We were in Hamden for a dog show. It was a bit more expensive than I would have liked, but absolutely worth it. It was very clean, which is hard to find anymore, the wi-fi worked good, quiet , pleasant staff. It was just a great stay. We did check out the place down the street. Didn't look good at all.

We stayed one weekend night over the summer on our way to New England ... and were pleasantly surprised by this hotel. The room was very clean, quiet, and friendly. It actually seemed like they CARED, which was a shock compared to some other places.

The pool and whirlpool are small, but we weren't there long enough to use them anyway. The only thing that irked me is when I went out in the a.m. to get a cup of coffee, there is nothing complementary (free coffeemaker in room) but there is a small deli-style shop that has bagels and coffee.

My wife booked this hotel for trip to see my son at Yale. I need to work while on the road and the major problem with the hotel is the inability to send email. The Deep Blue wireless worked great for web surfing and for receiving email. I called tech support at Deep Blue and the hotel did not have an outgoing SMTP server. This is really an unacceptable situation - not being able to send email. There are no internet cafes nearby and email users are stuck.

While the hotel staff were very pleasant, they were not at all knowledgeable about how to fix this problem nor could they suggest an internet location nearby.

After reading all the reviews for this hotel, we decided to spend our July 4th weekend here.
The hotel is conveniently located right off the Merritt Pkway, and is a very nicely decorated , clean and quiet. The staff is very courteous, and the household staff did a wonderful job of making sure that that our suite was immaculate, smelled fresh and had all the toiletries which we needed. Internet access was available in the suites, and there was a computer in the lounge area as well.
A restaurant is located on the property, and I happened to visit it, but was not really impressed with neither the food nor the service.
There were two issues which caused some concern.
I noticed that the side entrance door which was located in front of the front parking lot was never locked. Anyone could have entered at anytime of night just by opening, and the scary thing is that they would have access to all the guest rooms. That I have never seen, and consider it extremely dangerous.
I had called earlier to see if I could have a refrigerator in my room, since the king suite does not come with one. I was told that the cost would be $20 per night. I asked if there would be any taxes and/or surcharges, and was told that there should not be. I thought that $20 seemed pricey, but I accepted it anyway.
At checkout, I was charged a total of $67.20 for 3 nights, $3.60 for state tax and $3.60 for occupancy tax for the refrigerator.
While I like the hotel and could overlook the refrigerator issue, I'm not too sure about the security.
All they need to do really, is to either replace the door, so that guests have to use their keys to gain entry, unless they're entering through the lobby (of course).