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Howard Johnson Inn

150 Ledge Road
Darien, CT 06820
Nightly Rates: ( 94.01 - 129.01 )
1 Star


Property Description

Welcome to the Howard Johnson Inn of Darien, Connecticut. Easy access on/off I-95 at Exit 11. Walk to train station and 45-minute train ride to Grand Central Station in New York City. Oversized rooms with Expanded Cable w/ HBO, data port phones, in-room coffee makers and individually controlled heat and air conditioning units. Jacuzzi rooms available. Outdoor Seasonal Pool. Easy to get to Stamford financial and corporate districts. Close to Norwalk Maritime Aquarium and Norwalk corporate district. Sign up for Trip Rewards Guest Loyalty Program NOTE: June 11-18, 2006 - Reservations Can Not Be Cancelled. Guests Will Be Charged In Full For Entire Stay



Amenities

· Beach
· Barber/Beauty Shop
· Coffee Maker in Room
· 24 Hour Front Desk
· Fishing
· Free Parking
· Golf
· Hairdryers Available
· Modem Lines in Room
· No Smoking Rooms/Facilities
· Free Newspaper
· Parking
· Safe Deposit Box
· Shops/Commercial Services
· Television with Cable
· Adjoining Rooms
· Air Conditioned
· AM/FM Alarm Clock
· Breakfast
· Breakfast
· Continental Breakfast
· Connecting Rooms
· Copy Service
· Ice Machine
· Iron
· Ironing Board
· Modem in Room
· Over Sized Rooms
· Pool
· Outdoor Pool
· Pool View
· Bus Parking
· Recreational Vehicle Parking
· Truck Parking
· Safe
· TV Remote Control
· Vending Machines
· Wake-up Service


Room Information

General Information
Total Number of Guest Rooms: 72 Total Number of King Size Beds: 36 Total Number of Queen-Queen Beds: 36 Total Number of Non-Smoking Rooms: 50 Total Number of Home Office Rooms: 10
Standard Room
Oversize rooms with choice of 1 King bed or 2 Queen beds newly refurbished. In room coffee makers, AM/FM clock radios, dataport phones, color remote control TV's with cable including HBO.


Jacuzzi Suite
Four Double Queen rooms with a Jacuzzi tub in bathroom. Four King rooms with Jacuzzi tub in bedroom.
Home Office Room
Larger TV, two phones with Dataports & volume control, and well lit work area.

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Miscellaneous Information

· American Dollars is the native currency.
· Check in time is 03:00 PM
· Check out time is 12:00 PM
· Time Zone is EST
· Opened in 1972
· Renovated in 1995
· 72 rooms.
· 0 suites.
· 2 floors.


Directions

Exit 11 off of I-95 North or South.

Exit 37 North or South make a right on Route 124 South. Proceed @ 4 miles to end and make right on Boston Post Road (US 1). At the 6th light make a right onto Ledge Road just before I-95 overpass. Hotel is on the right.

Darien Howard Johnson located in a quaint village. minutes from Norwalk or Stamford

Westchester


Guarantee Policy

All reservations made via the Internet require a credit card to guarantee the reservation. Some reservations may require a credit card deposit.


Cancellation Policy

Cancellation penalties may apply if cancelled after the policy deadline. Please review the reservation details before confirming your reservation as policies vary.


Restaurant Information

Backstreet Restaurant Chucks Steak House Pizza Pasta And Brew The Black Goose Grill Upper Crust Bagel

The Black Goose Grill Chucks Steak House

On site. Family food.

Upper Crust Bagel

35 Church Street Greenwich, CT. 203-869-4403. Catering to the gourmet with superior quality steaks, chops and seafood.

Pizza Pasta And Brew

Recreation Information

Bridgeport Attractions New York Marathon Norwalk in Water Boat Show Oyster Fest Oxridge Charity Horse Show Radio City Music Hall Shea Stadium Sono District Yankee Stadium

Sono District

South Norwalk (Veterans Park) Norwalk, CT 800-866-7925 Weekend after July 4th. Family festival with entertainment, games, harbor tours, and a Nautical flea market.

Norwalk in Water Boat Show Oyster Fest Radio City Music Hall Bridgeport Attractions Pool Area Yankee Stadium Shea Stadium New York Marathon

Area Attractions

General Information

Quaint New England town located 45 minutes from Manhattan. Metro North train station walking distance block from Hotel, easy on/off exit 11 off Connecticut turnpike (I-95) just outside of Stamford business district.

Lockwood Matthews Mansion

295 West Ave. Norwalk, CT. 203-838-1434 Tues-Fri. 11 AM - 4 PM, Sat-Sun 1 PM - 4 PM 1864 National Historic landmark, 52 room Victorian palace.

Brewers Yacht Marina Stamford, CT. 1-800-243-6116 Hours of operation: Thursday: 5 PM - 11 PM; Friday: 12 PM - 11 PM; Saturday: 11 AM - 11 PM; Sunday: 11 AM - 10 PM Performing Arts festival, 80 performing groups, 42 Nationalities, 16 International Restaurants, ship cruises, giant Amusement park, and nightly fireworks.

IMAX Theatre

IMAX movie theater. Norwaul, CT

Sheffield Island Lighthouse

888-LI-SOUND or 203-838-9444 Open weekends, Memorial Day - June; daily, July - Labor Day Program fees vary. Picturesque boat ride to Sheffield Island; tour National Register 10-room lighthouse, picnic area. Children's environmental education programs. Birthday parties, exhibits and special events offered.

Fairfield County Beaches

Weed Beach Nearwater Ln. (203) 656-7325 Memorial Day - September Parking fee: $25 per car. Food concession, picnic area/grills, restrooms, tennis by reservation. Calf Pasture Beach Calf Pasture Beach Rd. (203) 854-7806 Memorial Day - September Parking fee: $15 per car. 33-acre beach, food concession, picnic tables, bathhouse, sailboat/windsurf/kayak rentals, fishing, child playground, miniature golf, softball & volleyball areas. Sherwood Island State Park I-95, Exit 18 (203) 226-6983 Memorial Day - September Hours: Dawn to 1/2 hour before dusk. Parking fee: CT residents - $5 weekdays / $7 weekends Out of town residents - $8 weekdays / $12 weekends 1-1/2-mile beach, food concession, picnic areas, bathhouse, fields, fishing.

New York City

With New York City only a short 45 minutes train or car ride away, why not have dinner in Manhattan and see a Broadway show, or watch the World Champion New York Yankees play at Yankee Stadium? After spending the day or evening in New York, return to the relaxing atmosphere of Connecticut. Check out Broadway show information and availability at Ticket Pro.

Sono - South Norwalk

The revitalized, historic seaport town of South Norwalk known as "SONO" has unusual boutiques and great nightlife. The SONO Cinema offers some of the finest art, independent, foreign and edcational films. SONO has many restaurants and bars including the New England Brewing Company which gives 30-minute tours of the brewery process and offers samples.

Martime Aquarium at Norwalk

10 North Water Street Norwalk, CT. 06854 203-852-0700 10 AM - 5 PM An aquarium, a maritime history hall and an IMAX theater all in one.

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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.

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

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