| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. upgraded rooms have pull-out sofas, and suites add living areas and kitchenettes. parking is complimentary. this modern hotel off highway 8 is less than a mile from trap falls reservoir, 6 miles from beardsley zoo and 7 miles from osbornedale state park. other amenities include an indoor pool and an exercise room, as well as a cozy lobby and an outdoor courtyard. a bistro restaurant serves breakfast and dinner, as well as all-day drinks, including starbucks coffee. contemporary rooms offer desks, free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs, as well as minifridges, microwaves and coffeemakers
John F Kennedy International Airport 1 hr 18
The Barnum Museum (15 min)
This museum dedicated to P.T. Barnum & Tom Thumb also features visiting circus-themed exhibitions. Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo (13 min)
Long-running zoo with hundreds of animals, most of which hail from North & South America. Lighthouse Point Park (34 min)
An 1847 lighthouse anchors this beachfront that is popular with swimmers & a prime birding spot. Indian Well State Park (14 min)
Housatonic River park with a swimming beach, a brook & waterfall, hiking trails & picnic areas. Silverman's Farm (16 min) Silver Sands State Park (20 min)
Wildlife thrives at this Long Island Sound beach park with fishing, swimming & a boardwalk. Yale Center for British Art (29 min)
Museum designed by Louis I. Kahn housing the largest collection of British art outside the U.K. Yale University Art Gallery (29 min)
Museum showcasing art from many regions & centuries housed in a Louis I. Kahn building & others. Seaside Park (17 min)
This 325-acre park features beaches, grassy areas & sports fields, plus an island wildlife preserve. Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (26 min)
Exhibits & dioramas on evolution, natural environments & human origins, with a regional focus. Beinecke Rare Book Library (28 min)
Yale University's architecturally unique library with a vast collection of rare books & manuscripts. The Adventure Park at the Discovery Museum (14 min)
5-ac., 11-course aerial forest park with over 100 platforms connected by bridges & zip lines. East Rock Park (37 min)
A 425-acre park offering scenic views of New Haven, wooded hiking trails, fields & picnic areas. The Discovery Museum and Planetarium (14 min)
All-ages museum & planetarium featuring hands-on exhibits with a focus on science & outer space. Boothe Memorial Park (10 min)
Quirky complex of 1800s-era buildings & gardens, including an Americana museum & planetarium. | 
