3 miles
Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park
Cliff jumping, ziplines, wakeboarding and kayaking in Portland's flooded brownstone quarries. Open spring through early autumn.
Portland & the Connecticut River Valley
We sit on Route 66 in Portland, on the east bank of the Connecticut River directly across from Middletown.
Getting around
Central Connecticut, without central Connecticut prices
Portland is a small river town with an outsized position on the map. Route 9 is two minutes from our door, which means Hartford is a twenty-minute drive north and the Long Island Sound shoreline is about thirty minutes south. Interstate 91 and Route 2 are both a short hop away.
Guests stay with us for a lot of different reasons — a Wesleyan drop-off or graduation, a job on a nearby site, a hospital visit, a wedding in Middletown, or just a stop between Boston and New York that does not cost what a stop in Hartford costs.
Whatever brought you here, the front desk knows the area. Ask.
3 miles
1 mile
The Connecticut River
Public boat launches, riverside walking trails and marinas, all within a mile of the front door.
5 miles
Wesleyan University
Campus visits, family weekend and commencement. We fill early on those dates — book well ahead.
4 miles
Downtown Middletown
One of the better restaurant strips in the state: Thai, Italian, Middle Eastern, brewpubs, and a long row of independents that stay open late.
Distances
What is nearby
Driving distances from our front door.
- Eggs Up RestaurantBreakfast and lunch, directly across the roadAcross the street
- Brownstone Exploration & Discovery ParkCliff jumping, ziplines, kayaking in a flooded quarry3 miles
- Downtown MiddletownMain Street restaurants, bars and shops4 miles
- Wesleyan UniversityCampus visits, parents weekend, commencement5 miles
- Connecticut RiverBoat launches, riverside trails and marinas1 mile
- Portland FairgroundsSeasonal fairs, markets and events2 miles
- Middlesex Health, MiddletownMain hospital campus4 miles
- Route 9 & Route 66 JunctionDirect access north to Hartford, south to the shoreline2 miles
- Bradley International Airport (BDL)32 miles
- HartfordState capital, XL Center, Bushnell Park18 miles
- New Haven & Yale28 miles
- Mohegan Sun / Foxwoods36 – 44 miles
Outdoors
Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park is built into Portland's historic brownstone quarries — cliff jumping, ziplines, wakeboarding and kayaking in spring and summer. The Connecticut River has public boat launches and riverside walking trails within a mile of us.
Food & Drink
Eggs Up is directly across the road for breakfast. Middletown's Main Street, four miles away, has one of the better restaurant strips in the state — Thai, Italian, Middle Eastern, brewpubs and a long row of independent places that stay open late.
Campus & Business
Wesleyan University is five miles away, and we fill up fast around move-in, family weekend and commencement — book early for those dates. Middlesex Health's main campus is four miles, and the Route 9 corridor puts most central Connecticut job sites inside a thirty-minute drive.
Ready when you are
Front desk staffed 24 hours a day. Call us and we will match or beat any rate you find for the same room and dates on any travel site.