Underneath that blue dome lies the east armory of a factory once owned by a man who changed American history, the innovator of the revolver, Samuel Colt. Sprawling around the crumbling red brickwork of the old Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, once the largest private armory in the world, are the remnants of Coltsville, the utopian village he built for his workers.

A model of 19th century industrial paternalism, Coltsville included a church, a social hall for dances and lectures, workers’ housing, a giant landscaped park home to deer and peacocks, sculpted botanical gardens, and thousands of feet of greenhouses filled with tropical fruit and flowers. Samuel Colt felt such responsibility for the welfare of his workers outside the factory that he went so far as to build Potsdam Village, to replicate the feel of the German village from which he imported his skilled craftsmen to work in his willow ware factory.

The National Park Service began having on-site presence in 2015, with workshops and tours, including up into the Blue Onion Dome which affords magnificent views of downtown Hartford, the Connecticut River and Colt Park, formerly the back yard of Armsmear, Samuel & Elizabeth Colt’s mansion. By 2016, an NPS ranger had taken up residence in the South Armory and was giving walking tours of Coltsville.

The old South, East and North armories are under renovation and the two 1855 brownstone buildings, the oldest structures on site, will become the National Park Service Visitor Center. The armories themselves have been or are being renovated into apartments, offices and education facilities.

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Desk, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

"Nice clean hotel, nice rooms, beds, breakfast."

NT$3,245 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 7 - Sep 8

Free daily buffet breakfast

"Great stay"

NT$3,794 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 14 - Sep 15

Staircase

"Very nice area, friendly Service, best Eagles for breakfast"

NT$5,413 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 17 - Sep 18

Front of property

"Very nice place to stay and room was beautiful."

NT$7,374 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 28 - Sep 29

Terrace/patio

"Great place to stay "

NT$4,859 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 14 - Sep 15

Meeting facility

"Would stay again!"

NT$6,669 total

includes taxes & fees

Oct 4 - Oct 5

Interior

"We just ate at their dining/ bar and it was excellent - staff is extremely accommodating and friendly "

NT$5,085 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 7 - Sep 8

Executive lounge

"The hotel is located at BDL Airport and convenient for catching flight."

NT$9,103 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 18 - Sep 19

Terrace/patio

"Great location, clean facility, clean and spacious room."

NT$5,681 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 14 - Sep 15

Exterior

"Great place to stay! Close to everything!"

NT$4,769 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 7 - Sep 8

Free daily buffet breakfast

"Great hotel near the airport. "

NT$5,010 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 21 - Sep 22

Exterior

"Check-in was easy, and the property is clean. "

NT$2,999 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 7 - Sep 8

Exterior

"Front staff was great and the chocolate chip cookies were right on point "

NT$3,881 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 21 - Sep 22

Indoor spa tub

"easy check in. very accommodating with my dogs (with a fee). quiet location and rooms"

NT$5,049 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 14 - Sep 15

Exterior

"The rooms were clean and the area was nice as well. Would stay again. "

NT$4,763 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 7 - Sep 8

Lobby sitting area

"Nice place to stay "

NT$6,633 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 11 - Sep 12

Front of property - evening/night

"Charming hotel conveniently located in walkable Middletown"

Free daily on-the-go breakfast

"Would stay again!! Great property! "

NT$4,975 total

includes taxes & fees

Sep 21 - Sep 22

Exterior

"Friendly staff and great rooms and amenities "

NT$5,348 total

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Sep 18 - Sep 19

Exterior

"Delicious breakfast, clean/stylish facility, and nice pool/hotub"

NT$4,769 total

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Sep 14 - Sep 15

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