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AREA HOTELS:

The below hotels are offering a discount for WesFest. Please mention you are attending WesFest at Wesleyan University. Other hotels can be found online at the Visitor's Guide.

Inn at Middletown
Middletown, CT (walking distance to campus)
$139.00 per night plus tax 
Phone: 800- 637-9851

Hampton Inn 
Meriden, CT (up to 18 minute drive to campus)
$70 per night plus tax
Phone: 800-372-2275 or 203-235-7139
Email: Tari Marshall-Day 

Courtyard by Marriott
Cromwell, CT (up to 15 minute drive to campus)
$99.00 per night plus tax
Phone: 800-627-7468 or 860-635-1001

Crowne Plaza Cromwell
Cromwell, CT (up to 15 minute drive to campus)
$99.00 per night plus tax
Phone: 888-233-9527 or 843-760-5839

Comfort Inn
Meriden, CT (up to 18 minute drive to campus)
per night plus tax (TBA)
Phone: 203-440-9600 

 DIRECTIONS:

Directions from Hartford and points north:  Take I-91 south to Exit 22 for Route 9 southbound. At exit 15, turn right onto Route 66 West (Washington Street) and follow signs for Event Parking.  Parking will be in the Vine Street lot.

Directions from New Haven, New York and points south: Take I-95 North to I-91 North. At exit 18, take Route 691/66 East. Route 66 becomes Washington Street in Middletown. Follow the signs for Event Parking.  Parking will be in the Vine Street lot.  Or, take I-95 north to the Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkway (Route 15 North) to Route 66 Eastbound. Follow the signs for Event Parking. Parking will be in the Vine Street lot.

Directions from Waterbury and points west: Take I-84 East. Take exit 27 to Route 691/66 East. Route 66 becomes Washington Street in Middletown. Follow the signs for Event Parking. Parking will be in the Vine Street lot.

Directions from Boston and points northeast: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) West to Exit 9 for I-84 West to Hartford. Take exit 57 over the Charter Oak Bridge and follow the signs to I-91 South. Take I-91 south to exit 22 for Route 9 Southbound, and follow the signs for Event Parking. Parking will be in the Vine Street lot. Or, take I-95 South through Providence, then take Exit 69 to Route 9 North (approximately 26 miles to Middletown). At exit 15, turn left  and follow the signs for Event Parking. Parking will be in the Vine Street lot.

TRAIN:

Metro North train line (800-638-7646) connects from New York to New Haven.

Amtrak train service arrives and departs from Meriden, about eight miles from campus. Call 800-872-7245 for schedules.

AIR:

Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Windsor Locks, CT (approximately 40 minutes from campus).

TAXI:

Airport Express Taxi (860-623-5353) charges $71 (for up to four people) for Bradley International Airport to Middletown or Middletown to Bradley International Airport.  Call for reservations and schedule.

Connecticut Limousine (800-472-5466) Departures from Hartford connect to Bradley, JFK and LaGuardia airports. Departures from new haven connect to Bradley, JFK, LaGuardia and Newark airports. Call for reservations and schedule.

Executive 2000 Taxi (800-801-0361 or 860-635-8222), a Middletown cab service, also makes connections to train stations and the airport.  Call for reservation. Approximate charges: $63.60* to New Haven train station, $68* to Bradley International Airport, $25-30* to Meriden train station. Accepts all major credit cards. (*Rate for up to four people)

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