Name: Circle Hotel Fairfield
Address: 417 Post Road, Grasmere, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America, Fairfield, Fairfield County, US
Price range: $125–$282 per night
Rating: 8.5

What guests think

Across recent reviews, Circle Hotel Fairfield is praised for very clean, updated rooms, friendly staff, and a convenient location near Fairfield University, beaches, shops, and restaurants, with a pleasant outdoor pool and easy parking enhancing short, simple stays.

Common drawbacks include a basic continental breakfast, Roku-only TV with limited live channels, and occasional noise or bright exterior lighting, plus no elevator for second-floor rooms. Some guests noted limited outlets or storage, sporadic Wi‑Fi issues, and isolated cleanliness or maintenance hiccups. Overall, expect a clean, no‑frills, convenient base with friendly service.

Facilities

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Facilities

Guests highlight the well-kept outdoor pool and tidy grounds, plus ample on-site parking and useful beach passes. Amenities are otherwise simple, and there is no elevator to upper floors.

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Peter

Oct 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A good stay, nice size room and walking distance to shops and restaurants. Plenty of parking and not too noisy for the proximity to the road. A shout out and recommendation for Kevin's corner Irish pub, a five minute walk away and excellent drinks and food (pub food). The owner Kevin was a delight. Breakfast back at the Circle lacked variety but was adequate.

10

Paul

Aug 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel for staying in the area. Pool is nice touch but primary value is a clean, well maintained motel in Fairfield. Good value.

10

Patrice

Jul 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location for visiting the sites we wanted to see in the area. The pool is clean and large and was great after a hot day of touring. Very close to the beach and the staff kindly provided a pass so we didn’t have to pay for beach parking.

8

Meredith S.

Jul 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was nice. Rooms were clean and well maintained. Pool was nice but could use a few more lounges and umbrellas (that do t blow over in the wind).

8

Fabio

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Really nice. Location wise is super. Close to the beach and hotel has a nice clean pool.

10

Liz

Jul 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfy, clean accommodations with a nice pool and bonus beach pass. James at check-in was a great help and very welcoming.

10

Cristina

Jul 25, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Beautiful grounds, very clean, friendly and helpful staff. Nice breakfast and pool area has great seating. We used the beach pass which they let you rent out for 6 hours per day which saved us $40 a day in parking at the beach.

10

Elizabeth

Jul 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect spot for us. Near the beach and campus. We loved our stay and the kids enjoyed the pool.

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Lauretta

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Cute place, but needs some fine tuning. Rusty towel shelf and shower curtain without magnets at base to keep curtain from flying inward during shower. “Breakfast” is more continental…nothing hot except the waffle you make. Great location, but only an outdoor pool and a foosball table for amenities. Did appreciate the water provided.

8

Mary Ann

Sep 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

In town one night for concert. Happy with everything except the fact that there was no elevator that we could see. We had to carry our suitcases up 2 flights of outside steps. Also, only a ROKU tv in room which means no channels unless you login to your personal accounts like netflix etc. on this public tv which we absolutely were not doing.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is a strong point across reviews, with rooms and grounds often described as very clean and well maintained. A few guests reported issues such as stained linens, odors, pests, or inconsistent housekeeping.

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10

Ronald K

Oct 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean motel. Great staff.

10

Lauren

Nov 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I love staying here when visiting Fairfield. The rooms are updated, clean, and comfortable. Connie at the front desk went out of her way to make sure we had what we needed! Amazing staff and service.

8

Diane

Oct 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very clean unit.

10

sanghyeok

Nov 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean. And nice. Beds are definitely clean.

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Domenica

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It stated it was a coastal hotel. The welcome area was the only part of the hotel that matched the online pictures. There was no privacy and to top it off the one bed was dirty. We pulled the covers down and there were strands of hair on the sheets.

10

Steve

Aug 2, 2025

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Stayed 11 nights

Nice stay for 2 weeks in a x2 double bed with kitchenette. Although small kitchen. Had exactly what was required. Microwave over, sink, fridge freezer and a small hob. Decent size bathroom with walk in shower. Room cleaned every 2-3 days to a good standard with fresh towels and linen.

10

Lawrence

Jan 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was very clean including the bathroom. No smoke smell at all

6

Jennifer

Sep 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Overall, the stay was fine. The rooms were clean and bright. Unfortunately, we had a few baby roaches in our bathroom. We were there for our daughter's wedding and the hotel clerks at check in/out were very friendly.

6

Scott

Apr 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

TV did not work and needed to be reset by the staff. Ants in the bathroom. Stains on pillows and pillowcases. More than usual dust and dirt on carpet. This hotel seems to have high ratings. Not sure if those are associated with the summer season but with the pool closed and no local beaches open, the price to stay one night did not seem in-line with winter/early-spring time bookings

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Luca

Aug 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Spot of blood on one pillow. Unclear brown spot on linens

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Rooms

Rooms are updated, generally spacious and comfortable, with some suites or kitchenettes available. Reported downsides include hard or high beds, limited storage and outlets, bright exterior lights or road noise, Roku-only TV, and occasional Wi‑Fi, AC, or shower issues.

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Carroll

Apr 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I have stayed here several times over the past 2 years. The room was too hot and hard to control the temp.

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Leonard

May 15, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Beds are comfortable but a bit high. Convenient parking. It would be nice to have lights on both sides of the bed. Continental breakfast is okay. Towels are great

10

David

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Spacious, clean rooms. Loved the kitchenette and the free breakfast was perfect. Highly recommend this place.

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Leane

Sep 3, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Very clean. Nice big bathrooms

6

Courtney

Apr 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed overnight while visiting colleges in the area. Overall the room was good. One complaint is that the rooms were a little dark once the blinds are drawn. Three lamps help somewhat but celinging/overhead lights would be best.

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Tim

Jun 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I like the check-in process. All handled over the phone. Very convenient. The room was clean but the bed was hard and the bed only had 2 sheets and 1 thin blanket. Also they have bright lights on outside the hotel all night and the light was coming in around the shade so did not have a good night's sleep. The room felt very minimalist too. 1 Chair,1 Desk and 1 small refrigerator. Only 1 night stand for 2 beds (a second night stand would be helpful) and 3 lamps. Another chair and another night stand would be more comparable to a standard hotel room. On the positive side the room and bathroom were clean and even though the hotel is near a highway it wasnt too noisy at night or in the morning. The hotel also felt safe.

4

Lynn

Oct 16, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel is outdated in so many ways. it is clean and the staff is lovely. The shower is the absolute worst I have ever had....hot, cold, hot cold, on, off, drip, etc etc. A few upgrades and it would be a great place. It was fine for the one night I stayed for a family event.

10

Barbara M

Aug 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nicely redecorated rooms. Very spacious and comfortable. Nice breakfast choices. Pool area and outdoor seating was nicely landscaped.

6

Fred

Apr 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is near am Main Street so you can hear a little too much traffic.

6

Lauretta

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Cute place, but needs some fine tuning. Rusty towel shelf and shower curtain without magnets at base to keep curtain from flying inward during shower. “Breakfast” is more continental…nothing hot except the waffle you make. Great location, but only an outdoor pool and a foosball table for amenities. Did appreciate the water provided.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly, helpful, and accommodating. A minority reported issues like unresponsive front desk, housekeeping interruptions, or billing and communication problems.

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Kristie

Jun 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No one answer the phone when you call the desk for help. The hotel rate instead of the Expedia rate was charged to my credit card.

10

Lauren

Nov 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I love staying here when visiting Fairfield. The rooms are updated, clean, and comfortable. Connie at the front desk went out of her way to make sure we had what we needed! Amazing staff and service.

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Claudia

Aug 29, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

On our second day staying there, our code to enter our room wasn\'t working. I went to the front desk, both ladies were busy so I waited. I let the lady know that about the code. I showed her the message with the room number and code. She said that our stay was only for 1 night. I showed her the Expedia reservation with a paid 2 night stay. She couldn\'t care less, she was acting like a robot just saying "you need to call expedia and if you want to stay another night you need to pay here again". I told her my glasses and phone charger were in the room. She haven\'t finishing with me and she started answering other phone calls. She was just awful, she didn\'t want to hear anything or either take a look at my original reservation. She did NOTHING to solve the problem. After 30/40 minutes she printed a new code valid for 1 hour to enter the room and get my stuff. The new code wasn\'t working, and when I took a closer look, she put room 60 instead of 16. I went back to the front desk and told her about the room number. She laughed and gave me a new code. When I asked her why the first code wasn\'t working anymore, she said the the person that did the check in made a mistake and made it valid only for one night... guess what? SHE was the person that made the check in the day before! And after all this, she didn\'t even apologize.

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Shylo

May 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Had a post surgery stay with our son, which was an emergency. After travelling hours on a red eye flight, James at the front desk made our stay that much more enjoyable. He got us an accessible room, early check in, late check out and helped us out in countless other ways. This place is great if staying in Fairfield. We love The Circle and it's location and staff, and especially James! Top Notch!

10

Nancy

Aug 7, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is my Go-To / First Choice when visiting the Fairfield area. Rooms are always clean & immaculate + very comfy bed, great towels, good size room...and traveling alone I feel safe! Staff is so welcoming and extra helpful. Keep it up.

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Kathy

Jul 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We had requested a second floor room, but were given a first floor room. We asked at the front desk if we could change, and James was very helpful and accommodating. He was very kind and answered our questions.

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Tania

Apr 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Stain on bed, shower does not drain, rude apathetic staff, cleaning staff peeking in window 1.5 hours before check out is absolutely unacceptable, rude and an invasion of our privacy. No effort what so ever to rectify the matter nor any effort to accommodate a 15 min early check in. I’m not referring to 1-2 hours earlier, it was literally 15 min with attitude from the most apathetic young male host. They monopolize on being unaccommodating and apathetic as they are one of the few hotels close to SHU.

4

Keith

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Cleaner opened the door without knocking at 9am.

10

Stephanie

Jun 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Both gentlemen at the front desk were super helpful!

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Laura

Jan 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed at this property when we visited Fairfield University. The property was clean and in a great location. The property rents their lobby to the Fairfield Comedy Club and since we were relaxing in the lobby we decided to attend the event. We paid $30 a person and attended the show. There were many different comics. Some were funny, some were very offensive (making fun of intellectually disabled people) it is what it is. When the show ended the comedians clean up the lobby and get it back to how it was prior to their makeshift club. My husband and I decided to stay in the lobby and sat on the high top tables that were not moved. We were sitting there minding our own business and one of the comedians approached us and demanded we leave and then threatened to call the police on us. We were doing absolutely NOTHING and according to hotel staff the lobby is open 24/7. This was very traumatizing and upsetting. Then other comedians come over and threatened to throw us out, we reminded them we were staying at the hotel but we did leave and return to our room because we did not want any more conflict and were actually frightened. In the morning we talked with the morning desk staff and they apologized and understood that it must have been an awful experience. Needless to say we were angry that we paid for the show and the hotel and were treated like this. I would not recommend this hotel and will never stay here again!!!!!!!

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Location

Convenient base for Fairfield University, beaches, restaurants, shops, and I‑95 access. Some mention traffic noise or the nearby traffic circle being tricky.

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John

Jul 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location

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ALAN

May 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We were on a quick tour of UConn and Fairfield U and the Circle was an affordable option away from highways and near the water. Had great pizza nearby at Zepes Hotel was clean and quiet and had decent breakfast- a good value considering Memorial Day weekend. Staff was friendly too. Thank you.

10

Anne

Aug 6, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is a great, clean, well maintained Hotel that is close to restaurants, shops and grocery stores.

8

Debra

Sep 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient location from highway, clean and in good condition.

10

April D.

Mar 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location! 5 minutes to the beach and so many amazing local restaurants across the street. AND nearby shopping. No nearby target or Walmart.

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Linda

Apr 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It was perfect for a short business stay. I didn't like the traffic circle. Just a bit scary.

10

Lisa

May 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We had a pleasant stay on our way north. The hotel is super convenient off I 95 but it doesn't feel like a highway hotel. Very affordable price, like that it's dog friendly.

10

Michelle

Apr 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

quick affordable overnight while touring Fairfield University, close to the school and parking in front of the door!

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Fred

Apr 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is near am Main Street so you can hear a little too much traffic.

10

Harriet

Mar 10, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location

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Dining

Complimentary breakfast is simple and often described as limited but acceptable; some guests praise it while others want more variety or hot items. The diner next door is a popular alternative.

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10

Jane

Nov 21, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel looks newly decorated, very clean and bright. Lobby breakfast is the usual self serve cereal, toast, waffles etc. Associated Diner next door very good, despite being a very traditional "diner" which sounds (and looks) quite downmarket, the food is absolutely delicious, and a good selection.

8

Sriram

May 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was great but for the breakfast options.

8

Sean

Jul 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice pool. Good breakfast.

10

Melissa

May 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Cute little hotel/ motel. Clean, comfortable and safe. Not a lot of options at the free breakfast - but it was free! It looked like it had been recently renovated, the decor looked new. We were in town to tour Fairfield University. This was a close, affordable accommodations option. If we end up at the university, this will definitely be our go-to choice when visiting!

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Peter

Oct 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A good stay, nice size room and walking distance to shops and restaurants. Plenty of parking and not too noisy for the proximity to the road. A shout out and recommendation for Kevin's corner Irish pub, a five minute walk away and excellent drinks and food (pub food). The owner Kevin was a delight. Breakfast back at the Circle lacked variety but was adequate.

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Lynn

Sep 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Check in was difficult. I did self check in and the person at the front desk said i shoukd gave recieved an email.... almost "insisted". I had not. I did recieve an email at 3:38pm. 38 minutes after their check in time of 3:00. Breakfast was sub par, with nothing warm other than make your own waffles. They clean the rooms ever 3 nights. So, for $200 for the room on saturday night (our 2nd night) no water and no additional coffee supplies. I had to unplug the clock in order to have an outlet to charge my phone. The decor was nice, the beds were comfortable and the room was not spotless but clean.

10

Marybeth

Oct 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We love staying here! Such a great location and always 100% clean! The breakfast is excellent too!

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Lauretta

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Cute place, but needs some fine tuning. Rusty towel shelf and shower curtain without magnets at base to keep curtain from flying inward during shower. “Breakfast” is more continental…nothing hot except the waffle you make. Great location, but only an outdoor pool and a foosball table for amenities. Did appreciate the water provided.

10

stina

Jul 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very nice hotel in Fairfield. We loved the room with pool view. Pool area wonderful. Breakfast was the only thing which could be improved. Very limited choises and weird tabels which was too high to sit around. We will come back next time we are in the area.

10

Lisa

Jul 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent stay. It was clean, and there’s a diner next door which was very convenient for a quick exit breakfast.

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Month	Average price
January	$111
February	$123
March	$122
April	$129
May	$163
June	$175
July	$160
August	$193
September	$179
October	$166
November	$149
December	$131

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $143	2 $282	3 $204
4 $139	5 $127	6 $127	7 $130	8 $147	9	10
11 $154	12 $127	13 $127	14 $139	15 $143	16 $181	17 $186
18 $125	19 $125	20 $134	21 $136	22 $143	23	24
25 $145	26 $125	27 $134	28 $135	29	30	31 $169

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
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6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16 $225	17 $186	18 $229	19
20 $153	21 $137	22 $152	23 $137	24 $138	25	26
27 $137	28 $130	29 $130	30 $129

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Room options

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Kitchenette (Wheelchair)

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Pool View (Wheelchair)

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Pool View (Wheelchair)

Room, 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchenette

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Pool View

Studio Suite, 1 King Bed, Kitchenette

Studio, 2 Queen Beds, Kitchenette

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Kitchenette (Wheelchair)

Classic Room, 1 King Bed

Pool View Classic King

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