden, which also houses greenhouses, tennis courts, and a nice pond. Covering an impressive 102 acres, you’ll enjoy this striking landscape and impeccably maintained garden grounds. Spend a nice morning here drinking in the scenery and sinking into relaxation. As a wonderful place to gather with close friends and family, the park also offers a restaurant and snack bar on site for a nice bite to eat before heading back to town.

Have an incredible time touring Hartford, and don’t forget to check out our other hotels nearby in Lancaster, Roseville, and Cupertino.