This place, and its wonderfully friendly host Andrew, is perhaps the single best reason to choose airbnb over a hotel. In a quite dead-end street, this recently built house has the look and feel of one of those modern lofts that you see in coffee table books. Really beautifully done! The house is at 5 to 10 minutes (safe) walking distance from basically anywhere in the city, and an Uber-ride away from anywhere else.

The three almost identical bedrooms, each with their own bathroom, are on three different levels of the house, providing great privacy to all guests. The house itself is built around a central 'courtyard', tree and all. The remaining space, wrapped around this courtyard, is used for a spacious and ridiculously well-equipped kitchen and living room, with a view that left us with the difficult decision to go out, or stay in and drink wine overlooking the city.

As we were there in CT's winter, which as we experienced can be windy and somewhat cold, we didn't get to use the rooftop terrace to its full potential. However, the views, BBQ and small Jacuzzi would most likely mean we'd never have gotten out of the house at all, so we can't be too picky about that.

In all, an absolute must-stay place. Terrific value for money, that you will simply never find in a hotel (and we had the sense you’d be hard-pressed to find it anywhere else in CT.) We felt at home, and that is the absolute best you can hope for. Many thanks Andrew!