Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk is now The Watershed!

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Seeking a romantic escape within shouting distance of New York City? Well, your search is over: Treat that main squeeze of yours to some boutique luxury, plenty of pampering, and an ultra-special atmosphere with a getaway to Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury.

You can’t beat our accommodations, our amenities, our location—oh, and our romance-ready Date Night special!

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Romantic Getaways in Danbury


Come join us for winter family fun and relaxation, Connecticut Gold Coast-style, here at Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk! As 2020 (a year like none other) winds down and segues frostily into 2021, enjoy boutique coziness and pitch-perfect amenities with us while exploring what the Fairfield County winterscape has to offer.

Here are a few ideas for wintertime itineraries on a Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk family getaway!

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Perfect Winter Escape for the Whole Family


Take advantage of the ideal location of Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk!  Less than 1 mile away is the brand NEW SoNo Collection Mall which includes all top name brand retailers and the notorious SoNo waterfront neighborhood, an artsy community offering dozens of Fairfield County’s favorite restaurants, cafes and nightlife as well as an array of authentic boutiques for those one of kind gifts.

Norwalk offers its own rich lineup of retailers and a range of culinary delights, meanwhile you’ll also be close to additional shopping opportunities in neighboring communities in Fairfield County. Combine that access with our unbeatable luxury accommodations and amenities, and you’re going to be sitting mighty pretty with your Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk perch!

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Tis the Season, For Holiday Shopping & Comfort Eats


For the best in luxury accommodations in Danbury—one of the go-to destinations on Connecticut’s “Gold Coast”—look no further than Hotel Zero Degrees! Our boutique Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury gives business travelers and vacationers alike a snazzy, well-appointed, and fantastically situated perch in this charming Fairfield County hub, just a hop, skip, and a jump from New York City.

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Luxury Accommodations in Danbury, CT


Here at Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury, we don’t only provide fantastic boutique accommodations in one of the great hubs of Fairfield County: We also offer our guests and walk-in visitors alike some of the region’s finest Italian cuisine at our on-site restaurant Terra!

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Intimate Italian Restaurant in Danbury (Terra)


Connecticut hosts a healthy modern winemaking scene, with vineyards scattered across the state. That includes the big backyard of our Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk, which provides the ideal boutique home base for sampling Fairfield County wines and rural scenery in one fell swoop!

The official Connecticut Wine Trail includes more than 40 vineyards and wineries. Here are just a few of the ones closest to Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk!

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Where to Stay When Touring Connecticut Wineries


Treat yourself to boutique accommodations in Fairfield County, Connecticut with Hotel Zero Degrees this fall and enjoy some of the best leaf-peeping anywhere!

Fall in New England is world-famous for the color show the region’s deciduous trees and shrubs put on once they start petering off in the photosynthesis department. Comfortably ensconced in your room or suite at Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury or Norwalk, you’ll have these postcard-perfect canopies at your fingertips.

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Best Hotel to Enjoy Connecticut Foliage


The Danbury Kids Expo was slated to celebrate its 10th year this August, but the coronavirus situation has derailed the festivities. Nonetheless, now’s a good time to give this wonderful family event a shout-out: inspiring you to plan a future stay at Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury to experience it!

 

The Danbury Kids Expo

Raising funds for a very good cause—the American Cancer Society—the Danbury Kids Expo gives children and parents alike the chance to sample the region’s rich roster of summer camps, family programs and resources, and more during an all-day, fun-packed experience.

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Family Getaway Favorites in Connecticut


Count yourself a golf fan—whether casual, mid-range, or absolutely, ravenously obsessed (and maybe still dreaming of going pro)? Well, calling Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury your luxury home away from home, you can get your greens on at any one (or two, or three) quality courses in the vicinity. High up on the list is the Richter Park Golf Course, just a few miles from our boutique hotel and ranked among not only the top golf courses in Connecticut but also the country as a whole.

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Golf Weekend in Danbury Connecticut


Some fantastic Fairfield County-grown apples await your pickin’ and crunchin’ pleasure when you lodge in luxury with us here at Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury. One of the region’s few remaining orchards open to the public is just a stone’s throw from our boutique accommodations, and it’s well worth a visit. If you’re spending a Connecticut staycation with us—and we certainly hope you will!—we certainly recommend a day trip to the venerable Blue Jay Orchards.

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Pick Your Own Apples During Your Connecticut Staycation


Relishing the boutique hospitality at Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury, you’ll find that—as with all three of our Connecticut hotels—you’re nicely positioned to enjoy a good, hearty dose of the great outdoors. If you get struck by the urge to go hiking during your stay with us, it’s an easy one to satisfy, what with multiple parks, state forests, and other public lands inviting a fresh-air ramble or two.

Here are just a few of the prime hiking destinations in close proximity to your Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury perch!

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Outdoor Hiking Spots for Your Next Getaway


Take a terrific taste-testing journey through one of the Northeast’s defining dishes at New England Chowdafest, and call Hotel Zero Degrees your epicurean home away from home for the occasion! It’s not only a great opportunity to eat some fabulous (and culturally significant) food: It’s also a charitable event raising valuable funds for Food Rescue U.S. and other worthy causes.

New England Chowdafest is underway (rain or shine) 11 AM to 3 PM on Sunday, October 6th in Sherwood Island State Park, which happens to be just minutes from Hotel Zero Degrees Norwalk (and also easily accessible from our Stamford and Danbury locations). Take advantage of that proximity—and, of course, our trademark boutique hospitality—for chowing down at Chowdafest!

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Norwalk, CT Hotel Near New England ChowdaFest


Here in New England, mourning the passage of summer is made a lot easier by the fact that fall in our neck of the woods—literally our neck of the woods—is as spectacular as anywhere in the world.

That, of course, is on account of our absolutely superlative fall colors, the vibrancy and diversity of which in the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada are unexcelled. With a guest room or suite at one of our Hotel Zero Degrees locations in Fairfield County, Connecticut, you’re auspiciously positioned to enjoy some world-class local “leaf-peeping.”

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Best Fall Foliage Activities in Southern CT


The Connecticut shore of Long Island Sound comes well-endowed with historic lighthouses: some still active, some retired, but all of which have done their part safeguarding boaters and mariners amid these historically treacherous waters. As a guest of ours at Hotel Zero Degrees, enjoying the best boutique hospitality Fairfield County has to offer, you’ll have a number of these fetching lights within easy reach.

Here’s a look at merely three of the beacons easily enjoyed from your Hotel Zero Degrees guestroom or suite, especially at our coastal Norwalk or Stamford properties a stone’s throw from Long Island Sound!

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Best Hotel for Southern Connecticut Lighthouses


If you’re headed to the Gold Coast of Connecticut for this year’s Greenwich Wine + Food Festival, we invite you to take advantage of our luxury accommodations just a hop, skip, and a jump away at Hotel Zero Degrees Stamford.

You’ll love our boutique hotel and its amenities—and you’ll certainly love how close you’ll be to the culinary action at the Greenwich waterfront this September!

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Best Hotel for Greenwich Wine + Food Festival


The craft beer boom in America shows no signs of slowing down, and Fairfield County, Connecticut happens to come flush with some fabulous brewers contributing to the sudsy trend.

All three of our Hotel Zero Degrees locations give you great access to these craft breweries, but today at the blog we’re putting the spotlight on Hotel Zero Degrees Stamford and some of the most convenient places to wet your hops-crazy whistle during a stay with us.

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Best Hotel for Fairfield County Breweries


Come celebrate America’s birthday with us here at Hotel Zero Degrees with a Stamford, Connecticut getaway this July 4th!

You’ll be perfectly poised to enjoy the homegrown Independence Day celebrations in one of the great cities in the Constitution State, and you’ll have the perfect boutique accommodations at your disposal for the occasion thanks to Hotel Zero Degrees Stamford.

The Fourth of July in Stamford, CT

The official Independence Day party here in Stamford takes place not on the Fourth of July itself, which this year falls on a Thursday, but on the following Saturday. That’s when the Stamford Independence Day Firework Celebration gets underway in Cummings Park, with festivities kicking off at 6 PM and the pyrotechnics themselves lighting up the summer skies beginning at 9 PM.

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Best Family Hotel for Fourth of July Festivities in CT


Fairfield County, Connecticut serves as a fantastic destination for business, pleasure, and everything in between, and one reason is the significant natural beauty and outdoor recreation on tap within easy reach of the New York metropolitan area.

A key component of that outdoor playground is Candlewood Lake, a reservoir on the Housatonic and Rocky rivers that, at more than eight square miles in area, ranks as the biggest lake in the Constitution State. With boutique accommodations at Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury, you’re less than a half-hour from its beautiful, hill-tucked shores, which call their strongest this time of year.

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Danbury Hotel for Family Vacations Near Candlewood Lake


Take in some live music, dance recitals, or other first-rate performances this summer on a getaway at Hotel Zero Degrees Danbury: You’ll be just minutes from Ives Concert Park on the Westside campus of Western Connecticut State University!

 

Ives Concert Park: Primo Entertainment & an Homage to a Famous Native Son

Ives Concert Park is named after one of Danbury, Connecticut’s best-known hometown heroes: Charles Ives, among the most famous and influential American composers in history. (Incidentally, you can check out his birthplace here in Danbury at the Charles Ives House managed by the Danbury Museum & Historical Society, though the interior is currently closed for restoration.)

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Best Hotels Near Ives Concert Park


Combine luxurious boutique accommodations and some awesome live entertainment in the heart of Stamford, Connecticut with a Hotel Zero Degrees getaway and the Alive @ Five summer concert series!

We offer the perfect perch for taking in the live music, just steps away from our hotel doorstep here on Washington Boulevard.

Alive @ Five in Downtown Stamford, CT: Summer Concerts in Columbus Park

The Alive @ Five concerts go down on five weeks’ worth of Thursday evenings in the summer beginning at 5 PM in Columbus Park, within shouting distance of Hotel Zero Degrees Stamford.

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Best Hotel near Alive at Five Stamford