The Water's Edge is a lovely full-service hotel in a beautiful setting. We went off-season at a reasonable rate and had a great time. Our room was spacious and clean and the staff couldn't have been nicer. Dinner at the restaurant was very good.There is a large and active bar, probably owing to the fact that the hotel is one of the premier places in CT to have a wedding. One of the perks of being at a hotel that does many weddings is that there is entertainment in the bar on the weekends. Our one disappointment was that the gym (which we like to frequent) was prettty pathetic. The equipment was outdated and some broken. We chose not to use it. We will go back.

My wife and I stay here about once a year just to get away and relax for a night or so. I've reviewed this property before(see 2008 and 2010 reviews). This hotel is a waterfront resort on the Connecticut shoreline. It is comprised of connected buildings (main building if you will) with various types of accomodations from standard hotel rooms to suites. The hotel also has separate "townhouse" style units, many of which are also used for time share ownership. We stayed in a larger hotel room this time which had a king size bed which was comfortable(if not up to Hilton or Marriott bedding standards). The room also had a large sitting area, small flat screen TV and jacuzzi tub in the bathroom. The room appeared to be freshly painted as had the corridors. Carpeting in the room and corridors was older but still in decent condition. Overall, the room and bathroom were quite nice. Our stay was in January so prices were much lower than "in season" rates. We utilized the restaurant for a Saturday night dinner. The food and service were very good. Water's Edge is known for their elaborate Sunday morning brunch. Having eaten a large dinner on Saturday night, we decided to forego the brunch. Instead, we went to the restaurant at 8:15 AM for breakfast. Breakfast was open until about 8:45 when the staff finishes preparation for brunch. We were surprised that no menu was offered, just a limited buffet with standard breakfast foods. There was a chef to prepare eggs or an omelet. No waffles. A hotel of this caliber should offer a full breakfast to its guests who do not want to partake in the massive brunch. We then encountered a major problem. A container of yougurt I selected and partially ate from was rancid and long expired. I told the waiter. He didn't say much. When the check came about 15 minutes later, the manager walked over and said "don't worry about the check." While that was the apology offered, the real issue is that how can a hotel of this caliber serve expired yougurt? This hotel features weddings and functions, its restaurant and of course the Sunday brunch. Serving expired food casts doubt on the food handling, quality and preparation practices all around in my view. I mentioned the incident at the front desk at check out and again, not much was said except an inquiry whether the restaurant had "taken care of " the matter. One last item to note is that a new time share building has been constructed. This building partially obstructs the water views from some vantage points, particularly from the gazebo area often utilized for outside weddings. Some may feel this detracts from the overall atmosphere at a waterfront resort.

Our son was married at the Water's Edge and they did a beautiful job. Wedding, food and service was top notch. The grounds are so beautiful and the view can't be beat! Rooms were lovely and well appointed.

A wonderful place to stay or visit for the day for lunch or dinner.

we went to a new years buffet and found the service,food and ambience to be of top quality.
We were so impressed with the entire resort that we booked a weekend for 3 with the Spa package . we have not completed that weekend yet but wiil report back