We stayed here one night while visiting the nearby Litchfield Hills area. Our 1 yr old son was with us as well.

The property is very clean and feels brand new. It compares favorably with 4 stars hotels I've stayed at. It's close to the highways.

Everything went very smooth and the staff was very helpful, though I didn't really have any special requests.

The breakfast in the morning was great as well. They had everything including waffles, bagels, cereal, yogurt, selection of teas & coffee as well as well as juice.

We stayed here on our way to South Jersey. We loved the hotel. It's new and beautiful with big huge beds, white down duvets fluffy pilllows, and a great breakfast. The staff was so pleasant and hospitable. The room was immaculate and the rates were absolutely wonderful. I'd stay there again in a minute if I were ever in the area again.

We visit Waterbury on a somewhat regular basis (we have family there) and had been booking our stays at the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Waterbury. The latest time we needed to visit Waterbury, the Courtyard was booked solid so I decided to try the Hampton Inn, having seen it from the highway. It is located right on Route 84 westbound, but not right off any exit (it's not hard to get there, however). Be advised that it is not within walking distance of anything: restaurants, shops, etc. We booked a room at AAA rates and it was less expensive than the Courtyard.

When we checked in, the hotel receptionist gave us a first floor room next to the vending machines - what was he thinking! I looked at the room's location, quickly said it was not where we would prefer to stay. He asked our preferences and changed our room immediately to a high floor, far from vending and not facing the highway. I like that kind of quick response from a hotel. Our room was fairly typical for a Hampton Inn: quite nice, the usual amenities - the hotel is fairly new. We used the exercise room (the usual equipment, nothing special) and ate at the fairly standard one-grade-up-from-continental breakfast.

Overall, our experience was very good. In fact, we have already booked two rooms for two nights over the upcoming Christmas holiday, and my wife's sister and her family will be staying there as well (based upon our recommendation). The reason why we are staying here and not the Courtyard? It's more affordable ($20 a room a night less expensive), the location is just as convenient for us, and it has a breakfast included as well.

I find Hampton Inn to be near the top of the moderately-priced chain hotels in terms of quality, and the Waterbury location is no exception. If anything it's even a bit better than normal, in large part because it is relatively new. Rooms are comfortable and well-equipped with all the usual HI amenities. Large breakfast area off the main lobby and a decent selection of items. Hotel also has a pool and exercise room. Only drawback is that it requires some creative navigation off of I-84 to find the entrance, and the surrounding area is very quiet (very limited dining options, but you could always go a little further down the highway for that).