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Hartford, which lies at the junction of I-91 (north-south) and I-84 (east-west), is easily accessible by car. Greyhound, Peter Pan and Bonanza
buses
and Amtrak
trains
all pull into the terminal at Union Place. If you have to stay the night, there are budget
motels
along I-91, including the
Super 8
at exit 33 (tel 860/246-8888 or 1-800/800-8000; $50-75); the
Red Roof Inn
(tel 860/724-0222 or 1-800/843-7663; $75-100) is off the same exit. Hotels in Hartford itself cater mainly to business visitors and are correspondingly pricey, though it's possible to get a room for under $130 at the central
Crowne Plaza Downtown
, 50 Morgan St (tel 860/549-2400; $100-130). The
YMCA
, 160 Jewell St (tel 860/246-9622,
; up to $35), often has rooms with shared bath for $19 and with private bath for $24, and the HI-affiliated
Mark Twain Hostel
, 131 Tremont St (tel 860/523-7255), charges $18 and is open year-round. The
1895 House B&B
, 97 Girard Ave, off I-84 exit 46 (tel 860/232-0014; $50-75), has inexpensive rooms with shared bathrooms near the Twain House. A popular
restaurant
is
Black Eyed Sally's
, 350 Asylum St (tel 860/278-7427), which serves hearty Cajun cooking with great selections of Cajun beer, plus live blues music Wednesday through Saturday. For tasty, inexpensive home-cooking check out
Timothy's
, 243 Zion St (tel 860/728-9822), a popular hangout with local artists and musicians, feasting on classic American dishes; bring your own booze. For further information, visit Hartford's
CVB
, downtown at Civic Center Plaza (Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm; tel 860/728-6789 or 1-800/466-7811,
); or pick up a copy of the free local weekly,
The Hartford Advocate
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