activehobbies t1_jaamk4i wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:29 AM

Your travel agent probably wants you to room at one of the casinos on the coast (prob Fox Woods).

However, if you get a hotel/motel in one of the towns around Hartford (the capitol), you'll be able to use the CTTransit line (it's our bus system). For specific towns, Newington's kinda nice. New Britain is okay, a lot of stuff is really close together in New Britain, too. Multiple options for supermarkets, dine-in or take-out restaurants, there might be a museum or two in NB but you'll have to google it. Plenty of movie theatres, but there's also The Bushnell in downtown Hartford if you'd prefer live-action plays.

Personally I'd avoid the coast right now. It's winter, you're most likely not trying to swim at the beach. Better to check out as many eateries as you can. We have a LOT of options!.

sarpunk t1_jaaqgdl wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:58 AM

You can also Amtrak to New Haven, NYC, and Boston from Hartford.

Yokiboy t1_jab1p9f wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:23 AM

As a Brit living on the shoreline, I think my advice would be the opposite. The shoreline is spread out moreso than New Britain etc, but if the poor bloke came over and just saw New Britain, I’m not sure he’d want to ever return.

I much prefer the shoreline towns, but I’ll admit that the restaurants towards West Hartford/Glastonbury are better.

The Boston shoreline corridor tour and flying in or out of NYC makes the most sense to me. See Boston, Providence, Mystic, maybe New Haven or Greenwich, and then finish in NYC. Or vice versa.

activehobbies t1_jabltjq wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:38 AM

Well, they mentioned they didn't drive.

I don't know what buses travel along the coast or Uber prices, but along cttransit, you can get from/to the Hartford area for free via the ct transit.