About this property
Historic Charm: The Griswold Inn in Essex, Connecticut, is housed in a historic building. Guests enjoy a garden, terrace, restaurant, bar, and free WiFi. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature air-conditioning, private bathrooms, parquet floors, and wardrobes. Additional amenities include free toiletries, showers, and hairdryers. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves American cuisine with vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free options. Breakfast includes juice, fresh pastries, and fruits. Local Attractions: Located 49 km from Tweed-New Haven Airport, the inn is near Goodspeed Opera House (18 km), Wesleyan University (35 km), Thimble Islands (45 km), and Mystic Seaport (46 km).
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.
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Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Imogen
United States“The Griswold has a lot of character and great food & wine! Essex is the perfect location for a stroll and a lovely first stop on our East Coast road trip.” - Ursula
Germany“Such a romantic, tasteful, beautiful place, I wish we could have stayed longer” - Aine
United Kingdom“Everything! So quaint. All staff wonderful. Live music most nights. Food really good. Wine really good. They have a wine bar as well as the bar and restaurant and hotel. Also they have gift shops across the road. Lots of parking when we went.” 
Camilla
Italy“Felt like being brought back in time in the America ambience. The restaurant and Tap Room with music and great food.”- Jeremy United Kingdom“Beautiful old building with a lovely comfortable room.”
- Clifford
Singapore“The town of Essex itself, Fresh renovations, professional service and timeless bar.” - X
Sweden“This is a really charming place to spend a weekend. The building is historic and a main landmark in the town. Essex is really cute. The room we got was small but very cute, also very clean and charming. The people in the reception were lovely.” - Andrew United States“The Inn itself is great, in a cute spot in CT. Checks all of the rustic boxes and is a great spot for a nice weekend getaway.”
Dusan
Netherlands“Beautiful historic property and great restaurant. Lots of attention to detail and period furnishing maintaining the hotel’s historic New England heritage.”- Diana United States“The Inn is very clean and very old. It is perfectly situated near the water, and there is hotel parking across the street.”
Property surroundings
Restaurants
- The Griswold Inn Wine Bar
- CuisineAmerican
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
- The Griswold Inn Historic Dining Rooms
- CuisineAmerican
- AmbianceFamily friendly • Traditional
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
- The Griswold Inn Tap Room
- CuisineAmerican
- AmbianceFamily friendly • Traditional
- Dietary optionsVegetarian • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.
The fine print
Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
