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The Riverwind Inn

All guest rooms at Riverwind Inn are beautifully decorated with antique furnishings and stenciling. All have air conditioning, many rooms also have ceiling fans. All have private baths, electric clock radios, Wireless Internet, robes upon request, and a joyful potential for romance.

MOONLIT SUITE
This very private 3rd floor suite has its own sitting area with an inviting brick fireplace and satellite TV. A mission style bedroom set with a queen size bed, and a double sleigh bed nestled in its own little alcove, seem to have been meant for this cozy suite with its peaks and slanted ceilings. Soaking in the double jacuzzi looking out over the treetops will put you into a state of relaxation never before realized!

CHAMPAGNE AND ROSES
This romantic room has a fireplace with a fireside wing back chair and love seat to add to the mood. Pale pinks and green enhance a beautifully carved four poster mahogany queen size bed and matching armoire. This spacious room offers leafy vistas from the many windows and a private balcony nestled in the treetops. In addition to a shower, the bathroom provides a Japanese steeping tub, the perfect setting for a luxurious soak.

ZELDA'S
A two room suite whose decor is delightfully Gatsby. Deep greens compliment the brass queen size bed. In your adjoining private sitting room is an antique brass day bed, which provides a twin bed. This second floor room hosts a feeling of wonderful Victorian opulence.

HEARTS AND FLOWERS
Puritan grey and touches of rose compliment an armoire and a wing back chair at the foot of the four poster queen size bed. The beautiful stained glass window in the bathroom echoes the room's decor with rose hearts in a field of blue.

QUILT
Mahogany furnishings culminate in two elegant mahogany four-poster double beds, in this second floor room with private bath.

WILLOW
This room offers a queen size white iron and brass bed, wicker furniture, and a private porch surrounded by trees with a wonderful cabin in the woods feeling.

SMITHFIELD
A festive red, white, and blue quilt on a high converted rope double bed sparks a touch of American country. This room houses a wonderful collection of bird stenciling which repeats itself in the bathroom's border print, which also boasts a window of stained glass.

HAVLOW
This room combines beautiful wallpaper by Raymond Waites with a fabulous collection of cottage country pine to create a mood of casual elegance. The painted panels inset into the headboard of the queen size bed are echoed in the delicate floral stenciling gracing each corner of the room. Your private bathroom with a tiled shower is just down a small hall outside the room. Robes are provided.

This is a NON SMOKING inn and we ask that you use the porches or the grounds for smoking. For the comfort of our guests we do not accept reservations with children under 13. Felix, the inn cat, would prefer that you do not bring pets, since this would infringe on his territory, which is the common areas and grounds.

Riverwind Inn invites you to visit and enjoy relaxation, fine dining, antiquing, and sightseeing in the beautiful Connecticut River Valley.

Picture postcard seasons, superb dining, exceptional theater, and the relaxed pace of our small villages are only a few of the many reasons visitors travel to the Connecticut River Valley. Riverwind Inn is nestled between Essex and Chester in quiet, historic Deep River, central to the Connecticut River Valley's many pleasures.

Just minutes from the Inn are The Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, The Goodspeed Opera House, The Norma Terris Theater, The Ivoryton Playhouse, Gillette Castle State Park, River Rep (summer theatre at Ivoryton), The Chester-Hadlyme Ferry, The Aunt Polly Riverboat cruises, The Connecticut River Museum, The Florence Griswold Museum, The Fife and Drum Museum, horse-drawn rides at Allegra Farms, and wonderful shopping with over 400 antique dealers, including River Wind Antiques, boutique and artisan shops and galleries, Tanger Outlet Center and Clinton Crossing Outlets.

A short drive from Riverwind brings you to Mystic Seaport and Aquarium, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos, the award-winning Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, the Mark Twain riverboat cruises, Hammonasset Beach State Park, Chamard and Stonington Vineyards, Rocky Neck State Park, Hearkness Memorial Park, Devil's Hopyard state park, Yale, Wesleyan, and the Coast Guard Academy.

Bring or rent bikes to experience the beautiful scenery and wildlife preserves found on our many back roads, or hike in Canfield-Meadow Woods Nature Preserve, over 300 pristine acres of trails located less than a mile from the Inn. It will soon become clear to you why the Nature Conservancy has designated this area as 'one of the last great places'.

Exquisite dining starts each morning with the Inn's complimentary full country breakfast. Our full breakfast is served in candlelit dining rooms between 8:30 and 9:30 AM. Early morning coffee and tea is also available for the early risers.

The Connecticut River Valley offers superb quality and enormous variety for your dining pleasure. A number of cafes and pubs are located in our small villages, and wonderful gourmet picnic fare is available for your enjoyment at any of the lovely spots along the river or in front of a fireplace at the Inn. Within five miles of the Inn are many renowned restaurants featuring extraordinary seafood, traditional New England fare or exemplary continental cuisine. We are happy to provide you with suggestions and will make every effort to procure advance reservations for you at the restaurant of your choice should you desire. Innkeepers Elaine & Leo will assist you with your plans in any way we can so that your stay with us will be as idyllic as possible. We look forward to your visit exceeding your expectations.