Downtown East Hartford, Connecticut

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Hotels

Econo Lodge

490 Main St

East Hartford, Connecticut

Hampton Inn & Suites Hartford/East Harford

351 Pitkin Steet

East Hartford, Connecticut

Ramada East Hartford

363 Roberts Street

East Hartford, Connecticut

Comfort Inn & Suites East Hartford

333 Roberts Street

East Hartford, Connecticut

Holiday Inn Hartford Downtown Area

100 East River Drive

East Hartford, Connecticut

Hotel Tips

Always announce during booking if the trip is for a special event, anniversary or reunion. Group rates can be pre-negotiated and you may qualify for a lower cost and better upgrades for your stay. If you are the one setting up the event, always work directly with the front desk manager to make sure the best service is offered to your party.

Ask to be shown a room before you check-in which signals the front desk agent to show the best room available to sell it right away. This can put you in the best room available at that time and gives you the ability to check for cleanliness, smells and sounds before transacting with the hotel.

Policies vary on the availability of pet friendly rooms to it is wise to be open, honest and upfront during the booking process. You may find yourself kicked out or even paying a large deposit if you are not in a pet-friendly hotel and bring one anyway. New ADA laws are fuzzy though as service animals are not required to be documented and proprietors are legally not allowed to ask if the animal is a pet vs. a service animal.

Things To Do

East Hartford has a great collection of barber shops to choose from if you want to take a little off the top, get a clean shave or to trim your moustache or beard. Take a moment to consider buying some styling gel, beard oil or wax and always tip well.

East Hartford shopping is better than online shopping so that you can touch, feel, smell and taste as an experience with an item before deciding to purchase it for yourself or as a gift. Local merchants have hand selected their inventory to provide a unique selection for your downtown.

East Hartford visitors are always welcome and you will receive exceptional service from local merchant-owners as opposed to staff at the big box retailers. We take the extra time to make sure that you how to make best use of your purchase and that you get exactly what you need.

Why Do You Love Downtown?

Aimee Cavill

Love to wander through this beautiful town and I love the wineries!

Daniel E Swanson

The Downtown area stores are friendlier and have comparable pricing as the bigger stores. The only problem is parking and the distance you may have to walk to do your shopping.

Jackie Avery

I love supporting locals, the view, and atmosphere!

Darby

Visiting in July for the 1st time!

Jennifer Murphy

It's our town!

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