Fairfield

This Fairfield - Bridgeport region is at the edge of the New York City metro area, part of Fairfield County (here, we exclude Stamford and Greenwich) and has the unique quality of being at the point where the sophistication of a world-class metropolis meets the beautiful countryside and substantial charm of New England. It is a place where quaint country inns and coastal activities like boating and kayaking are easily accessible but, so are bustling boutique shoppes and chic upscale hotels.

Among the biggest advantages for Fairfield County event venues are the many hotels just off Interstate 95 or near a train station with service to New York, so visitors can be in the middle on Manhattan within an hour and a half. Most of the hotel venues in Fairfield County are within 45 miles of Westchester County Airport.

Meetings in Fairfield County are staged in its diverse hotel settings, which include both well-known chains and romantic inns and B&Bs.
The major hotel venues in Fairfield County are Holiday Inn Bridgeport with 306 guest rooms and 9000 square feet of meeting space for up to 500 guests for corporate or special events, also located across street from Webster Bank Arena. The 325-room Trumbull Marriott Merritt Parkway, which can handle up to 700 in 12,540 square feet of function space. A number of select service and independent brands meet the discerning needs of all business and social groups and events. Unique hotels like the Delmar Resort in Southport, the Hotel Zero Degrees in Norwalk or the Inn at Longshore by OntheMarc.

For a thoroughly New England special event, the area offers settings like the Sheffield Island Lighthouse & Ferry system, including its circa 1868 lighthouse; Stewart B. McKinney Wildlife Refuge, and a picnic area on the island. At the 12-room Inn at Longshore in Westport is space for a banquet of up to 250 people in its ballroom overlooking the water and a Great Lawn reaching to water's edge ideal for a classic New England clambake. Another favored spot is Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, where special events can include visits to everything from the free-fly aviary of the South American Rainforest exhibit, to an authentic New England farmyard. And up to 1,000 person reception at the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk like in front of its 110,000-gallon Ocean Beyond the Sound exhibit.

High-quality and distinctive dining experiences are abundant in this Fairfield – Bridgeport area County from celebrity chef’s restaurants and upscale hotel dining like the Artisan, to waterfront seaport seafood or local brew pub atmospheres.