Name: The Goodwin Hotel
Address: 1 Haynes St, Hartford, 06103, US

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2026

Kapauner

My stay was excellent. The property is very clean and well kept.

Housekeeping was a little slow in getting to my room but was very responsive when I called for something. The continental breakfast could be better in terms of selection of food.

I booked this hotel because I was attending the Hartford Jazz Festival. It couldn’t have been a better location. It’s a 5 minute walk from the festival. I plan to come back here next year.

The small bar, Max, was a great place to hang out after the festival. They had a really good band every night.

Excellent hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2026

Audreta

Could the hotel include breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2026

Daniel

The staff was fantastic. All of them. The only ding was not all the elevators were working which when we stay again I am sure they will be

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

Tara

Great hotel, everything was clean and comfortable. The location was perfect and we we able to walk to dinner, have drinks and see a show.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

anne

Easy check in and valet. Great bar and so convenient to People’s Bank arena. Will definitely return in our future visits to Hartford!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2026

Selina

Beautiful and convenient spot in Hartford!! Will definitely stay again

4/10

Poor

09 Jul 2026

Anthony

Elevator out of service so made us use the service elevator that had not been cleaned. Could not eat there as staff had music so loud and talked so loud it was totally uncomfortable.

Self

4/10

Poor

05 Jul 2026

gregory

No air conditioning. Checked in and room was 78. Temperature never went down from there, difficult to sleep.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

Ming

Room was nice, only downside was the elevator was down. We had our wedding here and it was nice to be able to stay in the same location. Staff were great, very friendly and helpful.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Pavel

Property was clean and the staff was helpful.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

23 Jun 2026

Jill

The Goodwin is a shell of its former self. Bar is not open on Sundays or Mondays, breakfast was worse than a Comfort Inn. Zero amenities. The Valet staff was wonderful. The rest of the staff was next to useless. Asked for 1 hour late check out and was just summarily told no.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2026

Mark

Great stay!

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2026

Jennifer

Great location, clean hotel with friendly staff. The king bed was comfortable.

Our main issue was that suite didn’t have bedding for the sofabed, so we had to call down for it. It took nearly 30 minutes to receive, which was a significant inconvenience when we were trying to go to bed. Note also that the suite does not have a door separating the bedroom and sitting area.

The included continental breakfast had no protein options offered, so we had to go out for breakfast.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jun 2026

Jennifer

The hotel is unique and very well decorated, the staff was pleasant and helpful, and the location is within walking distance to restaurants and entertainment. The reason for a lower star rating is the room was very warm despite having the air turned as cool as possible our room was 78 degree’s and the continental breakfast was extremely sub par especially considering the price of the hotel. There was a waffle maker, packets of oatmeal, yogurt and some fresh fruit (apples & clementines).

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2026

Sharleen

Nj

10/10

Exceptional

28 May 2026

Kimberly

Beautiful, impeccably clean, and very friendly staff. We will definitely stay there each time we visit Hartford.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 May 2026

Leif

Hotel was way overpriced. We paid $300 for a $100 room. The bar and restaurant were closed. The complimentary breakfast was in parity to what you paid for.

Partner

4/10

Poor

23 May 2026

Erin

The reason for my poor review is that my daughter left her iPods in the room, and we soon discovered through FindMy that they were taken to a nearby address in Hartford. They were never removed from the room by us, so they were certainly removed by someone at the hotel. I reported this via phone to staff members, who assured I’d be called back, and I wasn’t. Then I tried sending a message through their website and got no response. I am really disappointed by this level of customer service in what otherwise seemed to be a nice hotel. It’s shocking to me that no one would even follow up, even if just to apologize.

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2026

Maida

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Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 May 2026

Saleshni

The hotel was very clean. Staff were friendly. Housekeeping was very nice. The continental breakfast was okay, I was hopeful for bit more options. The main elevator was under maintenance but alter service elevator was available. Waking distance to State Capitol building and performing arts.
I got lost looking for the entrance coming from the back side through Goodwin Square; maybe clear signage at that end will be helpful for others. Overall very nice, and clean with hotel. I would definitely stay again.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

19 May 2026

Joe

Sadly, our stay at the Goodwin was neither Good nor a Win.
They put us in a \"deluxe\" room with an interior window overlooking – wait for it – a ridiculously loud and obnoxious wedding that blared live music until after 11pm.
When we for obvious reasons complained they put us in another room, so we had to spend over an hour of our last evening in Hartford packing and moving into different accommodations with two double beds instead of the King we had booked. (Despite having to be on the road for an 8 hour drive the next day.)
Protips to guests: Under no circumstances should you agree to have one of these horrible interior rooms that overlooks their event space. ASK THEM, because for some reason they don't disclose this either on their site when you book or in person when you check in. They prefer to pretend it's not a massive problem and make you complain first.
To the Goodwin: Stop putting people in these rooms on nights when there is an event. It's a known issue which you refuse to be transparent about with your guests, which is not only utterly insane, but disrespectful in the extreme. Do better.
We hope the hotel chooses to make this right as soon as possible. For the egregious price we paid for the room, this is completely unacceptable on any level. Be warned.

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2026

Linette

We would stay here again we absolutely loved the decor. It was modern funky and grand. We love the bar downstairs with the adorable DJ. She was amazing. I don’t know her name, but we love the music and her vibe. Great location, great price, comfortable bed, clean room.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 May 2026

Stacey

Valet returned my Tesla with a beverage spilled and dried to my white passenger seat after I just paid to detail the car before this trip. When I pointed it out to front desk she did immediately refund ONE day of parking however my vehicle should not have had anyone drinking in it and that beverage sat there stinking up my car for 2 fill days.

Hotel room fridge was not cleaned out and a previous guests leftovers were still in it. I was told someone from management would call me to discuss but nobody did.

The mattress in the room is old and outdated and did not measure up to my expectation for this type of hotel.

6/10

Pleasant

08 May 2026

Melissa

staff wasn’t at the desk upon arrival just a sign that they would be right back which was a 15 min wait. The bed mattress was lumpy and uneven.

2/10

Poor

05 May 2026

Kajal

We were really looking forward to our stay. For a high end luxury hotel our room and parts of the hotel we walked through were quite scratched up, dented and not in great shape. I went use a guest robe and there was a big hairball in the sleeve. And then the day we arrived we had come from a specialty bakery where we bought $75 worth of baked goods to take home to share with family and friends—however we went out for the day and put the do not disturb sign on the door— when we got back later that day our room had been “touched up” and our entire bag of baked goods was gone. We had left our bags open as well because we weren’t planning on having our room cleaned that day— so the overall experience felt very violating. Lastly, they have no guest parking. We will definitely never stay here again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Apr 2026

Simone

The staff were very friendly and welcoming, and the room was extremely clean. However, the hotel itself is quite old and could use some updating. My room had only one very small window, which wasn’t ideal and made me feel a bit anxious.

Overall, it’s a good option considering its convenient location and reasonable price.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2026

Jeffrey

The staff was very helpful and friendly. The room was clean, and I was thrilled to find an actual functioning bathtub. I stayed only one night; I wish it could have been longer.

Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Apr 2026

Clark

Air conditioning was erratic; we had a hard time maintaining a steady temperature in the room.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2026

Damon

Great!

2/10

Poor

21 Apr 2026

Jessica

Breakfast was non existent.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2026

Owen

Wedding night for my son; he and my daughter-in-law loved it!

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Jason

Always our go to for Hartford Ct. All class

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2026

Tanisha

Great staff

Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2026

Kevin

elevator broken

Partner

4/10

Poor

12 Apr 2026

Angela

Extremely comfortable beds. Prompt valet service

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Apr 2026

Jeanine

Definitely one of the nicest hotels in Hartford!

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2026

Jasmine

Valet parking was easy. Hotel staff was amazing and very helpful. Hotel bar was excellent. Overall stay was amazing and other restaurants were easily a walkable distance.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

05 Apr 2026

Jonathan

Had an awful room on the top floor that only had one window that was maybe 2’ x 2’ big. It’s not like the hotel was sold out so I’m not sure why they put me in what was a glorified closet. I was exhausted and just didn’t have the energy to complain.

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2026

stephanie

It was a nice place, but a little sad that there wasn’t no room service available.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2026

Matheus

The hotel is great, the room was clean, and the location is excellent.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Mar 2026

David

Room was spacious and clean. No desk or chair in the room is not great if you need to do any work. Also during our stay, at least in the room WiFi wasn’t available. Also, room wasn’t cleaned when we returned late in the afternoon so overall not a great experience. Additionally, there was no breakfast available other than a little table stocked with a few plain bagels and sad muffins. Was in a dark section in front of the bar area, leaving a ‘dingy’ impression - so we grabbed breakfast elsewhere.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2026

U

This was just a quick business stay. The room was clean and spacious.
The staff at the bar was super friendly

Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2026

Sarah

The place and the rooms are lovely. However a couple details were not the best. There is no coffee in the room and the hot water heater would not turn on. Also I had asked for a wake up call, but then there was no wake up call on the date requested. Staff is lovely though and included breakfast was great.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

Valentina

Great location, staff and so much charm!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

Guillaume

Very central hotel with spacious and well decorated rooms. Great bar area.
Wished the breakfast offering was less basic.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2026

Leanelle

Staff lovely ro great valet pleasant all despite our 1am arrival!

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

Erik

We had a problem with the heat in our first room, and staff was very accommodating and relocated us to an upgraded room. Beautiful hotel; clean; friendly staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2026

William

Clean, tons of space and beautiful!

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

George

Clean, comfortable room, have zero complaints

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2026

Christopher

Good staff, great old building well-maintained

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2026

Roxana Miranda

Staff was pleasant and attentive. Clean room. Beautiful building. Modern decor. Amenities provided as listed. Would highly recommend staying here.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

Stefanie

Staff was super friendly, helpful, building was clean, room was clean, everything was very nice!

FYI incase it matters for others- everything is hard surface, EVP, Tile, ect- so sound does carry from room to room/ people walking in heels on the tile hallway floors. It didn't bother us, but it did wake me up a time or two.

Also Pot is legal in Hartford, so the lobby, the workers, the town in general smelt like marijuana. (if you're from out of town thats weird to experience). Everyone was very pleasant and professional, but the smell of weed was unpleasant (to us). but not anything that would change my rating of the hotel. our room did not smell, just the lobby.

hotel is within walking distance of the train station- which is why we chose it.

continental breakfast was waffles w/ syrup, yogurt, coffee and muffins. so if you're looking for something a little heartier- plan to go out.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

Serina

Very nice hotel …staff and bar!

4/10

Poor

14 Feb 2026

Kemily

Room has thin walls.

2/10

Poor

25 Jan 2026

michael

Will not book with Expedia again.

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jan 2026

Yingfong

Very nice staff and very clean

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2026

Elizabeth

Room was clean but a little run down

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

Ellen

The location of the hotel was extremely convenient. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The room was clean and attractive. The continental breakfast was good. I was disappointed with the pillows and the mattress. There were no pillows firm enough for side sleeping. I had to use a bath towel to give the pillow some substance. The mattress also did not have movement isolation and moved greatly whenever one person moved a little bit.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2026

Jessica

The outside of this historic hotel is stunning. I could tell someone put effort into the interior design but I don’t know, it felt a bit generic and sterile to me. I found it odd that the bar was closed on Monday.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2026

Dan

Great staff and fantastic rooms

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Dec 2025

Timothy

It’s a charming hotel but in my superior room the bathroom sink was broken (drain stopper stuck), the safe was stuck locked, the clock radio didn’t play music, there was no USB-c outlet to charge i also couldn’t turn the heat above 75 but there was only one vent I noticed so it was just drafty. The bed wasn’t uncomfortable but i was hoping for better. In the end for the price it was reasonable but I was a little disappointed.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2025

William

I love this hotel!! Everyone is so friendly and the historic quality is unbelievable

Self

4/10

Poor

22 Dec 2025

Mary

The breakfast was terrible. There was no hot water for tea and the there weren’t enough bagels and the person at the front desk made excuses when I brought this to their attention and said that they were the only person working and that is why they couldn’t bring the breakfast out.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2025

Stephen

Great location. Great staff especially valet attendants

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

17 Dec 2025

Karol

Lacks in customer service and cleanliness.

Business Family

4/10

Poor

15 Dec 2025

Michael

When we first walked in the room there was an ozone machine running which I assume was there for odor purposes but these are very dangerous to utilize in an occupied space so i unplugged it then I noticed there was half eaten take out food left in one of the cabinets which smelled terrible. We had to leave the room and give it a chance to clear. The bathroom was very cold for morning showers and the morning breakfast ran out of coffee and bagels. It is a quaint building with character but could use better oversight in my opinion

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2025

Daniel

This is one of the nicest hotels I've ever stayed in. It was a short stay, I was in for one night, but from the moment I walked through the door I could tell I was going to like it. The staff was great, the drinks at Max's were well mixed, but the room, wow, just an incredible room and layout. I could live there full time. All of the rooms were huge. Not the tiny little boxes you find in NYC. These we're or felt like) 100-150 square foot rooms. Even the bathroom was big. And we were on the 6th floor so we had great views of the surrounding area. It's a good location too so my wife and I walked to whatever we wanted to do/see. I'll be staying longer next time.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Nov 2025

Carla

Clean room. Nice amenities. Professional staff

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2025

Raushan

Beautiful hotel

6/10

Pleasant

18 Nov 2025

Lori

Room was ok, very dark. Bed was not super comfortable. Bathroom was fine. Breakfast that was offered was very spare. Just an ok experience.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Jennifer

The bartenders are the best

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Cooper

The room was excellent and exceptionally clean

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Nov 2025

Angela R

The Staff at the hotel are polite and helpful. For those with an allergy to synthetic fabrics, the bedding/body/facial/hand towels are 100% Cotton. Didn’t have a chance to dine at Bar Max, but it looks cools.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

yassine

Overall it was a nice stay and experience
But for the price we paid the breakfast is very poor.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Jennifer

Everyone is great! I love this hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

Emily

Lovely hotel, great location for a concert

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

Dan

Great hotel & location.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2025

mary

we got upgraded and had an amazing room that was clean and spacious! the bar was great as well

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Shannon

Friendly staff, well located just garage was tricky. It’s across the street but on weekends the grated gate it down so you have to either call the attendant or have vallet guy wand you through.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Arkadiy

This is upscale hotel in the best area of Hartford.
It is located in the very historical Goodwin Square building. The only problem we had was to locate the Hotel entrance and some drunk and inadequate people on the streets in surrounding area during night time.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Duane

Excellent service

6/10

Pleasant

06 Oct 2025

Tori

The Goodwin is a beautiful hotel. The staff was kind and helpful. The valet staff was nice, as well. The room was nice; however, the area of town is VERY noisy. Since it is an older hotel, the soundproofing is lacking.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2025

Natasha

Our go to place in Hartford

The air conditioning was great. The room was nice and chill. They have large fluffy towels and plenty of them. The staff is always friendly and has good energy. The hotel also always smells great. The down side of this trip was that we paid a lot more for the room than we have before because there was a lot going on in Hartford. This was our 6th visit. It is our go to place when we go to see our son at college. We will be back in a week.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2025

Natascha

Beautiful hotel, helpful staff.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2025

Kim

Loved the hotel. Only suggestion is improving the gym, bike was broken… but space great!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Sep 2025

Brien

Great place to stay in Hartford!

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Joanne

Beautiful hotel! I loved staying there. It felt like life as elevated for a weekend. Thank you!

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

23 Sep 2025

Steven

Good: bed,pillows, clean
Bad: given an accessible room when not requested; no shelf in bathroom or shower, poor lighting, no hangers in closet, extremely annoying and loud AC unit- located near head of bed and blowing air directly on you. Lose tiles in bathroom and shower gel dispenser broken

Disappointed and not likely to return.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2025

Mark

Front desk staff was awesome...had an issue with room...they got us another one immediately. ..beautiful room but walls are not that soundproof....forgot to service our room one day...great location....

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2025

Nicole

Nice hotel

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2025

Dianne

This was a very nice hotel. Historic. Renovared. Lots of character and decor. Would give it 5 of 5 but for two odd things and two things of note. The odd things are no coffee in the room. They have tea and you can request a french press. And no hair dryer is in the room. Firsts for me for both. The notes are that the breakfast is exceedingly limited and there is not a full kitchen; the restaurant has a limited selection of bar plates. I would stay there again, and recommend it, but be advised one must venture out of the room for coffee unless you know how to work a french press.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2025

Heather

Everything was great but i got a room that didn't have a window just a skylight. Otherwise very nice

Business

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2025

Jason

The staff members were very attentive and very respectful. 5 stars to them, give those fine folks a raise!!! Didn't care for the area though, I was racially discriminated against just standing out on the sidewalk along Asylum street. I dont plan on ever coming back to Hartford but if by some act of God, I had to c9me back no matter what, Id stay at the Goodwin.

Business_and_leisure

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2025

Mary

If I have to go to Hartford, I always stay at the Goodwin. It's a lovely hotel with kind and helpful staff.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

Mariah

Beautiful!

6/10

Pleasant

07 Sep 2025

Sharon

Amazing and large room with great bed. Very helpful door staff:
That’s the positive. The rest, nothing to write home about, bar was rowdy and not cozy, reception staff simply awful. Watching tik tok videos on the job. Breakfast is just a take out coffee but coffee ran out and none remade, shower super slippery, room wasbtreat but almost too big with nothing in it. Anyhow hotel is nothing special and not worth the money but in the sea of miserable Hartford hotels, it’s probably one of the bette ones

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

david

Great older hotel all fixed up

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2025

Sean

Go

10/10

Exceptional

04 Sep 2025

Sean

Great!

2/10

Poor

30 Aug 2025

Jodie

Toxic chemicals in the room next to me. I kept asking got misinformation. Valet stole the fob to
My apt paid a fortune to deactivate get a new one. No chance it fell off.