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Delamar West Hartford
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$249/night
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Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport
$203.15/night
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West Hartford Inn
$168.35/night
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Marriott Hartford/Windsor Airport
$159/night
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Residence Inn by Marriott Hartford Avon
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Residence Inn by Marriott Hartford Downtown
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About Hartford
Hartford is Connecticut's capital and one of America's oldest cities, with literary heritage from Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe. The Wadsworth Atheneum is the nation's oldest public art museum, and the revitalizing riverfront and Bushnell Park add green space to the historic core.
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