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Best Western Executive Hotel

490 Saw Mill Road
West Haven, CT 06516
Nightly Rates: ( 112.99 - 112.99 )
2 Star


Property Description

Stay at this West Haven hotel in Connecticut and discover the best lodging value on a getaway to New England. The Best Western Executive Hotel is conveniently near historic downtown New Haven and Yale University. Hotel guests will appreciate the variety of nearby dining and shopping options and the convenience of being just one hour away from New York City. Each well-appointed room features free high-speed Internet, a microwave, refrigerator, cable television and two-line speakerphones with voice mail. Other hotel amenities include a complimentary continental breakfast, indoor heated pool, meeting rooms, cocktail lounge and a fitness center. A friendly and multilingual staff (English and Spanish) is ready to ensure a comfortable stay in West Haven, Connecticut. Make an online reservation today and save at the Best Western Executive Hotel!



Amenities

· Fishing
· Golf
· Parking
· Tennis
· Business Center
· Laundry/Valet Services
· Fitness Center or Spa
· AM/FM Alarm Clock
· Bar/Lounge
· Beach
· Barber/Beauty Shop
· Coffee Maker in Room
· Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
· Handicapped Rooms/Facilities
· Elevators
· Free Parking
· Free Local Telephone Calls
· Hairdryers Available
· Modem Lines in Room
· Meeting/Banquet Facilities
· No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
· Free Newspaper
· Pool
· Safe Deposit Box
· Television with Cable
· Restaurant


Room Information

Business Plus Room:
* Executive floor offers rooms for the road warrior and features an oversized ergonomic chair, work desk, refrigerator, whirlpool tub to help you unwind after a long day at work, the room also has 2 two-line speakerphones, voice mail, high speed internet access at no charge, coffee/tea maker and full size iron and ironing board.
1 QUEEN BED,SMOKING,HI SPEED NET,MICROWAVE,REFRIG,
* 1 Queen Bed * Smoking Room * High Speed Internet Access * Microwave * Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
1 KING BED,SMOKE,HI SPEED NET,HANDICAP,MICRO REFRI
* 1 King Bed * Smoking Room * High Speed Internet Access * Handicapped Room * Microwave And Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
1 KING BED,NSMK,HI SPEED NET,HANDICAP,MICRO REFRIG
* 1 King Bed * No Smoking * High Speed Internet Access * Handicapped Room * Microwave And Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
1 QUEEN BED,NO SMOKING,HI SPEED NET,MICROWAVE,REFR
* 1 Queen Bed * No Smoking * High Speed Internet Access * Microwave * Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
1 KING BED,NO SMOKING,HI SPEED NET,MICROWAVE,REFRI
* 1 King Bed * No Smoking * High Speed Internet Access * Microwave * Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
1 KING BED,NSMK,HI SPEED NET,BUSINESS PLUS,MICR RF
* 1 King Bed * No Smoking * High Speed Internet Access * Business Plus Room * Microwave And Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
1 QUEEN BED,NSMK,HI SPEED NET,BUSINESS PLUS,MICR R
* 1 Queen Bed * No Smoking * High Speed Internet Access * Business Plus Room * Microwave And Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
1 QUEEN BED,SMOKING,HI SPEED NET,MICROWAVE,REFRIG,
* 1 Queen Bed * Smoking Room * High Speed Internet Access * Microwave * Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
1 KING BED,SMOKE,HI SPEED NET,HANDICAP,MICRO REFRI
* 1 King Bed * Smoking Room * High Speed Internet Access * Handicapped Room * Microwave And Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast
1 KING BED,NSMK,HI SPEED NET,HANDICAP,MICRO REFRIG
* 1 King Bed * No Smoking * High Speed Internet Access * Handicapped Room * Microwave And Refrigerator * Continental Breakfast

Rate Disclaimer

Indicative rates are a year round range for search purposes only. The entire range of rates may not be available during certain seasons, or other specified periods of time. Check for specific rate availability when making a reservation.


Miscellaneous Information

· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 2:00 P.M.
· Check out time is 11:00 A.M.
· Time Zone is Eastern Standard Time
· Opened in 1986
· Renovated in March 1999
· 100 rooms.
· 0 suites.
· 7 floors.


Directions

áFrom: Interstate 95 South. Take Exit 42, turn left. The Best Western Executive Hotel is on the left. áFrom: Interstate 95 North. Take Exit 42, turn left. The hotel is on the left about one third of a mile down.

Tweed New Haven Airport 12 miles, Bradley International Airport 60 miles, John F. Kennedy International Airport 80 miles


Guarantee Policy

You must use a credit card to book online.


Cancellation Policy

Cancellation policies vary from hotel to hotel. Most current and accurate cancellation policies will appear on your confirmed reservation notification.


Area Attractions

Restaurants:

On Premises: * Sydney's CafŽ, American, cocktail lounge open from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and closed Sunday evenings. Continental breakfast is served daily from 6:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. * Adjacent to Denny's, American, 24-hours * Dakotas, American, steak house * 2 miles from TGI Friday's, American * 2 miles from Jimmy's, seafood, located on the water * 4 miles from Brazi's, Italian, festive atmosphere

Corporate Locations:

* 1 mile(s) from Bayer * 1 mile(s) from Enthone/Cookson, Electronics * 2 mile(s) from VA Medical Center * 2 mile(s) from Veteran's Administration Hospital * 3 mile(s) from Assa/Abloy Manufacturing * 4 mile(s) from BIC Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from Yale University, and Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Yale Children's Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Schick Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from St. Raphael's Hospital * 9 mile(s) from Subway World Headquarters * 10 mile(s) from Sikorsky Aircraft * 10 mile(s) from Phillips Medical

Recreation:

* 2 mile(s) from West Haven Beach and boardwalk * 3 mile(s) from Science Park

Nearby Cities:

* 1 mile(s) from Orange * 2 mile(s) from Milford * 2 mile(s) from New Haven * 8 mile(s) from Shelton * 8 mile(s) from Stratford * 10 mile(s) from Branford * 12 mile(s) from Trumbull * 15 mile(s) from Bridgeport * 30 mile(s) from Stamford * 35 mile(s) from Hartford * 60 mile(s) from Mystic * 60 mile(s) from New York City

Education:

* 2 mile(s) from University of New Haven * 4 mile(s) from Yale University * 5 mile(s) from Southern Connecticut State University * 12 mile(s) from Quinnipiac University

Local Attractions:

* 2 mile(s) from Veteran's Administration Hospital * 2 mile(s) from University of New Haven * 2 mile(s) from Savin Rock Conference Center * 2 mile(s) from West Haven Beach and boardwalk * 3 mile(s) from Science Park * 3 mile(s) from mall, shopping centers, business center, secretarial services, car rental, travel agency, laundromat, barber shop and beauty salon * 4 mile(s) from Peabody Museum * 4 mile(s) from Yale University * 4 mile(s) from Shubert Theater * 5 mile(s) from Southern Connecticut State University * 12 mile(s) from Quinnipiac University * 20 mile(s) from Oakdale Theater * 60 mile(s) from casino gambling

Local Attractions:

* 2 mile(s) from Veteran's Administration Hospital * 2 mile(s) from University of New Haven * 2 mile(s) from Savin Rock Conference Center * 2 mile(s) from West Haven Beach and boardwalk * 3 mile(s) from Science Park * 3 mile(s) from mall, shopping centers, business center, secretarial services, car rental, travel agency, laundromat, barber shop and beauty salon * 4 mile(s) from Peabody Museum * 4 mile(s) from Yale University * 4 mile(s) from Shubert Theater * 5 mile(s) from Southern Connecticut State University * 12 mile(s) from Quinnipiac University * 20 mile(s) from Oakdale Theater * 60 mile(s) from casino gambling

Local Attractions:

* 2 mile(s) from Veteran's Administration Hospital * 2 mile(s) from University of New Haven * 2 mile(s) from Savin Rock Conference Center * 2 mile(s) from West Haven Beach and boardwalk * 3 mile(s) from Science Park * 3 mile(s) from mall, shopping centers, business center, secretarial services, car rental, travel agency, laundromat, barber shop and beauty salon * 4 mile(s) from Peabody Museum * 4 mile(s) from Yale University * 4 mile(s) from Shubert Theater * 5 mile(s) from Southern Connecticut State University * 12 mile(s) from Quinnipiac University * 20 mile(s) from Oakdale Theater * 60 mile(s) from casino gambling

Local Attractions:

* 2 mile(s) from Veteran's Administration Hospital * 2 mile(s) from University of New Haven * 2 mile(s) from Savin Rock Conference Center * 2 mile(s) from West Haven Beach and boardwalk * 3 mile(s) from Science Park * 3 mile(s) from mall, shopping centers, business center, secretarial services, car rental, travel agency, laundromat, barber shop and beauty salon * 4 mile(s) from Peabody Museum * 4 mile(s) from Yale University * 4 mile(s) from Shubert Theater * 5 mile(s) from Southern Connecticut State University * 12 mile(s) from Quinnipiac University * 20 mile(s) from Oakdale Theater * 60 mile(s) from casino gambling

Local Attractions:

* 2 mile(s) from Veteran's Administration Hospital * 2 mile(s) from University of New Haven * 2 mile(s) from Savin Rock Conference Center * 2 mile(s) from West Haven Beach and boardwalk * 3 mile(s) from Science Park * 3 mile(s) from mall, shopping centers, business center, secretarial services, car rental, travel agency, laundromat, barber shop and beauty salon * 4 mile(s) from Peabody Museum * 4 mile(s) from Yale University * 4 mile(s) from Shubert Theater * 5 mile(s) from Southern Connecticut State University * 12 mile(s) from Quinnipiac University * 20 mile(s) from Oakdale Theater * 60 mile(s) from casino gambling

Corporate Locations:

* 1 mile(s) from Bayer * 1 mile(s) from Enthone/Cookson, Electronics * 2 mile(s) from VA Medical Center * 3 mile(s) from Assa/Abloy Manufacturing * 4 mile(s) from BIC Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from Yale University, and Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Yale Children's Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Schick Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from St. Raphael's Hospital * 9 mile(s) from Subway World Headquarters * 10 mile(s) from Sikorsky Aircraft * 10 mile(s) from Phillips Medical

Corporate Locations:

* 1 mile(s) from Bayer * 1 mile(s) from Enthone/Cookson, Electronics * 2 mile(s) from VA Medical Center * 3 mile(s) from Assa/Abloy Manufacturing * 4 mile(s) from BIC Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from Yale University, and Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Yale Children's Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Schick Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from St. Raphael's Hospital * 9 mile(s) from Subway World Headquarters * 10 mile(s) from Sikorsky Aircraft * 10 mile(s) from Phillips Medical

Corporate Locations:

* 1 mile(s) from Bayer * 1 mile(s) from Enthone/Cookson, Electronics * 2 mile(s) from VA Medical Center * 3 mile(s) from Assa/Abloy Manufacturing * 4 mile(s) from BIC Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from Yale University, and Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Yale Children's Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Schick Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from St. Raphael's Hospital * 9 mile(s) from Subway World Headquarters * 10 mile(s) from Sikorsky Aircraft * 10 mile(s) from Phillips Medical

Corporate Locations:

* 1 mile(s) from Bayer * 1 mile(s) from Enthone/Cookson, Electronics * 2 mile(s) from VA Medical Center * 3 mile(s) from Assa/Abloy Manufacturing * 4 mile(s) from BIC Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from Yale University, and Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Yale Children's Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Schick Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from St. Raphael's Hospital * 9 mile(s) from Subway World Headquarters * 10 mile(s) from Sikorsky Aircraft * 10 mile(s) from Phillips Medical

Corporate Locations:

* 1 mile(s) from Bayer * 1 mile(s) from Enthone/Cookson, Electronics * 2 mile(s) from VA Medical Center * 3 mile(s) from Assa/Abloy Manufacturing * 4 mile(s) from BIC Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from Yale University, and Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Yale Children's Hospital * 4 mile(s) from Schick Headquarters * 4 mile(s) from St. Raphael's Hospital * 9 mile(s) from Subway World Headquarters * 10 mile(s) from Sikorsky Aircraft * 10 mile(s) from Phillips Medical

Nearby Cities:

* 1 mile(s) from Orange * 2 mile(s) from Milford * 2 mile(s) from New Haven * 8 mile(s) from Shelton * 8 mile(s) from Stratford * 10 mile(s) from Branford * 12 mile(s) from Trumbull * 15 mile(s) from Bridgeport * 30 mile(s) from Stamford * 35 mile(s) from Hartford * 60 mile(s) from Mystic * 60 mile(s) from New York City

Nearby Cities:

* 1 mile(s) from Orange * 2 mile(s) from Milford * 2 mile(s) from New Haven * 8 mile(s) from Shelton * 8 mile(s) from Stratford * 10 mile(s) from Branford * 12 mile(s) from Trumbull * 15 mile(s) from Bridgeport * 30 mile(s) from Stamford * 35 mile(s) from Hartford * 60 mile(s) from Mystic * 60 mile(s) from New York City

Nearby Cities:

* 1 mile(s) from Orange * 2 mile(s) from Milford * 2 mile(s) from New Haven * 8 mile(s) from Shelton * 8 mile(s) from Stratford * 10 mile(s) from Branford * 12 mile(s) from Trumbull * 15 mile(s) from Bridgeport * 30 mile(s) from Stamford * 35 mile(s) from Hartford * 60 mile(s) from Mystic * 60 mile(s) from New York City

Nearby Cities:

* 1 mile(s) from Orange * 2 mile(s) from Milford * 2 mile(s) from New Haven * 8 mile(s) from Shelton * 8 mile(s) from Stratford * 10 mile(s) from Branford * 12 mile(s) from Trumbull * 15 mile(s) from Bridgeport * 30 mile(s) from Stamford * 35 mile(s) from Hartford * 60 mile(s) from Mystic * 60 mile(s) from New York City

Nearby Cities:

* 1 mile(s) from Orange * 2 mile(s) from Milford * 2 mile(s) from New Haven * 8 mile(s) from Shelton * 8 mile(s) from Stratford * 10 mile(s) from Branford * 12 mile(s) from Trumbull * 15 mile(s) from Bridgeport * 30 mile(s) from Stamford * 35 mile(s) from Hartford * 60 mile(s) from Mystic * 60 mile(s) from New York City

Transportation:

* 0 mile(s) from Limo service, hotel can provide phone number for pick up and drop off * 3 mile(s) from Amtrak and Metro North * 12 mile(s) from Tweed New Haven Airport * 60 mile(s) from Bradley International Airport, Hartford * 80 mile(s) from John F. Kennedy International Airport

Transportation:

* 0 mile(s) from Limo service, hotel can provide phone number for pick up and drop off * 3 mile(s) from Amtrak and Metro North * 12 mile(s) from Tweed New Haven Airport * 60 mile(s) from Bradley International Airport, Hartford * 80 mile(s) from John F. Kennedy International Airport

Transportation:

* 0 mile(s) from Limo service, hotel can provide phone number for pick up and drop off * 3 mile(s) from Amtrak and Metro North * 12 mile(s) from Tweed New Haven Airport * 60 mile(s) from Bradley International Airport, Hartford * 80 mile(s) from John F. Kennedy International Airport

Transportation:

* 0 mile(s) from Limo service, hotel can provide phone number for pick up and drop off * 3 mile(s) from Amtrak and Metro North * 12 mile(s) from Tweed New Haven Airport * 60 mile(s) from Bradley International Airport, Hartford * 80 mile(s) from John F. Kennedy International Airport

Transportation:

* 0 mile(s) from Limo service, hotel can provide phone number for pick up and drop off * 3 mile(s) from Amtrak and Metro North * 12 mile(s) from Tweed New Haven Airport * 60 mile(s) from Bradley International Airport, Hartford * 80 mile(s) from John F. Kennedy International Airport

Local Attractions:

* 2 mile(s) from Savin Rock Conference Center * 4 mile(s) from Peabody Museum * 4 mile(s) from Shubert Theater * 20 mile(s) from Oakdale Theater * 60 mile(s) from casino gambling

Shopping:

* 3 mile(s) from mall, shopping centers, business center, secretarial services, car rental, travel agency, laundromat, barber shop and beauty salon

Transportation:

* 0 mile(s) from limousine service, hotel can provide phone number for pick up and drop off * 3 mile(s) from Amtrak and Metro North * 12 mile(s) from Tweed New Haven Airport * 60 mile(s) from Bradley International Airport, Hartford * 80 mile(s) from John F. Kennedy International Airport

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If you are searching for an inn, hotel, motel or resort near a Connecticut attraction, amusement and theme parks, or close to shopping, cultural events, historic sites, museums and performing arts centers, or nearby zoos, a festival, a golf course, a Connecticut state park, this is where you will find it.

CONNECTICUT, one of the 13 original colonies, is a lace work of preserved Early American and Colonial structures and sites with a legacy of Victorian architecture, military firearms, Industrial Revolution manufacturing, literature and theater, and American Impressionist art. Today, world-class theater, music and art museums contribute to its well-stocked treasure-trove for seekers of cultural pursuits. Connecticut is also very much a place for family adventures, with easy access to attractions of great diversity such as beaches, historic carousels, old-fashioned fun parks, vintage train rides, farms and ranches for picking, petting and riding, museums and science centers, zoos and nature centers. Connecticut's small size, great diversity of terrain and wide open spaces make it ideal for outdoor enthusiasts. Almost every type of outdoor activity has its following here like cycling, hiking, kayaking and canoeing, river tubing, camping, downhill skiing and snowboarding, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. saltwater and freshwater fishing, boating, and hot air ballooning.

The Discovery Museum at BRIDGEPORT is an interactive museum with a simulated trip to the moon; at Captain's Cove maritime and amusement center visitors can take a guided tour of the Nantucket, a floating lighthouse; the Barnum Museum pays homage to showman P.T. Barnum.

Nearby, at MILFORD, there is bird-watching in a variety of habitats at the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center.

Some 16 towns make up the CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY region, among them East Haddam where visitors can tour the stone castle in Gillette Castle State Park or the Goodspeed Opera House where nationally acclaimed musicals are performed in a historic Victorian theater (15 of its shows have gone on to Broadway); at Chester, first settled in 1692, visitors can ride one of Connecticut's Historic River Ferries; at Essex the Connecticut River Museum spells out the history of the “No. 1 Small Town in the U.S.” and visitors can see the scenic river from the Essex Steam Train & Riverboat; other attractions include The Museum of Fife & Drum at Ivoryton showing America on parade; and the Fort Saybrook Monument Park at Old Saybrook where story-boards "walk" visitors through Old Saybrook’s history.

Visitors can find out why DANBURY was once called the "Hat Capital of the World" and other interesting exhibits relating to the Housatonic Valley at the Danbury Scott-Fanton Museum and Historical Society; the Military Museum of Southern New England includes the first tank made in the U.S.; the Danbury Railway Museum is housed in a restored train station; nearby the Brookfield Craft Center, housed in four colonial buildings near picturesque Candlewood Lake, is a showcase for contemporary art.

Jurassic-period dinosaur tracks (200-million years old) are housed under a geodesic dome at Rocky Hill in DINOSAUR STATE PARK.

Visitors can follow a trail through 15 historic places in FARMINGTON VALLEY, among them the Hill-Stead Museum Farmington, a Colonial Revival style house (1901) set on 150 acres.

At GUILFORD the Henry Whitfield State Museum is the oldest house in Connecticut and oldest stone house in New England (1639); the Guilford Handcraft Center is devoted to fine arts and handcrafts. Connecticut’s Old State House in its capital HARTFORD is the oldest statehouse in America, site of the country's first written constitution; other attractions include the Harriet Beecher Stowe House, the home of one of the country's most influential writers, the Mark Twain House where Twain wrote several of his books, the 1844 Wadsworth Atheneum with a collection of Hudson River School painting and African-American art, and the Elizabeth Park Rose Gardens, the first municipal rose garden in the country. I

In EAST HARTFORD the Vintage Radio & Communications Museum of CT tells the story of radio.

In WEST HARTFORD there are tours of Noah Webster House/Museum of West Hartford History, Webster's restored colonial birthplace which show how a typical family lived on the eve of the Revolution.

South of Hartford, three 18th-century houses of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum at WETHERSFIELD are furnished to provide a glimpse into a distinct period of American history; Wethersfield Museum contains permanent and changing exhibits.

LITCHFIELD HILLS is a region of rustic scenery, covered bridges, vintage clocks and Lake Compounce Theme Park in BRISTOL; also in Bristol is The American Clock & Watch Museum and the Carousel Museum of New England; the Gunn Historical Museum & Library is a 1781 house museum with changing exhibits & furnished rooms; other attractions are the Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum in KENT, the Gay-Hoyt House Museum, Sharon Historical Society, a 1775 Colonial house in SHARON, and in LAKEVILLE the Holley House Museum and Salisbury Cannon Museum.

MYSTIC Seaport is a maritime museum renowned for its tall ships in a re-created 19th-century New England whaling village; Mystic Aquarium has nearly 4,000 types of sea life, including whales and bottle-nosed dolphins.

Nearby, at GROTON, visitors can board the world's first nuclear-powered submarine at USS Nautilus & Submarine Force; The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center traces the history of the tribe from its beginnings 11,000 years ago, with a 350-year-old Pequot village and interactive exhibits.

The NEW CANAAN Historical Society shows off its wares in five vintage buildings which are are home to seven museums and a library; the New Canaan Nature Center has 40 acres of diverse habitats with walking trails.

The Peabody Museum of Natural History in NEW HAVEN showcases 9-million natural wonders; the legendary American theater Shubert Performing Arts Center has backstage tours and "graffiti walls" covered with autographs of the performers. Yale University is one of the world's great seats of teaching; the Campus includes the Yale Art Gallery and the Yale Center for British Art.

The Maritime Aquarium in NORWALK takes a look at the marine life of Long Island Sound, plus IMAX movies; Sheffield Island Lighthouse is a bird sanctuary accessed by ferry and with an 1868 lighthouse.

Native American artifacts are shown at the Museum of Natural History & Primitive Technology surrounded in SOMERS by nature trails. STAMFORD Museum & Nature Center includes a New England working farm, country store, woodland trails and picnic area; The United House Wrecking Co. is Connecticut's largest antique emporium.

The STORRS/MANSFIELD collection of over 2,000 puppets can be seen at Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry.

Visitors ride past rock outcroppings, rushing water, and historic structures on the “Naugy” at the Naugatuck Railroad Co/Railroad Museum of New England at THOMASTON.

Three centuries of Connecticut art and decorative arts are on show at Mattatuck Museum in WATERBURY, and at nearby Middlebury the Quassy Amusement Park is on the shores of Lake Quassapaug.

The New England Air Museum at WINDSOR LOCKS has more than 70 aircraft, from 1909 to modern jets.

Nearby at GRANBY the Salmon Brook Settlement is a 1790 Weed-Enders House with museum store, genealogy library, 1870 school, and a tobacco barn with general store.

At EAST GRANBY the Old New Gate Prison & Copper Mine, the colonial government's first prison, is filled with subterranean intrigue.