Delamar Greenwich Harbor

Buffered from the Atlantic by the Long Island Sound, Connecticut enjoys a temperate climate and a less shiver-some winter than its neighbors. Pretty lucky since Delamar Greenwich Harbor is on the waterfront, and not many people have frostbite on the top of their vacation experience list.

Cozy rooms with private balconies and views over the private dock make for a feeling of oneness with the sea. Thankfully the deep cast-iron tubs, hand-painted mirror frames, and Italian linens make that feeling seem more cruise ship than rowboat.

Event and banquet services give business travelers the chance to impress clients and, for the leisure traveler, make the hotel a hive of activity. If the suits get too much, escape to the spa for a lime and ginger salt body scrub or Japanese silk facial.

Visit Greenwich Symphony Orchestra or Bruce Museum for a cultural fix or skip the brain food and head straight to the 18-hole, Griffith E. Harris golf course.