Downtown New Haven, Connecticut
Opened
2008
Price
$$
Rated for
Design Local SocialOutside the door
The house
Study HotelsCollegiate campus hotel
It functions like an open-door academic club, where life revolves around book-filled lounges and street-level views of the arts quad.
What it’s good at
Notable
Collegiate modernist interiors centered on Strand-curated bookshelves and leather reading chairs.
Notable
Chapel Street placement right amidst Yale art galleries and collegiate theater buildings.
Listed
The glazed Living Room lounge pours morning Kobrick coffee beside deep reading armchairs.
What they say
Michelin Selected
Michelin
The look is stylish, modernist-influenced, with a color scheme that’s subtly collegiate and a lobby that’s dominated by armchairs and bookshelves.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Chapel Street runs through Yale's arts district, placing campus theaters and the Yale University Art Gallery just steps away.
The rooms
Every room has a leather reading chair and dedicated study lamp, surrounded by a calm, collegiate color scheme.
The gym
The second-floor gym looks out through wide windows, fitted with cardio machines and a free-weight rack.
Heirloom Restaurant & Lounge
Chalkboards list regional farm suppliers, and tables stretch past a glass wine tower toward the bronze bar.
How it began
The building was once a 1960s motor lodge called the Colony Inn, before a 2008 overhaul added two steel-framed floors.
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Our shorthand
How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.