Hotels in Connecticut abound, but which one offers the best accommodations for your particular business trip? If you plan to be there a day or a weekend, the accommodations you need will be different than those needed for a longer stay. If you are entertaining your client or meeting with them for business, this can also be a factor in where you stay, especially if you are providing the meeting room.

Choose the best facilities to make your business trip a success. You may need wireless Internet, unlimited free local calls, a business center to send faxes or meeting room capabilities. On longer stays, you may prefer a suite to just a room. Look for the following when you book a hotel room in Connecticut:

1. Find hotels in CT offering overnight accommodations.

2. Pick motels in CT for your long-term business needs.

3. Choose Connecticut hotels near local attractions for a work and fun business trip.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Look for hotels in Connecticut offering overnight accommodations

If you are going to Connecticut for a one day business meeting, you just need a place to park yourself overnight. Then you can catch your flight home in the morning. As long as the room is clean, comfortable and offers basics such as Internet, it should do the job for you.

I recommend: Connecticut Lodging Association offers a list of hotels, motels and bed and breakfasts by city in Connecticut. Just click on the city name, and choose the facility that works for your business trip. TheBestHotelDeals.net offers the lowest price for your one night stays in Connecticut. Put in the city name and the date you need, and it pulls up all available Connecticut hotels and motels with the best prices available. Holiday Inn offers many locations in Connecticut for your overnight stay.

Pick extended stay motels in Connecticut for longer stays

When you will be staying for a week or longer, extended stay hotels in CT are your best bet for a successful business trip. These hotels offer more than one room suites; they provide full kitchens, business centers, high-speed wireless Internet and meeting centers.

I recommend: Marriott offers 3 different properties for extended stays depending on your business needs. Click on the Residence Inn for full kitchens, Townplace for apartment style suites or ExecuStay for corporate housing with stays of more than 30 days. Homewood Suites offers 1 and 2 bedroom suites with full kitchens and separate living and sleeping areas.

Make your Connecticut hotel reservation near the resorts for business and pleasure

Connecticut is a beautiful state, and if time permits, mix some fun with the business trip. From skiing to sunbathing, Connecticut offers mini vacations that you can blend into your business trip.

I recommend: ResortsandLodges.com compiled a comprehensive listing of all the resorts along with the Connecticut hotels and motels near them. Use this list to choose the lodging for your next business and fun trip. Get in some golfing on the next Connecticut business trip. GolfLink provides a list of hotels in CT near the golf courses, so you can work on your putt after you work on your work. Mohegan Sun, located near local attractions, offers a fitness center and golf course on location.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Make your Connecticut motel reservation online or by calling the hotel directly. You can also choose to work with a travel agent to book your hotel room. This works especially well when you need last minute deals on your hotel reservations.