Crowne Plaza, Stamford CT
I stumbled upon this hotel purely by accident. One of my friends yelped "kosher restaurants" near our hotel in Old Greenwich (the neighboring town) and we found a Kosher restaurant called "Soosh". We put it in our navigation and noticed that the restaurant was in this hotel. We didn't realize there were parking spots for the restaurant right in front and we accidentally parked in the hotel's lot in the back. We walked through the hotel lobby to find a Shabbaton occurring (during Hanukkah with thousands of lit menorahs...pretty surreal). Once we found our way to the restaurant, we asked the owner what the Shabbaton was all about, and he told us that this is a weekly occurrence. The hotel lobby was immaculate...as though I walked into a Miami Southbeach hotel! After I got home I went on the hotel's website to see if it's worth staying there, and I was shocked by how spacious and well decorated the rooms were. And some of the rooms have kitchens as well! (Just look at the website). And the price during winter break is very affordable! Tip: "Soosh" was the best Kosher sushi I ever had. They have a kid's menu as well and they hand out crayons and pages to color! Great service, great menu! All around amazing experience!
Kill a few birds with one stone: Greenwich, CT is the must see neighboring town. Very affluent with beautiful homes. Google "nicest neighborhoods or streets of Greenwich and head there for some house site seeing! Greenwich Avenue is a half mile stretch of high end shops and boutiques. There weren't many restaurants open on New Year's day when we went, nor clothing stores, but we still enjoyed our experience. The Saks Fifth Avenue here pales in comparison to that in NYC. Drive around the neighborhood of Belle Haven (a lot of streets are private so you won't have access unless you have balls to drive through. But there are many streets along the Long Island Sound that are worth seeing) which is a peninsula surrounded by water at the very southern tip of Greenwich Avenue. If there is a neighborhood to see in Greenwich, this is it! Skip the others! The lot sizes are too big to even see the homes! Also, for a sand beach, visit Greenwich Point Park (in Old Greenwich). This may or may not be a private beach so you should give them a call before you go, but I just drove by in the winter and it was beautiful!
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